Cedar is evergreen all the year round, and can stand tall and upright in winter. Therefore, it implies a noble quality of a person. He can be firm and unyielding, rather than bend. He can show that a gentleman of noble conduct can withstand the attack and challenge from the outside world. It also means peace and longevity.
Cedar has a very important cultural status. In the eyes of the Chinese people, cedar has always been a firm and unyielding attitude. In people's mind is the supreme position. Cedar is a kind of masculine beauty, is a symbol of strength, pine is an auspicious tree, is a symbol of evergreen, also a symbol of the spirit of endless.
Cedar symbolizes noble and pure, positive life and indomitable spirit. In the long history of culture, cedars have played an important role in the minds of literati, and many famous painters have used it to paint and write poems.
Source: @artistron