Is it reasonable for the red-crowned crane to stand on the pine tree?

The red-crowned crane standing on the pine tree does not conform to the real scene in life.

Because red-crowned cranes can't climb trees, they won't be accompanied by pine trees. Its active environment is tidal flat wetland, and its nest is also among the reeds in the wetland. Secondly, the life of the crane is not very long. The life span of wild red-crowned cranes is between 20 and 30 years, which is shorter than the estimated 50 to 60 years. In captivity, the life span of red-crowned cranes may be prolonged.

Painting with the theme of pine cranes is a popular theme, which traditionally means good luck and longevity. But from the point of view of natural science, it is not practical to combine red-crowned cranes with pine trees. Because cranes grow in shallow lakes and ponds and pine trees mostly grow in mountains, there is no chance for them.

The ancients knew this for a long time. In the Tang Dynasty (Yilin Xianghe Jing), it was said that (cranes) should be in Suizhou and trees should not be picked. But pine trees are gloomy and long-lived, and red-crowned cranes are graceful, which is also the life of birds.

Therefore, painters of past dynasties borrowed material meanings and painted pictures to symbolize good luck and longevity, which was ingenious and reasonable. It is loved and accepted by the people of the ancient nations in the East.

Red-crowned cranes don't live in pine forests, red-crowned cranes live in swamps or rivers, and they can't live without red-crowned cranes' food in pine forests.

Red-crowned crane, also known as crane and Manchu crane, is a kind of crane, a large wading bird, named for its red crown on its head. Red-crowned cranes are distributed in the northeast of China, the east of Mongolia and the east bank of Russian Ussuri River. Korea is an endemic bird in East Asia, which often moves in pairs or small groups and mainly feeds on fish and shrimp.