Five chic ancient poems of Lamei: The character of Gaoqi is Lamei, and the crown of Lamei is fragrant
The late winter waxing moon is the season when the plum blossoms are in full bloom. Lamei is not a plum.
In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin and the traditional Jiangnan region, although the Waxing Moon is a beautiful day for the traditional viewing of plum blossoms, the blooming period of plum blossoms is around Lichun. At this time, there are shrubs that do not belong to the traditional plum blossom genus, and it is the time when the trees are full of yellow flowers and the fragrance is fragrant.
People who have smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms often feel that the aroma of plum blossoms is too quiet, and people who have seen plum blossoms think that plum blossoms are slightly thin. At least, I am. In my impression, the plum is the real winter flower, because years ago always have to buy a few branches of the bottle, such as plum blossoms, plum blossom bottles are not easy to wither, can bloom to the end of the year, even if it is falling, the kind of wax-like flowers are clean, the fragrance is long-lasting, unlike the plum blossoms after the zero, easy to decay. Even if you put a few plums in your purse, you don't have to worry about contaminating your handkerchief and pocket.
Because there is a plum blossom forest nearby, there is heavy snow in the cold winter, a vast white snow, only the yellow and brilliant plum blossoms bloom, I always think that the plum blossom is a plum blossom. So that when the plum blossoms bloom in the spring, the beauty of the thin powder is beautiful. My heart can never be compared with Lamei, but I feel a sense of loss.
Lamei is a shrub, and the vigorous state of this shrub can be known to be the original flower of the mountain.
This kind of flower is actually very common in the mountains and forests, and the real way to bring Lamei out of the mountains into the vision of urban people is in the late Tang Dynasty. However, at that time, it was not called Lamei, it was called Huangmei.
Speaking of yellow plums, it can better reflect the color characteristics of plums, and isn't it like yellow plum blossoms in winter? There is a place in this province called "Huangmei County", and when I was a child, I always imagined that it was full of plum blossoms. In fact, Huangmei County got its name from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and there is still no exact statement as to why it is called Huangmei County. But later I learned that where there is no abundant plum blossoms, I am once again confused.
Back to the point, let's talk about the poetry of Lamei.
Lamei was in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, because the winter in beijing began to popular yellow plum blossoms collected and sold from this mountain wilderness, this yellow plum blossom earlier than the ordinary ornamental plum blossom, and the color is golden, the smell is extremely fragrant, becoming the hot favorite of the flowers in the capital.
Originally it was called Huangmei, but Huang Tingjian and Su Shi felt that such a novel plum blossom had to be given a better name, and it was different from the traditional plum blossom, so they named it "wax plum" to flower like bee wax, and it was yellow. The wax plum blossom got its name from this. It's just that ordinary people love this kind of yellow plum wax moon flowering more, which can better represent the hardiness and flowering period of this flower, so it is called lamei, which has been passed down to this day. Because the wax of the plum also carries the translucent wax texture of winter.
Let's take a look at a few poems written in a unique way.
"A flower is fragrant for ten miles, and it is worth a full branch."
Cheng'en is not in appearance, who dares to fight incense. Song · Chen Youyi," "The Same Family Brother Endowed Wax Mei Poems with Four Absolute Sentences One of Them"
Because the Song Dynasty people loved flowers, the daily use of flowers was very frequent, such as seasonal ornamentation, as well as daily hairpin flowers, often men and women are a seasonal flower, so it greatly promoted the planting of flowers, so Lamei soon became a household name. And the plum blossoms do not have high requirements for water and soil, hardiness, poverty tolerance, and easy propagation of cuttings, so soon in the winter there are plum blossoms everywhere in the Jiangnan region.
Lamei itself is produced in the mountains and is not so squeamish. However, the plum is the same color as the blossom, and in the long evolution, it has produced a special rich aroma to attract insect pollination in winter, so its aroma is particularly intense.
Some people say that plum blossoms are also fragrant, and yes, the aroma of mountain plum blossoms is better than that of artificially cultivated fruit plums and ornamental plums. However, most of the cities and fields of the Song Dynasty were artificially improved plum blossoms, so in terms of aroma, the plum with the vitality of the mountains and wilds is definitely more fragrant than the traditional plum blossoms.
Plum is a kind of snowy in winter, and plum blossoms are quieter.
Therefore, this poem focuses on writing the incense of lamei, a lamei, you can leave incense for a long time, not to mention a tree blooming la plum blossoms.
Plum blossoms are loved by people, not because of its appearance, because the yellow of lamei, in the background of winter depression, is difficult to make people stunning, but there are exceptions, such as snow and blue sky as a huge background, you will feel how rich and noble Lamei is, but such a background is rare in winter.
So the focus here is on the aroma of the plum, it is not by the appearance, it is an incomparable aroma, this late winter, there is indeed no flower compared to the plum.
"Dan comments that the characters are still female and yellow, and the grass and trees are not long and short."
Ask Qingfang who is the first, the plum blossom crown is fragrant. "Song · Pan Lianggui's "Three Absolute Plums, Part II"
This is an affirmation of the plum blossoms.
People talk about the characters, each has its own benchmarks, each discusses, always want to comment on who is the best, who is first, these are the words of the city, harmless, increase the joy of life. So I'm here today to express my inner thoughts.
The hundred flowers and trees may as well be discussed as long as short.
I would like to ask you, who is the first in the fragrance of this grass and trees?
This is a controversial issue, such as the orchid is known as the fragrance of the king, and Li Qingzhao said that the osmanthus flower is the first class among the flowers. Turnip greens have their own love.
However, the poet has his own firm feelings, saying that the aroma of plum blossoms is the first among the hundred flowers.
Many people will disagree with this. But there is not much wrong with this poem here.
Because if you take the season to say, the plum blossom is the flower of the waxing moon after the winter solstice, and it is also the flower of spring, and its flowering period is earlier than that of the hundred flowers, even earlier than the traditional ornamental plum blossom, then it is not wrong to say that it is the first incense of the year, and it is not wrong to be in front of the hundred flowers.
And take the aroma of plum itself. The fragrance of plum blossoms is smooth and depressing, and the plum can be refined into high-grade spices, which is incomparable to plum blossoms, and it is also a fragrant value that many flowers and plants do not have.
"Five natural waxes, the poet is unknown for thousands of years.
Since the valley pushed the same surname, a day of fragrance biased Beijing. "Late Song dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty · Yin Tinggao's "Lamei"
This little poem recalls the history of Lamei. Well said.
The five-petaled plum is like a natural wax, this plum blossom has existed for a thousand years, but it is lonely in the mountains.
Since Huang Tingjian fell in love with Huang Meihua, he simply spared no effort to advertise huang meihua, so Lamei opened all over the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty and became a household name.
In fact, this is very ridiculous, because Huang Tingjian's surname is Huang, and Lamei was originally called Huangmei.
Although this poem is ridiculous, it has some truth.
For example, Bai Juyi surnamed Bai, the most white flowers in his life, white peony white lotus white chrysanthemum, and spared no effort to write poetry praise, and Liu Zhongyuan's name with willow, where to do officials, plant willows everywhere, Mei Yaochen name with plum, but also love plum blossoms.
This is the mutual promotion of the ancient name culture, as long as it is positive energy, it is a beautiful thing that adds icing on the cake.
In fact, Su Shi also contributed to the naming of the plum blossoms, and he and Huang Tingjian sang and harmonized, driving the cultural trend of enjoying the plum blossoms in the capital.
"The side of the road is full of incense, and the golden flowers are full of loads.
There are still pine noodles hanging branches, and the purchase is called the mountain hall. Southern Song Dynasty · Zhang Wei 's "Seed Lamei Xicheng Part I"
In the Southern Song Dynasty, plum blossom cultivation should be an industry. Zhang Wei, who had been in charge of agriculture, attached great importance to agriculture in the Song Dynasty, including the cultivation of plums that increased peasants' incomes to supply the city's massive demand.
This should be at his initiative, the plum blossoms planted by farmers in the fields next to the road have flowered and can be pruned and picked up for sale in the city.
Zhang Wei stood next to the rural road where the plum blossoms bloomed, and saw the smiling faces of the farmers and the scene of them busy carrying the plums.
The plum blossom itself is fragrant, not to mention this burden of flower branches, which are all golden half-opened flowers, which are not only flowers, but also copper coins.
He was really an official who forgave the peasants, and when he saw that a large branch of the plum blossom had been half-folded, on the treetops, he said, I want that one, and I paid for it. Say, this big one, just home, plugged in the living room.
This is a combination of two good and one, the branch is broken and the broken plum branch, because the sale is not good, it must be hung like this, it is not helpful to the peasants' income, and such a plum branch will soon wither if there is no water maintenance.
Therefore, this small act of kindness increased the income of the peasants years ago, and also brought Endless spiritual happiness and enjoyment to Zhang Wei.
This poem is chic and very intriguing. A good official is to share sorrow and joy with the most ordinary people at the grassroots level.
"Snow garden jade platform."
Invasion cold mistakenly recognizes the dark incense back.
Chemical clean gas first who gets,
Character Gauchi is Lamei. "Song Dynasty · Wang Anzhong's "Six Flowers winter words and three Lamei slogans"
After the snow, the garden, Qionglou Yuyu, snow ice sculpture silver wrapped.
When you smell a pungent aroma in such a cold, you must think, Oh plum blossoms, so hurry to the snow to find plums.
But in the cold winter months, most of the plum blossoms may be in the snow with buds, and they have not yet flowered.
So where does the aroma come from?
Plum blossoms.
Therefore, seeing and smelling plum blossoms on a snowy day in the waxing moon, that feeling and emotion is the most real.
Ling Frost Ao Xue is Lamei.
Who is the first to feel the coldest flowers and plants in heaven and earth with the breath of spring, Wang Anzhong gave a real and specific answer.
Not plum blossoms, but plum blossoms. The plum blossom is more noble than the plum blossom, and the plum blossom is even more peculiar than the plum blossom.
It is only because in history, the plum blossom really debuted too late, in poetry and literature, its reputation and status are inferior to the plum blossom, and there are not too many historical allusions, but from the perspective of the plum itself, it is the fragrance of the real moon, the flower of cold and snow, and the special cold and lasting fragrance of the plum is also the reason why people love it.
It's the time when the plum blossoms are full of branches, write down your feelings and poems about the plum blossoms in your heart.
Hatsuyoshi Katsuyuki interprets the love and beauty in the poems for you. Image from the web.