In ancient Chinese legends, the mandarin duck is a magical bird that symbolizes love and loyalty. Legend has it that a mandarin duck has only one mate in its life. After the mandarin duck loses its spouse, it will follow the spouse to stage such a love story, making the mandarin duck a symbol of love. In ancient times, a young painter drew a pair of mandarin ducks and gave them life. There was a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water, inseparable. But the hunter's arrow hit the male mandarin duck. Then he fell to the water's edge. A female mandarin duck stayed by his side day and night. Finally he died of grief.