It is known as a "shell ginger '" because the bright red and yellow flowers emerge from shiny, waxy sheaths which protect the petals until the flower is ready to be pollenated.

该植物在吐蕊授粉之前，花瓣外的护套富于蜡质般的光泽，呈现出鲜红艳黄的色彩，因此有“贝壳姜”的美誉。

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Lasses died, her spirit into a bird, flower head, BaiZui shell, red claws, send out "jingwei, jingwei" plaintive wail, and therefore, it also called the bird as "jingwei".

女娃死了，她的精魂化作了一只小鸟，花脑袋，白嘴壳，红脚爪，发出“精卫、精卫”的悲鸣，所以，人们又叫此鸟为“精卫”。

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