Tree
Hakka culture can be traced back to the Central plains of China and two Millennia ago developed the tradition of planting trees to remember famous ancestors.
Comprehensive meanings in the White Tiger Hall states:
“The Son of Heaven … plants pine trees;princes … have cypress trees;grandees … golden rain trees;knights … Japanese pagoda trees.
When compared to the relative brevity and illnesses that plague human life, trees live long.
Fluttering ribbons
In East Asia these symbolize flying angels, whereas modern popular Western culture embraces yellow ribbons, to represent missing one’s loved ones. This is both a life ritual and environmentalism, corresponding to the maple trees at the side of the road.
The ribbons are overlaid with pure titanium, In this deep color, an indistinct rainbow appears, an allusion to the boundless cycle of life, and a symbol of a life that never fades. This is both a life ritual and environmentalism, corresponding to the maple trees at the side of the road.