What does gourd represent in Taoism?

In Taoism, gourd, homophonic "Fulu", is a kind of herb. It symbolizes the longevity of Fulu. Later, the gourd became a Taoist instrument and treasure.

In the traditional culture of China, Taoism takes Laozi and Zhuangzi as its original masters, but in Zhuangzi's works, the words "pot" and "ladle" appear many times. The most famous is a passage in Daoyao Tour: Keiko refers to Zhuangzi Day: "Wang Wei is my big species, and I have 500 trees, so I can hold water slurry instead of myself." I want to find an ideal or nothingness in "Lake Sky" as my spiritual sustenance.

Taoist utensils and props are always inseparable from gourds, and hanging pots to help the world is a gourd; The birthday girl always carries a gourd, Tie Guai Li carries a gourd, the old gentleman on the throne carries a gourd, and so on. Hulu is even the spiritual sustenance of hermits who believe in Taoism and worship it.

The old man changed his name to "Gong Hu", which highlighted the function of gourd and had a closer connection with Taoism. Hulu has become the image and symbol of Taoism, and also the symbol of China people's hope for "God".

Yan Hui's thought of "one scoop of food and one scoop of drink" refers to living and working in peace and contentment, but more importantly, the Taoist thought of being born. Since then, gourd culture has penetrated and deepened the spiritual world of Taoism and human beings. Gourd has become a Taoist instrument and treasure.