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In Mexico City in September, amid the cheers of the Independence Day celebrations, countless people wore traditional belt buckles inlaid with cactus patterns. Against the backdrop of the red, white and green colors of the national flag, they shone with the sharpness of the national spirit. This seemingly ordinary metal ornament is actually engraved with the thousand-year code of Mexicans using thorns to temper civilization. In Aztec legend, the image of an eagle standing on a cactus pecking at a poisonous snake is not only the core totem of the Mexican flag, but also the source of inspiration for the design of the belt buckle. The stubborn posture of the cactus growing in the cracks of the desert rocks is forged by craftsmen into a metal buckle for daily wear. When the belt embraces the waist, the thorn totem turns into an invisible armor, reminding every wearer: the brightest edge of life is often born in the poorest soil. Modern Mexicans have integrated this meaning into their blood. From the brush of street muralists to the briefcases of multinational entrepreneurs, cactus belt buckles have witnessed the breakthrough of countless ordinary people. It is no longer just a clothing accessory, but a spiritual totem that transforms the courage of our ancestors to expand their territory into a contemporary people's resistance to adversity – just as a cactus accumulates water under the scorching sun, Mexicans protect their cultural roots in the wave of globalization and forge a unique edge in the process of modernization. When the fireworks of the celebration illuminate the night sky, the starlight reflected by millions of belt buckles is just like the brilliant mark left by this nation in the long river of history: guarding the fire of civilization with thorny tenacity and breaking the ice of the times with a flexible body. Every metal die-casting pattern is telling: the real backbone is always born from the courage to face thorns.

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