The child, lotus and bottle gourd designs indicate a family with large number of children and grandchildren.
Optimization of RAPD-PCR system of bottle gourd
The results from ISSR molecular markers showed obvious correlation with the agronomic characteristics classification and the geographical distribution of the bottle gourd accessions .
The towers are in the shape of bottle gourds and whitewashed.
It is said that this culinary method was passed down from Sun Simiao, the famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, to an owner of a restaurant in Chang 'an with a bottle gourd of medicine for the flavoring.