Why can buttonwood attract golden phoenix?

It is an allusion that buttonwood can attract golden phoenix, which means that talents choose their masters and rely on them.

Wu Tong is the king of trees. It is said that it is a spiritual tree. It can know when to build it. "Lu Wenjian": "A hundred birds in the phoenix tree dare not perch, but only avoid the phoenix". Phoenix, as the king of birds, breeds the universe. It is not a phoenix tree.

"Shu Wei Wang Xie Chuan" "Phoenix is not a phoenix tree", the phoenix chooses wood to live in, and later it is compared to the sage choosing the Lord and leaning; Phoenix's gentlemanly demeanor can also be found in Jiang Ziya and Zhuge Liang. Before meeting the "buttonwood tree", they would rather be ordinary fishermen and cultivators.

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Legend has it that the phoenix falls on the buttonwood, and the phoenix flying down from the buttonwood represents good luck. People often associate phoenix with buttonwood, so it is necessary to plant buttonwood to attract phoenix.

Generally speaking, it is a political expression, such as attracting investment, which is often used! Literally, the plane tree was planted and settled here! By extension, when a region creates conditions for economic development, large customers will naturally come to invest and negotiate to create greater economic benefits! This proverb is also called "building a nest to attract phoenix", which means creating conditions and introducing talents.

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