The national bird of China is the red-crowned crane.

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Cultural significance of the red-crowned crane:

It is recognized as a first-class literary bird in the history of China. The Ming and Qing Dynasties endowed the red-crowned crane with the cultural connotation of loyalty, integrity and noble character. Civil servants' supplementary clothing, a kind of embroidered red-crowned crane by civil servants, ranks it as an important symbol second only to the dragon and phoenix specially used by the royal family, so people also call the crane "a kind of bird".

People also regard cranes as symbols of high officials. A picture of Ji Xiangwen, which stands on the rock at the head of the tide, takes the homonym of "tide" and "dynasty" to symbolize "one-quality reign" like a prime minister; The pattern of cranes flying in the clouds symbolizes "one product rises high"; The picture of crane flying at sunrise symbolizes "the rising of the sun".

In p>23, the State Forestry Administration of China and china wildlife conservation association launched the national bird selection activity, and set up an expert selection team and determined the selection criteria. From May to June, 24, china wildlife conservation association, China News Service and Sina. com joined more than 2 news websites nationwide to hold online activities to recommend national birds.

Among the 1 bird species, the red-crowned crane won 64.92% of the votes of 5 million netizens, far ahead of other competitors. The State Forestry Administration of China reported the red-crowned crane to the State Council as the only national bird candidate.

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