CHINOIS丨Tears of the Lacquer Tree

Paint. It is derived from the ancient pictograph "蟶" (meaning "to cut"). It is a combination of water, wood and man. It means to cut the wood and make the liquid into water. Lacquer. Also known as raw lacquer, national lacquer, natural lacquer, and earth lacquer. It is the trunk of the lacquer tree that has been cut open and The milky white liquid from the phloem tissue. Therefore, it is also called "the tears of the lacquer tree". Cinnamon is edible ...

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