Five rhododendrons in late spring: azaleas cry in the azaleas, light purple and dark red are more near the stream
Rhododendron is a mountain flower in late spring. The traditional peach, plum, cherry and apricot bloom in mid-spring and February, and the flowering period is about half a month, so when it comes to the Qingming Festival and the beginning of March, the flowering period of these fruit trees related to agriculture has given way to the new fluffy green trees, the so-called green, fat, red and thin season. However, late spring is not without splendid flowers, but it is far away from the city and the plains, and if you do not live in the mountains, or if you walk into the city from the mountains, you do not know the splendor and magnificence of azaleas.
Wuhan City belongs to the river plain, but in the north of it, there is a natural mountain forest, is the remnant of Dabie Mountain, the altitude is more than 500 meters, is a natural forest resources, this is the Huangpi District Mulan Yunwu Mountain Scenic Area. If it is placed a few decades ago, or in ancient times, the beauty of the scenery here can only be common in the mountains and woodcutters, as well as a few dignitaries and religious people, but now, convenient transportation, warm spring breeze, together opened its mysterious veil, there are thousands of acres of wild rhododendrons, splashed with the flowers of late spring, the red mountains are full of flowers, and the clouds are steaming.
Then rhododendron has a growth characteristic, that is, it can grow well in the mountains above 500 meters above sea level, where the air is fresh and humid. Although the ancient rhododendron community is widely distributed in the mainland, from Lingnan to Sichuan, to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, to the northeast Xing'an Mountains, there are a large number of wild rhododendrons growing, but it was still in the Tang Dynasty and after the Tang Dynasty that the rhododendron became a famous flower. Because the Tang Dynasty was richer and more open than its predecessors, there were more convenient water and land transportation, and there was a more enlightened scientific research policy, which made the unprecedented flow of people, and also made the azaleas living in the mountains and forests gradually known to adults. However, the plain planting of azaleas was still a difficult point in ancient times, so if you don't come to the mountains, you can go to the mountains, and there are still a few people who can see azaleas.
Only in contemporary times, when the people are truly rich, the transportation is unprecedentedly convenient, and ordinary citizens, day and night, can they really get close to this magnificent sea of flowers, and feel the natural beauty and vibration from ancient times.
The name of the azalea is very peculiar, and it is named after the bird. The "Book of the King of Shu" during the period of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms recorded the ancient legend of the Shu Kingdom, saying that the King of Shu's name was Du Yu, calling himself Emperor Wang, because he gave way to the courtiers to live in seclusion, and the courtiers who were entitled, as a result, lost the country, and the soul of the Emperor Wangdi turned into a cuckoo bird, crying day and night, the cry with regret, it is better to return, and the cry is reminding people to sow seeds, cuckoo cuckoo. At least when the cuckoo bird cries in late spring, it is when the mountain is full of flowers.
So when was this flower called the rhododendron? This should be the name of the ancient Shu people. On the azaleas, there are similar spots, which are easily reminiscent of crying and bloody tears. In Sichuan, there are many mountainous areas suitable for the growth of rhododendron flowers, and the rainy climate makes the mountain flowers in this area particularly gorgeous. Therefore, there is no doubt that the naming of rhododendrons originated in Shudi.
But azaleas are not only found in Shudi, but they are called differently in various places. Some places are called full of mountain red, some places are called Yingshan red, and some places are called sheep hesitant and mountain hesitation. This is because rhododendrons grow in mountainous areas and bloom brilliantly, while cliffs are places where wild sheep climb, and animals often eat the young leaves and flowers of plants to stay.
For example, in this wild rhododendron, there is a bright yellow flower, after the sheep eat, it will be poisoned, at least in the Han Dynasty, doctors and Taoists have discovered the medicinal value of this yellow rhododendron. Even in the medical book, it is said that this flower is also a herb used by King Lu to make wine.
Then perhaps in the Du Yu period of Shu Kingdom, rhododendrons outside Shu have been applied to medicine. However, at that time, its northern name was called "Mountain Hesitation" and "Sheep Hesitation".
Then the ancient rhododendron community in Macheng, Hubei Province also confirms that the azalea is extremely strong vitality. In ancient times, there were also in Shu, in the north, and in the mountains in Hubei, which were also widely distributed.
It's just that the good name of azalea, because of this story of Shu, in the Tang Dynasty, gradually unified this beautiful name. Because when the cuckoo calls, the mountain flowers are in full bloom.
Then after the north and south, more and more people saw azaleas, and there was also a literati title, called pomegranate, or mountain pomegranate.
This is a typical city person, a new name for an unknown mountain flower. Because the azalea flowers bloom like fire, and they are flare-like like pomegranate flowers.
"The Lingyuan is the same as the good name, and the secluded mountain has a strange quality.
Stopping mining for a long time, including Hua is not expected.
The long wish is hidden, and there is no solitary plant. "Nan Liang · Shen Yue "Yongshan Pomegranate Poem"
This is the mountain rhododendron that Shen Yue saw.
There are pomegranate flowers in my garden, and you happen to have the same name as the pomegranate, but you are growing in the mountains and forests, and you bloom such beautiful flowers.
Those who have seen rhododendrons certainly know that rhododendrons bloom like large-flowered lilies, and pomegranate flowers are obviously smaller than them.
When this azalea was in full bloom, Shen Yue said, I love this kind of flower, and I don't look forward to its fruit.
To what extent does he like cuckoos, I would like you to stay in the mountains and forests for a long time without too many people knowing.
Has Shen Yue transplanted rhododendrons?
During the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the aristocracy popularly built gardens, and during the planting of mountain flowers and strange trees, of course, there was an important function, that is, the medicine storehouse. You must know that at that time, medical treatment was not developed, and it mainly relied on natural herbs. Therefore, these gardens spare no effort to collect Chinese herbs and herbs, and the cultivation of herbs is the fashion.
Obviously, the mountain rhododendron does not survive well in the plains, at least I think he was not successful in planting.
That's why there is the idea of letting the cuckoo stay in the mountains and forests.
Of course, it also reflects his own secluded state of mind. Or he knows the allusion to the cuckoo, or he doesn't.
However, under the conditions at that time, the natural rhododendrons in the mountains and forests were more prosperous and beautiful than many artificial flowers.
"Shu once heard of Zigui birds, and Xuancheng also saw azaleas.
One is called, one is broken, and three springs and three months are remembered. "Tang Dynasty · Li Bai "Xuancheng Sees Azaleas"
Although Li Bai is a descendant of the royal family, it is also rumored that he was born with broken leaves, but where his childhood and youth are, where is his real hometown.
Li Bai lived in Sichuan when he was about five years old, he loved this magical land, he went to find the traces of the ancient Shu Kingdom, silkworms and fish, the founding of the country He was at a loss. I often think that Li Bai must think that he is the incarnation of an ancient god, because in this lofty mountains and mysterious clouds, he can always feel the call of the underworld.
His childhood, youth, youth, was spent in Sichuan, where Azalea came.
It was the last year of his life, and at the age of sixty, he finally wrote about the rhododendron, which he had ever seen.
Or he already felt sick and had little to live, so when he was stranded in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, he saw the azaleas blooming here in the spring twilight.
The cuckoo bird cries on the azalea, a familiar feeling that has not been seen for a long time, but it is not. Because of Xuancheng, Anhui Province, where is the majesty of Sichuan landscapes, and the red color of mountains and valleys when rhododendrons bloom.
But in the memory, the feeling becomes passionate and poignant.
He longs to return to his hometown, to the romance of the cuckoo mountains, which is his free country. But apparently, he couldn't go back.
Li Bai drowned in this year, ending his legendary life. His death remains a mystery to this day.
Is he a cuckoo bird, or a Jingwei bird? He is the emperor in the poem, and the azalea blossom is his hometown.
I like Li Bai, because he measured the mountains and rivers with his footprints, and then walked to the pyramid of Chang'an. He is one of the few Tang Dynasty poets who has really bathed in the sea of azaleas. Because that's his hometown, not what he imagined.
"Like a volcano reflecting a hill, it can be thin and glamorous in the busy.
On a beautiful jade hairpin, the suspicion is burning, but the green clouds are green. Don · Du Mu "Mountain Pomegranate"
Yes, after the Middle and Tang Dynasty, mid-spring and late spring went green, and there was one more item, the azalea award.
Because of the green, fat, red and thin on the outskirts of the city, you can only see the gorgeous mountain flowers and rhododendrons when you reach the real mountain forest.
I think this is the first time Du Mu has seen the blooming of the mountain rhododendron, the gorgeous red in the sun, which amazed him.
A whole mountain, full of fire-like mountain pomegranates, the loveliest thing is that the azaleas are flourishing, but the petals are very thin and stretched,
The azaleas are very showy, but this showiness has a natural leisurely stretch. There is no squeamishness of peach and plum, nor is there the wealth of peony, it is natural brightness.
The girl who traveled with him broke off one and put it on her head, and the fiery red flower was like burning, making the girl more agile and lively. This is more wild than the flowers in the city, and it can release people's feelings more.
"The azaleas are crying in the azaleas, and the light purple and dark red are more near the stream.
In the late days, the light searched for customers, and Xiaolai Mountain Road hated like a fascination. "Don · Yang Xingmin "Untitled Two Songs, Part II"
Rhododendron in the wild, with a wide variety of species. In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is recorded that red, purple, yellow and other colors, as well as five-petaled flowers and double-petaled flowers. In fact, there are about 960 species of rhododendrons in the world, and China accounts for about 560 species.
Then the rhododendrons in the mountains and fields are common purple and red.
When the azaleas are in full bloom, often a mountain is covered with azaleas. Rhododendrons, on the other hand, have stretched branches and present a variety of natural beauty. The puff rhododendrons on the side of the stream are even more waterfront flowers, and the flowers are brilliant.
In the mountains and forests after the rain, see the sunshine and rain and dew stretching the azaleas, one is more beautiful than the other, and the bushes are more luxuriant than the other, it is easy for people to linger, and of course it is easy to get lost.
This is the mountain of flowers, this is the sea of flowers.
"There are countless mountain flowers smiling in the spring breeze, and the spirit of the water is very different.
It is called Yingshan and the flavor is short, and it seems to be just like Yingxi red. Southern Song · Yuan Fu "Reflecting the Red Mountain"
It is written all over the mountain when the rhododendron blooms.
Countless rhododendrons sway in the spring breeze, but the most beautiful is in a place where there is water.
Because the mountains are full of red flowers reflecting in the water, and there is a tree next to the stream, which is like a mirror-like overlapping beauty.
Not to mention the red mountains, it is a vibrant flower between heaven and earth, such as in the picture scroll, such as in the fairyland.
Then the rhododendron sea in Wuhan Yunwu Mountain retains the species of wild rhododendrons, allowing them to grow freely in the moist mountains in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and at the same time, many new varieties of rhododendrons are planted, making it a base for rhododendron growth and research.
Those who come to step on the spring, when they see the rhododendrons full of mountains and valleys, will know that spring has never gone away, but is hidden in the deep mountains, opening up another shocking experience for you.
When it comes to the history of azaleas, azaleas are the most representative of the Chinese people. That is the patriotism and love of the people of Emperor Wangdi in ancient times, and that is the tenacity of ordinary mountain people from generation to generation. The azalea represents the Chinese's loyalty, longing, patriotism, love for the homeland, and the burning of life.
Walking all over the green mountains, he is smiling in the azaleas.
Therefore, a certain novel uses someone from Fusang Country to substitute this feeling, which is not only nonsense, but also a blasphemy against azaleas and the people.
Hatsui Katsuyuki interprets the love and beauty in the poems for you. #春日生活打卡季#