Dragonfly blue, one of the traditional Chinese color blue series. It is named after the blue color of the insect Bean Lady of the dragonfly order.
Caenagrion (Caenagrion) insect name. Also known as the Bean Lady, the lamp heart dragonfly. Slightly smaller in shape than dragonflies, it has two pairs of wings standing upright on its back when stationary, often flying by the water's edge or on grass, eating small insects. It belongs to the insect class, Dragonfly, suborder Lepidoptera, collectively known as cōng.) She is petite and has wings tied above her back when resting. A slender and weak flying insect with a body that resembles a small dragonfly, but is not a dragonfly. There are about 650 species of this relatively primitive insect in China, accounting for about 10% of the total number of dragonflies in the world.
But the average person is not very clear. They are called dragonflies, and the blue bean lady is called the blue dragonfly.
Due to the beautiful posture, bright colors, and the color of its wings, many enthusiasts at home and abroad like to watch.
Ancient texts also record:
Qing Dynasty Chen Yuanlong's "GeZhi Jingyuan": "Things Cyan Pearl" Cloud: Bean Lady is like a green pavilion, extremely small, strong wings;
Ming Li Mengyang wrote "Empty Collection": The Bean Lady, the Dragonfly Of The Details. Light and flattering, group swimming and widowhood. Avoid plums, see the wounds. As a bean lady Ru He, small and light, melodious, friendly and fearful, cyanotic, or cui qi, or zhu and yellow, playing long curly, next to the water.
Don't look at this insect is small and rich in color. Blue is one of them, with shades of blue and different shades.
Lighter blue is generally used as the base color.
Traditional dyeing is made by hand using indigo as a dye. The concentration should not be too high. 30% stock solution is sufficient.
The dyeer Huang Ronghua was in Songzhuang on May 12 of the year
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