Text丨Cheese for hundreds of millions of people
Editor丨Cheese for hundreds of millions of people
Preface
Planting trees has always seemed to be a very magical topic. The ancients said: "One day planting trees, ten years of coolness", not only can be understood from the literal meaning, more often we can feel a profound philosophy from it.
In China's rural areas, tree planting has always been a deep science, because many proverbs and sayings about tree planting left by our ancestors have deep philosophies behind them. For example, there is a very classic proverb in life now: "Plant three trees in front of the door, and your children and grandchildren will be rich for generations", many people are very curious, which three kinds of trees can make future generations rich? Today, let me give you a science popularization, how did the ancestors view this matter!
Tree
The locust tree, as the name suggests, is a shade tree, which can be seen in many places in China, and there are many varieties of it, among which the more common is the stinky locust tree. The ancients said: "Huaiyin III", in fact, refers to the locust tree, because it generally takes three years from the budding of the locust tree to the growth of the tree, and the growth rate of the locust tree is very fast, so it can play a good role in shading, which is why the ancients would say that the third generation of Huaiyin, in fact, is to hope that by planting the locust tree, it can create a good living environment for future generations.
Therefore, in many ancient literary works, you can see the description of the locust tree, such as Lin Daiyu in "Dream of Red Mansions", there is a "Dai" character in her name, and "Dai" is the meaning of the locust tree, her name is mainly to express that she can shelter others from the wind and rain, give others warmth, so in ancient literary works, the locust tree has always been very important.
poplar
Poplar, I believe everyone is no stranger to it, because in many places in China, you can see this kind of tree, and its vitality is very tenacious, as long as the growth environment is more suitable, it can thrive. The ancients said: "poplar trees live long", the meaning of this sentence is to hope that by planting poplars, it can bring longevity to future generations. Because in ancient times, poplar was considered a very auspicious tree species, which could bring good luck to people and at the same time ward off evil spirits, so it was very loved by the ancients.
In many ancient literary works, you can also see descriptions of poplars, such as the white bone spirit in "Journey to the West", she just became a poplar tree, and Sun Wukong and others also used the power of the poplar essence to successfully get rid of the white bone essence, which shows that the poplar tree is very important in ancient literary works, it can not only bring good luck to people, but also help people defeat evil.
elm
Elm is a very spiritual tree species, its tree shape is very beautiful, and can resist wind and sand, so in some desert areas of China, elm is planted as a green tree species that resists wind and sand fixation. The ancients said: "Elm shade for ten thousand years", the meaning of this sentence is actually to hope that by planting elm trees, it can bring long-term meaning to future generations, because the vitality of elm trees is very tenacious, and can be rooted and deeply buried, so it can be a good symbol of evergreen.
In some ancient mythological stories, you can also see the description of the elm tree, for example, there is a chapter called "Elm" in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", which describes that the elm tree is very magical, it can grow to nine heavens, touch the sun and the moon, it can be said that the elm tree is a very important role in some ancient mythological stories.
In fact, in ancient times, afforestation was considered a very great undertaking, because the ancients believed that through afforestation, they could bring good luck and well-being to future generations, and at the same time, they could make the whole society better. Therefore, no matter what kind of tree species, as long as it can play a role in beautifying the environment and improving the ecology, it is very welcome.
Now, we should also learn some health care from the wisdom of the ancients, such as a variety of locust trees, poplars, elms, etc., through afforestation, to create a good living environment for future generations, so that our homes become more beautiful, and at the same time, they can also be passed on, so that more people can feel the wisdom and cultural heritage left by the ancients.