湘妃竹
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same as 斑竹 bānzhú, mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 shùn concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 éhuáng and Nüying 女英 nǚyīng, known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃 xiāngfēi) upon learning of his death
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