Why is coconut called the tree of life in the Philippines?

There is a proverb in the Philippines: "If you can count the stars in the sky, you can count the uses of coconut trees." Coconut trees can make coconut houses, chairs, beds, mats, carpets, brooms, paper and clothes from coconut fibers. The thick shell fibers around coconut meat can be used as ropes, fishing nets and sails. The oil content in desiccated coconut is over 80%, and the residue after frying coconut is the first-class feed for cattle and horses ... The relationship between coconut trees and Filipinos is too close.

The Philippines is the largest producer and exporter of coconut products in the world, and is known as the "Coconut King of the World" and "Coconut Kingdom". The Philippines is the earliest coconut producer in the world, and coconut trees are the cash cow of the Philippines. One third of the population in China depends directly or indirectly on the coconut industry for their livelihood, and the area planted with coconut trees accounts for more than 20% of the cultivated land. It is in the capital Manila that coconut trees of different heights are planted in the streets and gardens, and the market is filled with all kinds of coconut products. Therefore, Filipinos affectionately call coconut trees "trees of life". However, the famous "Coconut Palace" can best display the "Tree of Life".

Coconut Palace is located in the coconut grove near Manila International Convention Center. This is a two-story Filipino building with a hexagonal roof, which is a fascinating work of art. Its roof is paved with coconut planks, its columns are supported by coconut trunks, and even the bricks for building walls are made of coconut shell fibers and cement. The door of the hall is inlaid with various geometric patterns composed of 4000 coconut shells. Every hall has luxurious furniture made of various parts of coconut trees, and lamps of different shapes and dazzling handicrafts are also carefully carved from coconut shells. Although a small amount of other materials are also used in the building, most of them are engraved with various coconut patterns. In order to build this large coconut palace, about 2000 coconut trees were used, each over 70 years old.

Because the Philippines is rich in treasures, the climate is hot and rainy, and flowers flourish all year round, modern historians and writers have given the Philippines various flower names, such as "Pearl of the Orient", "Treasure Island in the Pacific Ocean", "Emerald Islands", "Hope Island" and "Orphan in the Pacific Ocean".