Category:Peaches on Chinese numismatic charms

English: Peaches on Chinese numismatic charms symbolise Marriage, springtime, longevity, justice, Taoist immortality, weaponry, protection from demons. Peaches are associated with longevity because of the peaches of immortality. Peach wood was used to make weapons (and amulets). The Mandarin Chinese word for "peach" (桃, táo) sounds like the Mandarin Chinese term for "to flee", "to retreat", or "to run away" (逃, táo). The ancient Chinese people believed that the timber of peach trees could keep demons away because the Mandarin Chinese word for "peach" sounds like the Mandarin Chinese word for "to eliminate" (淘, táo). The peach is a member of the Chinese "three plenties".