LiQiu is the 13th of the twenty-four solar terms. In ancient times, people believed that wearing catalpa leaves in liqiu could ensure the safety of one side, according to the "Tokyo Dream Hualu" record, on the day of liqiu day, the Song Dynasty sold catalpa leaves in the streets, because the "catalpa" of the catalpa tree and the "autumn" sound of the autumn were close to each other, so both men and women wore catalpa leaves, in order of timing, Fan Chengda's "LiQiu Two Absolutes" wrote that "folded branches and catalpa leaves are garden melons, as small as pearl throat well flowers." Wash the annoying rewards and arrange a laughing questioning career. ”
Triumph South Road Catalpa Tree
The custom of wearing catalpa leaves is still passed down in some parts of the mainland, such as Zheng County, Henan Province, where men and women wear catalpa leaves in the autumn season, and people in Shandong will pick up catalpa leaves and cut them into various patterns, some of which are worn on the chest and some are used to insert them on the head. Wearing catalpa leaves in autumn means the arrival of autumn.
Catalpa leaves
Catalpa is a deciduous tree with triangular ovate or oblong leaves. Catalpa tree is one of the precious timber tree species in China, the branches are straight, the catalpa flowers are light red and elegant, and the catalpa tree has been widely planted in the courtyard of the imperial palace and the famous garden since ancient times.
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Kaijin road catalpa tree
Catalpa trees not only have high garden value, but also have high ornamentality, every spring crown is like a cover, Han Yue has a "Catalpa Tree" poem praise: "When did you grow into a big tree?" A long vine wrapped around it. Whoever is with the green luo tent, watch the spit high flowers thousands of layers. ”
Photographed in April on Kaixuan South Road
Photographed in April on Kaijin Road
"The Seventy-Two Waiting Solutions to the Moon Order": "Autumn, tugging at it, and pulling at things here." The hot summer is about to pass, and the meaning of "catalpa" is gradually dying, so let's welcome the arrival of autumn.
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Editor: Siyi Chen
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