Rows in kapok bushes

If you want to see the kapok bloom, you have to go to the Hainan Changjiang River for a walk, and take advantage of the kapok bloom to see the flowers. I have been to Changjiang many times, and I always miss the season when kapok competes for the branches. Going to Changjiang to see the kapok and seeing the kapok blooming all over the mountains has become my deeply hidden heart. This spring, I had an immersive journey to see the flowers, and I finally thought about it.

Entering the territory of Changjiang, the kapok trees gradually increased, from the Qiziwan Station to Shilu Town, all the way into view of the mountain slopes, fields and wetlands, riverside streams, village farmhouses, all see the heroic posture of the kapok trees and the scenery of the flowers of the tall trees. From scattered single trees, to lush forest belts, from inadvertently thriving, to three or five connected clusters of forests, the closer to the stone, the more kapok trees, even if the windbreak forest belt next to the road is also occupied by rows of flower trees. At this time, it is the season of kapok blooming, and the kapok trees in the proud countryside are layered and varied, and the branches are embellished with flowers that look like morning sun and red like flames, and warmly smear the land of Changjiang with a bright red. The car was driving on the flower road, and people were crossing the kapok bushes, and I was in a happy mood to rush to a lively spring flower festival.

Changjiang is a Li ethnic settlement, the Li people call the kapok tree a hero tree, kapok called a hero flower, which originated from an ancient folk story. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a hero named Jibe in the Five Finger Mountain, who was mighty and brave, heroic and good at war, and led his people to resist foreign invasions many times. Jibby made the invaders feel intimidated, but later betrayed by traitors, he was unfortunately surrounded by enemies. After a bloody battle, when he retreated to the Five Finger Mountain after a bloody battle, he had run out of food and ammunition. In the face of the threat of the invaders, Ji Bening died unyieldingly, fought to the end, and was killed by dozens of arrows in his body. After his death, Jibe transformed into a kapok tree and stood on the top of the mountain, and the bright red flowers on the branches were condensed by his blood. Throughout the ages, Changjiang, a land of heroes, has never stopped fighting against foreign aggression. In 1939, the Japanese invaders invaded Hainan Island, extended their claws to the Changjiang River to occupy the Shilu Iron Mine, encroached on the minerals, and plundered resources. In the face of the brutality and greed of the aggressors, the people of all ethnic groups in Changjiang fought bravely, took up arms, and participated in the battle to defend their homeland until the invaders were defeated and surrendered.

We followed the flower shadow all the way to Baoshan, along the curved mountain road, walked up to the observation deck hundreds of meters high, which is the best place to see the flowers. Ascend to the far horizon, as far as the eye can see, infinite beauty, vividly remembered. This is a landscape painting with heavy ink, and nature is a skillful painter, using magical brush and ink to depict and vividly outline the vivid spring rhyme of flowers and shadows. Quietly enjoy this landscape painting, you will find that the painter uses turquoise, turquoise, and daisy as the background colors, and depicts it in layers. The close-up scene is a field, in the form of splashing ink, highlighting the turquoise tone of the rural terraces; the middle scene is the hillside woodland, which expands with the terrain, laying a green padding, so that the green and green intertwine and set off; the distant view is a lofty mountain, with the green ink copying, showing the stretch and flow of the mountain. From the color point of view, red is the soul of the picture scroll, which is the finishing touch, because in the evergreen bush, the kapok is bright red. The most eye-catching bright red color, or the stars, or the impressive eye-catching, the layers are clearly dotted in between, such a simple and beautiful painting style is amazing, and I have to admire the magic of nature.

Looking at Kapok in Baoshan, I am watching a still picture scroll, and I can only read it quietly and taste it silently. When you arrive at the Changhua River, you can take a boat to see kapok on the river, immersive, the spring color map of kapok on the riverbank is full of movement, the mountains and rivers reflect each other like a fairyland, and the beautiful scenery on both sides of the strait has a cave sky. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the boat sailed offshore to the center of the river, and the water surface of the bow ploughed open, swinging up the waves, stirring up the waves, layer by layer ripples, pieces of water splash, like peacocks opening the screen to the stern of the ship. Rafting on the Changhua River, along the way contains green mountains and green waters, beautiful scenery slowly into the eyes. The mountains along the river are layered, and the forests are green, fat, red and thin. The gorgeous kapok is dyed in the jungle, or it shows boldness and uninhibitedness, or it shows that it is reserved, and the cluster of flower shadows reflects the river, and it is swayed by the river water for a little ethereal and a little agile. A flowing river, a moving boat, a beautiful picture of fluttering, let tourists flock to see the spring color of the Changhua River, the kapok red on the riverbank. In fact, as early as 2011, when Changjiang held the "Kapok Red on the Banks of the Changhua River", this cultural activity successfully attracted people's attention. Meeting to go to Changhua River to enjoy the flowers has become a hot pursuit of everyone. In 2014, Changjiang won the title of "China's Kapok Hometown", and the kapok trees were draped with a dazzling aura. In the spring of 2015, Changjiang took the "Hometown of China's Kapok" as an opportunity, combined with "to see the flowers on the hillside, take a boat to see the flowers on the water, hike the fields to see the flowers", etc., and vigorously launched the "Kapok Red on the Banks of the Changhua River" tourism and sightseeing month, and the eight visitors took Kapok as the medium, and the flow of photographers, painters, poets and sightseeing was endless. After 10 years of accumulation, "Kapok Red on the Banks of changhua river" has become a national tourism business card under the efforts of Changjiang.

Changjiang is the land of Kapok, you see on the hillside, in the fields, on the banks of the creek, in the village, next to the house, everywhere you see, is the tall and tall tree shadow. Those kapok trees with flowers on top of them are straight, curved, thick, slender, uneven, different in shape, fluttering in the wind, and each showing a wind posture. These kapok trees are some years old, many of which are even more than 100 years old, and there are so many kapok trees in Changjiang, which is inextricably linked to the living customs of the local Li people. There is an old custom that has been passed down for thousands of years, no matter who has a child, after the child is born, the parents plant a kapok tree in the open space to let the tree grow with the child. People and nature live in harmony, and the protection of the ecological environment comes from the heart, such a good custom is worth inheriting.

On Hainan Island, the indigenous Li people have a long history of complementing and mirroring cotton, cotton and Li Jin. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, "At the end of Emperor Wu's reign, Zhuya Taishouhui 's grandson Was fortunate to make a wide-scale offering. The Chronicle of the Foreign Body of Nanzhou says: "The five-colored patched garment was made by Sibu JiBeimu. When Su Dongpo was living in Hainan, he wrote a poem: "Leave me Jibei clothes, and the sea breeze will make the sunset cold." "The above-mentioned wide cloth, five-colored cloth, Jibei clothes, etc., all come from the dexterous hands of Li women, and they are all Li brocade woven from island cotton. And the Song Dynasty Ai Keshu's "Kapok" poem: "The car turns light thunder and autumn spun snow, and the bow bends the half moon night bullet clouds." The clothes are old and warm, and the machine is weaving women diligently all year round. It is a picture of the life of The Li women who have worked hard to weave brocade. Changjiang is the place where the Li ethnic group lives, and it is also the main birthplace of Lijin textile. In the traditional spinning, dyeing and embroidery process of the ethnic group, the local "dyeing" technique can be described as a different way in the Embroidery of Li Jin, and its technique is unique and unique. "Dyeing" is to make the processed white thread as a warp, fix the two ends on the shelf, and then use the black thread to tie a variety of patterns on the white warp, and then remove the upper ring of the shelf to dye, dry, and tie, and the upper waist loom can be woven. Rich patterns, layered, colorful cotton brocade presents the world, using only simple tools such as waist sticks, warp sticks, wooden knives, bamboo shuttles, etc., coupled with dexterous hands, this ancient textile technology is breathtaking. And "Li Jin's brilliance is like a cloud" is people's heartfelt admiration for the exquisite Li Jin.

In Changjiang, I walked in the kapok bushes to spy on a vigorous flower event. As the saying goes, kapok blossoms love, and the brothers and sisters who have not seen each other for a long time sing love songs affectionately under the blossoming kapok trees and in the gorgeous and colorful flowers. Looking at the faces that are intoxicated by love, I sincerely send my blessings, and I hope that there are lovers in the world who will eventually become dependents! Gao Zhaoqing

Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition