But when the turtle has symbolic importance, the facts about actual turtles become no longer important. "Belief is belief, and some beliefs may be scientific. But folk beliefs aren't science, and don't need to turn into science," says Li Feng-mao.
但作為人們的象徵物時，真實的烏龜是如何已不重要，「信仰是信仰，其中也許有部份是科學，但民俗信仰不是科學，也不需要成為科學」，李豐楙說。