The Chinese consider the banana as an auspicious fruit. Firstly, in Mandarin it is called "Xiang Jiao". "Jiao" has the same sound as the word usher in Mandarin. Hence, the banana is used to user in wealth. Furthermore, the lovely yellowish colour of the fruit reminds one of gold. Many Taoists give an offering of bananas to their deities in the hope that their wealth luck would be given an extra boost.
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