Taoist longevity star wood carving. In Chinese, his name means' Star of Longevity '. The elderly figure leaned against a cane, holding a peach in his left hand and a crane beside him. In this situation, the crane would land on the cane.

Shouxing, also known as the Antarctic Elder Star, is the god of longevity in ancient mythology. He is also a deity in Taoism, originally named Xingxing and one of the three stars of fortune, fortune, and longevity. After Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he built the Shouxing Temple in Du County near Chang'an. The late birthday star evolved into the name of an immortal. The Ming Dynasty novel "Journey to the West" depicts the birthday star holding a lingzhi mushroom, with a long head, large ears, and a short body. The "Warning to the World" has a mythological story of "three stars of fortune, wealth, and longevity". The birthday star in the portrait is an old man with white beard, holding a staff and a raised forehead. The ancients symbolized the longevity of the elderly. Often accompanied by deer, cranes, immortal peaches, etc., symbolizing longevity.