Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography and portraiture - Can cranes appear in the photos?

Can cranes appear in the photos?

A: Yes.

"Cloud Crane" is one of the earliest and widest auspicious images of cranes. With Xiangyun as the background, it depicts cranes flying or standing in the clouds, symbolizing the beautiful vision of longevity and immortality. In China, cranes have always been regarded as a symbol of longevity and a representative of good luck and happiness. The ancient culture of China often associated cranes with pine trees, which is what we often say: "A thousand-year-old crane is like a thousand-year-old pine", which means that pine cranes can prolong life.

Crane is a general term for crane birds, and it is a beautiful and elegant large wading bird. Crane family is divided into crane subfamily and crown subfamily, 2 subfamilies, 4 genera 15 species. Among them, there are 3 genera 13 species of crane subfamily, which are distributed in all continents except South America. In East Asia, China has 2 genera and 9 species, accounting for more than half of crane 15 species in the world, making it the country with the largest number of cranes. Crane has a lofty position in China culture, especially the red-crowned crane, which is a symbol of longevity, auspiciousness and elegance, and is often associated with immortals.