[9] The wood is used for general building purposes; the species is important in forestry plantations in some parts of China.

19 different Pestalotiopsis species (a genus of ascomycete fungi) have been found as endophytes from bark and needles of Pinus armandii in China.

In ancient China, Taoist seekers of immortality consumed much of the tree's resin, hoping thereby to prolong life.

[11] The Shouxing, Chinese god of longevity (寿星), is usually represented standing at the foot of a pine, while a fairy-crane perches on a branch of the tree.

In traditional pictures of "happiness, honor and longevity" (福禄寿三星), the pine-tree represents longevity, in the same manner as the bat symbolizes good fortune due to its homonymic association with the Chinese character for good luck (福).