What does sika deer stand for?

In ancient China, sika deer was the embodiment of good luck. Because the pronunciation of deer and Lu is similar, he also represents wealth, so sika deer is synonymous with wealth.

In ancient times, sika deer was a beast, and there were even rumors that white deer could live for thousands of years. Generally speaking, deer will change color after 500 years old. So deer represents longevity. When some scholars study the implication of sika deer, they also find that the ancients thought that sika deer still had the meaning of taking off, that is, being an official and being a knight had a successful career.

Extended data

Sika deer is an endemic species in East Asia, mainly distributed in eastern Russia, Japan and China. China is mainly concentrated in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, central Inner Mongolia, southern Anhui, northwestern Jiangxi, western Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guangxi and other limited areas, and there is an endemic subspecies in Taiwan Province Province.

Sika deer has been introduced to Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Madagascar, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Ukraine, Britain and the United States, but in South Korea, sika deer has become extinct, and the populations of North Korea and Vietnam are also in danger of extinction.