In late spring, the smoke and rain bloom a kind of purple flower, which is called "lilac". The most beautiful thing about lilac is the thousands of flower buds, dense branches, inflorescence umbrella-shaped, there is a few centimeters long flower tube under the flower buds, and the flower buds are four petals neatly closed, showing a special texture beauty. And after the petals are in full bloom, the flowers are gorgeous, drooping and plump. It is a precious ornamental flower and tree in China, which gives a lot of deep emotions.
So what is the origin of the name of this lilac flower?
Lilac is a flower tree native to the mainland. Wild lilac trees grow in mountainous terrain at altitudes of 300 to 2,400 meters above sea level and are small trees and shrubs. That is, this kind of tree was often ignored in ancient times before the Qin and Han dynasties, as a miscellaneous tree in the mountains and forests. So for a long time, this tree did not have a name, or it did, and it has not been passed down to the present day.
But this changed at least after the Han Dynasty. Because a foreign spice entered China along the Silk Road of the Han Dynasty, that is, the "chicken tongue fragrance" produced in the Western Regions. This chicken tongue fragrance is a tropical plant of the genus Myrtaceae, and its buds and fruits are dried to resemble the tongue of a chicken, and like small wooden nails, with a natural spicy fragrance, and as a tribute, it entered the palace. Of course, since there is tribute, there will be trade.
In Ying Shao's "Han Guanyi": "Shang Shulang contains chicken tongue incense, and Huangmenlang kneels and accepts, so it is called Shang Shulang Huaixiang and holds the orchid, and tends to take Danqi." "When it comes to the Shangshu of the Han Dynasty, they will face the emperor with the fragrance of chicken tongue in their mouths. The aroma of chicken tongue is aromatic, analgesic, fragrant, and can decant wine, which makes people drink a lot.
So is there anything in the south of China, yes, in the area of Hainan in Guangdong. Its leaves are leathery, its buds are blue, the flowers are yellow, and there are purple-red interspersions. You must know that the Chinese love herbs the most, and those that are foreign will definitely find and grow them in China.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao once privately presented Zhuge Liang with five catties of chicken tongue incense, and presented a letter, saying, chatting about the slightest meaning. This makes future generations have infinite associations. First, did Zhuge Liang have bad breath? Second, did he use the precious chicken tongue incense to win over Zhuge Liang to show that everyone worships one lord? Third, where did Cao Cao's chicken tongue incense come from?
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the "Qi Min Yaoshu" has clearly called this kind of chicken tongue incense as cloves and cloves. This is cloves in the category of Chinese medicine and spices.
In fact, the lilac tree, which is native to China, also entered people's field of vision and began to be planted artificially during this period.
Because the flower buds of Chinese lilacs resemble spice cloves, lilac flowers also have a fragrance. However, lilac flowers obviously can't be made into medicinal cloves, because they are soft and easy to rot. But the advantage is that the buds are spectacular and dense, and the flower clusters are flourishing and lovely, so this beautiful flower tree is also called "lilac". The buds of lilacs resemble traditional Chinese cross knots, and the buds are also called lilac knots.
Wen Tingjun of the Tang Dynasty had "Qingyun has its own black dragon, and Concubine Pan Mo knotted lilacs." The poem, this Concubine Pan, refers to the concubine of Xiao Baojuan, the faint monarch of Qi in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Many ancient books and allusions have been lost in history. Wen Tingjun deliberately connected Concubine Pan with Lilac, and there must be a foundation. It can also be proved that lilac, as an ornamental flower, existed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and carried the unique Chinese metaphor of lovesickness. The ribbons on the quilt and clothes are tied into a cross knot, symbolizing eternal unity.
And the buds of lilacs are just like the traditional Chinese cross knot.
After the Tang Dynasty, there were still many people who mistakenly believed that this lilac was a spice and herbal cloves, and was specially planted in the herbal flower garden.
Lilacs also began to become famous.
"Even the branches make an oath together, and discuss the heart under the lilac tree. "Poems of Resentment (a sentence) Don · Han Xiangke
Although there is only one couplet in this poem, it can be known that in the early Tang Dynasty, lilacs were full of love and heart.
This song is, titled Resentment, of course, there is resentment.
Because at that time, he and the lover made a vow together in front of the lilac branch, under the lilac tree, looking at the lilac buds, forever married.
Of course, the woman took it. Because even the lilac tree is a tree of love.
Naturally, after being negative, I feel resentful and sad.
Chinese worship nature so much, so the mountains and the sea vow, but the vicissitudes of the sea, and so on, but the heart of the people is changeable.
Lilacs, with thousands of concentric knots, can't stop love from expiring and deteriorating.
You swore to me, but the man who swore in his heart is gone, and there is not even a back left.
"The land is far away, and the fingers are soft.
The dew is fragrant and cinnamon, and the pool shadow is fighting.
The leaves are light and green, and the golden flowers are smiling in autumn.
How is it like the South China Sea, rain and dew separate the hot continent. "Don · Qian Qi "Blessed with Double Lilac Trees on the Pond"
However, there are still people who know that the real lilac is not a lilac.
This is a medicinal clove transplanted from the south, and two trees grow by the pond.
Because the flowers of this lilac are not purple and white, but yellow like osmanthus, and the leaves are evergreen and have a strong aroma comparable to cinnamon.
This tropical tree survives in the interior and needs to be cared for.
Therefore, this poem not only praises the lilac tree, but also praises the cherished and maintained care of it by people in the mainland. It is the spring breeze and rain of the Celestial Empire that nourishes the rare trees in this hot southern region.
"Upstairs at dusk, the jade ladder crosses the hook in the middle of the moon.
The plantain does not show the clove knot, and they are worried about the spring breeze. "Don · Li Shangyin "Two Gifts One of Them"
In the garden courtyards of the Tang Dynasty, lilacs were widely cultivated.
In late spring, lilacs begin to bud and hang and sway in the spring breeze.
Who is it, standing upstairs, looking at the moon like a ditch in late spring, but hating himself for not climbing the ladder of the moon.
Who is it, full of thoughts, like the buds of lilacs that do not spread, like the leaves of plantains that do not stretch, with thousands of knots in their hearts, thousands of words, and difficult to export?
The beauty of Li Shangyin's lilac is the rich and sad spring sorrow, sealed in the unopened buds of the lilac.
The buds that can't be blown by the spring breeze are just because the lovesick people don't return.
"The people on the river don't ask, and they are drunk outside the clouds for ten years.
Diligently untie the lilac knot, indulge the flourishing branches and scatter the spring. "Don · Tortoise Meng "Lilac"
This is a lilac blooming on the edge of the river written by Tortoise Meng.
The lilac tree grows in the wild by the river, and no one has ever asked about it.
Ten years of flowers and trees, growing rivers and lakes, flowers bloom like wine, self-pouring, self-blooming, self-blooming, they have the loneliest beauty and romance.
In late spring, this lilac tree unravels thousands of lilac knots by itself, so that the trees are full of flowers, and the most free and wild spring flowers bloom.
I love this wild lilac. Because it restores the ambition of lilacs.
Lilacs are originally mountain trees and mountain flowers, and even if there are thousands of sorrows, they will eventually smile in the spring breeze.
The most beautiful flowers and trees are the flowers of the mountains. The most beautiful life is self-fulfillment.
"Hate is the same as reclamation, and love is long to resist the river.
The cloves are knotted from the knots, and the lotus seeds are full of branches.
The whole bun flower is the threshold, and the moon is blowing in the window.
Qintai is not a long-term plan, and it will rain sooner or later. "The end of the Tang Dynasty · Wu Rong "Drama Writing"
But the lilacs transplanted into the courtyard, because of their beauty, still carry people's deep emotions.
Love is deep, you can live, you can die.
My love for you, hate can't be like Jingwei reclamation, the sea is fearless, my feelings for you are overturned.
The lilac has a flower and a knot, and the lotus has a pair on the root.
I spend a full moon with you, and I don't just spend a good day, when the moon is full.
A moment of love is only for a moment, and sooner or later I will be a pair with you in the world.
A sentence of cloves from a small summary, refers to the friendship of childhood sweethearts, refers to the love from nature and heart.
Nothing can stop us.
It can be seen that in the Tang Dynasty, lilac was a proper love flower.
Swearing under the lilac flower is a test of people's sincerity. Do you dare to make an alliance with my lilacs and form a union in this life?
Lilacs have beautiful names.
In addition to the most primitive meaning of "wood ding", there is also the meaning of small, Ding Ning.
The fine and plump purple flowers are in full bloom, showing the richness of love.
However, for your beloved, wrapping it with medicinal cloves, is also another kind of deep consideration to treat your toothache.
Hatsui Katsuyuki interprets the love and beauty in the poems for you. #春日生活打卡季#图片来源于网络