There is a saying in Jiangxi that "there is no village without camphor, and there is no village without camphor". Why is camphor tree so important in Jiangxi?

? Cinnamomum camphora is a kind of tree in Jiangxi province, and it is also a feng shui tree and a "holy tree" in Jiangxi people's hearts. Jiangxi has "no village and no township". Planting, caring and protecting Cinnamomum camphora is a fine tradition in Jiangxi since ancient times. Therefore, today, Cinnamomum camphora is the largest number of ancient and famous trees in Jiangxi. Camphor logs, camphor products and camphor sell well at home and abroad. Cinnamomum camphora has contributed a lot to Jiangxi, and the Cinnamomum camphora Engineering Technology Research Center of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration has settled in Jiangxi. For thousands of years, camphor tree is not only the sustenance of homesickness of Jiangxi people, but also a vivid symbol of inheritance and development.

Cinnamomum camphora is an evergreen tree species of Lauraceae, which is produced in the south and southwest of China and also distributed in Vietnam and Japan. Cinnamomum camphora has deep roots, strong resistance and long life. The branches, leaves and wood of Cinnamomum camphora have the smell of camphor. Camphor and camphor oil can be extracted and used in medicine and perfume industry. Leaves alternate, oval, bright above, slightly grayish white below, with three veins at the base and glands in the axils of veins. Flowering from April to May, panicles are axillary, and the flowers are green and white or yellowish. The fruiting period is August-165438+1October, and the fruit is ovoid or nearly spherical and purple-black. It mainly grows on sunny slopes, valleys and river banks with fertile soil.

Cinnamomum camphora is a kind of tree in Jiangxi province, and it is also the totem of Jiangxi people's spirit and the sustenance of their souls. There is no village without Cinnamomum camphora, and there is no village without Cinnamomum camphora. Cinnamomum camphora is also called Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum camphora and so on. These many names have greatly enriched the economic, cultural and social life of Jiangxi people. It can be said that "without camphor, it is not Jiangxi."

A city named after Cinnamomum camphora is located in the middle of Jiangxi Province, on the southern edge of Poyang Lake Plain and on both sides of the middle reaches of Ganjiang River. It is the only city in China named after Cinnamomum camphora. There are five townships (towns) with the word "Zhang" in their names, namely Zhangshu Town, Zhangshu Town, Dean County, Zhang Cun Town, Yushan County, Zhang Cun Township, lichuan county, and Zhangmu Township, Xingguo County. Why did Zhangshu Town evolve into Zhangshu City?

The first is the location advantage. Zhangshu City is located in the middle of Jiangxi Province, in the central distribution area of camphor tree species, and there are rich camphor tree resources in its jurisdiction. During the Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty (1821-1850), it was recorded in Qingjiang County Records that the wood belonged to Cinnamomum camphora, so it was called Zhang Yu in ancient times, and there are also materials to write. The second is the dock economy. As early as the pre-Qin period, our ancestors set up stalls to sell tea and exchange products at the ferry of Zhangshu Town where Yuanhe River and Ganjiang River meet. In the Three Kingdoms, they set up stalls to sell medicines. There was a medicinal material market in the Tang Dynasty, which was formed in the Song Dynasty, and a medicinal material wharf was built in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was a gathering place for medicinal materials from Nanbeichuan and Guangzhou, and later developed into a world-famous medicinal material production, processing, processing and management capital. There is a saying that "Cinnamomum camphora is ineffective if medicine is not available." The third is to protect all parties.

Among the forest vegetation in Jiangxi, Cinnamomum camphora is the most prominent evergreen tree species in humid evergreen broad-leaved forest, including Cinnamomum camphora var. They are round and muddy in shape, evergreen all the year round, with thick canopy, dense branches and leaves and majestic posture, which are deeply loved by people. They are also prehistoric relics with a long history, and their longevity is comparable to that of pine and cypress, and they are regarded as a symbol of longevity.

During the establishment of national forest city in Jiangxi province, camphor tree was widely planted as the main tree species of urban street trees because of its advantages of large tree shape, evergreen, wide shade, smoke resistance and dust removal. In 20 18, Jiangxi achieved full coverage of 1 1 national forest cities, making it the only province in China that won this honor.

Whenever camphor trees bloom at the end of spring, the whole province's urban and rural areas are full of fragrance, replacing the rape flowers in early spring in Jiangxi, making the spring in Jiangxi longer and more vibrant. Cinnamomum camphora does not conform to the custom and is not noisy. Throughout the year, it keeps the image of an evergreen tree, silently defoliations in the wrong season, which is hardly noticed by ordinary people and shows humility and indifference. The ancient camphor tree is a feng shui tree in Jiangxi people's hearts. Ordinary people generally don't touch it easily, even during iron and steel smelting's Great Leap Forward.