A Green Calabash Fruit (Lagenaria Siceraria) Sold As Good Fortune Charm At A Grocery Store, China Royalty-Free Stock Photography

The calabash fruit (Hulu in Chinese) is s an ancient auspicious symbol in China. The fruit grown in a mould that gives the upper part of the fruit a smiling face and decorated with a red thread is sold in grocery stores. The calabash plant is also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash.