在民间,相传龟、鹤皆有千年之寿,人们凡为老人写寿帖,一般都要用到“龟龄鹤寿”、“龟鹤齐寿”、“龟鹤延年”、“龟鹤遐龄”等词语来祝愿高寿。曹植《神龟赋》日:“龟寿千岁。”葛洪《抱朴子·对俗》日:“知龟鹤之遐寿,故效其道引以增年。”古代中国视六十岁以上皆长寿。六十岁为花甲,七十岁为古稀,八十岁叫做耄,九十岁叫做耋,百岁叫做期颐,百岁以上统统称为龟龄。“龟鹤齐龄”也是传统的吉祥图案之一。 In folk, according to the legend of turtles, cranes have a thousand years of life, people who write for the elderly life quote, generally have to use “turtle age crane life”, “ ”, “ Tortoise crane ya age ”and other words to wish longevity. Cao Zhi “Turtle Fu” Day: “Turtle Shou Chitose.” “Ge Hong” Baopu on the vulgar “Day: ” Know turtle cranes of the ya life, effective way to lead the year. “Ancient China As a 60-year-old all over the longevity. Sixty-year-old as a flower, seventy years old and seventy, eighty-year-old called 耄, ninety-year-old called 耋, 100-year-old called period, more than 100 years old are collectively referred to as turtle age. ”Turtle Crane " is also one of the traditional auspicious patterns.