Why are Xiamen birds egrets?

1, from the natural beauty and elegant posture of the egret, we can associate it with the beautiful urban landscape of Xiamen.

2. From the natural beauty and elegant posture of egrets, we can think of Xiamen people's elegant temperament and leisurely attitude towards life.

3. It can be seen from the egret's "living in the forest and drinking water" that Xiamen is a coastal city, which lives by the sea and has deep feelings with the sea.

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1986101On October 23rd, the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth People's Congress of Xiamen confirmed the egret as a bird in Xiamen. Egret is a rare bird in the world. There are little egrets, middle egrets, great egrets, Chinese egrets and rock egrets in Xiamen, which are the only five recorded species in China.

Because their feathers are all white except dark gray, people usually call these five kinds of herons egrets. Among them, the number of small egrets and middle egrets is the largest and more common. Xiamen Island is also called Ludao, and the sea between Xiamen Island and Gulangyu Island is also called "Lujiang Road". Xiamen is the habitat of egrets. The park in the center of the city is called Egret Island. Egrets are honored as the goddess of Xiamen.

Egrets flying everywhere in Xiamen. The symbol of Xiamen Airlines is an egret with open wings. Xiamen Railway Station looks like a flying egret from the distance of the station building. Taxis and many other buses in Xiamen are marked with egrets. In addition, there is a troupe in Xiamen called Little Egret.