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"There is never a lack of beauty in life, but a lack of eyes to find beauty."

-French sculpture artist auguste rodin

In the busy life, there will always be something to arouse our voice:

The taste of the tip of the tongue,

Familiar music,

A landmark building,

……

Perhaps, there is a grass and a tree at the door.

Every grass and tree always cares about love.

You may be familiar with or unfamiliar with the local tree species in Wuhan, such as plum blossom in Moshan, osmanthus in Jiefang Park, fighting ball in Zhongshan Park, peony in Hanyang Park, lotus flower in Hu Sha Park, crape myrtle in Evergreen Park, and the most common camphor tree on the roadside.

Plum blossom is known as the "Top Ten Famous Flowers in China" and is the spiritual symbol of our Chinese nation. It has a history of nearly 4000 years. Hubei has been the hometown of plum blossoms since ancient times. During the Qin and Han dynasties, wild plums were scattered on both sides of the strait and used as medicine. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, plum planting was very popular in Wuhan. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, plum trees were planted near the Yellow Crane Tower and Zhuodaoquan, and plum trees were also the main ones in Hanyang Meizi Mountain. Before and after liberation, Hongshan in Wuchang has always had a plum blossom folk custom called "putting plum blossoms in a bottle to welcome the New Year".

1984

Plum blossom was chosen as the city flower of Wuhan. Perhaps plum blossom's spirit of "struggling with frost and snow, blooming cold tombs" coincides with Wuhan people's spirit of "striving for Excellence" The significance of plum blossom to Wuhan is the spiritual totem of "self-improvement".

There are many beautiful legends about Metasequoia glyptostroboides in the world: in the simple Tujia nationality, Metasequoia glyptostroboides is regarded as a ladder to the holy spirit and a tree symbolizing the rise and fall of life.

According to the survey, the ancestor of Metasequoia glyptostroboides in the world is in Lichuan City, Hubei Province, and the largest artificial Metasequoia forest in the world is in Qianjiang City, Hubei Province. Metasequoia glyptostroboides found in Hubei is a "giant panda" and a "living fossil" tree species in Hubei.

1984

The seventh meeting of the Standing Committee of Wuhan Municipal People's Congress decided that Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a tree in Wuhan. Different from the aloof atmosphere of plum blossom, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, as the city tree of Wuhan, is low-key and deep, towering and tall, quiet and indisputable. The towering Metasequoia glyptostroboides, although its branches are not thick, always closely surrounds the trunk. The trunk looks like a spire, never inclines outward, and always maintains a tall and upright posture, just like the straightforward Wuhan people, frank and upright, symbolizing the indomitable and vigorous mental outlook of Wuhan people.

According to legend, the origin of Cinnamomum camphora is that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon accidentally dropped the sachet by the stream. Ashanying took it away when he smelled the fragrance of the sachet, and the fragrance also permeated here. Since then, many fragrant trees have grown by the stream.

Cinnamomum camphora is a traditional precious tree species in China, ranking first among the four famous trees in the south of the Yangtze River. Cinnamomum camphora is full of treasures, and bark, leaves, fruits and even wood can be used as medicine. Cinnamomum camphora has a long life cycle and dense branches and leaves, and its age can reach thousands of years. It has become a towering ancient tree and is the first choice to protect the courtyard.

Cinnamomum camphora has strong vitality, which means auspiciousness, longevity, happiness and harmony, and is deeply loved by the people. Ancient Jiangnan followed the custom of planting camphor trees when her daughter was born. When a daughter gets married, her parents put their love for her in a box of camphor trees, accompany her to get married and protect her for life.

People's sincere love for Cinnamomum camphora comes from ancestors' genes and China's unique culture. This heartfelt love has enabled generations of China to protect the camphor tree, and then let the ancient camphor tree with a history of hundreds or even thousands of years stand proudly on the land of China, bathed in the wind, accompanied by generations of people who love camphor trees, and rushed to the Chinese dream of the new era.

China is vigorously promoting the construction of ecological civilization, and camphor trees can be seen everywhere: the southern forestry department of China regards camphor trees as an important tree species for rural greening and beautification, and vigorously promotes them. The National Reserve Forest Construction Plan (20 18-2035) listed Cinnamomum camphora as the main target tree species in the long-term timber forest on March18. This is the best use of the ecological and landscape value of Cinnamomum camphora, and it has also become the mark of the times for the Chinese nation to realize the Chinese dream and vigorously promote the construction of ecological civilization.

Magnolia grandiflora originated in South America, so it is called "Magnolia grandiflora", and because of its lotus shape, it is called "Magnolia grandiflora". The cultivation of China began in the Qing Dynasty, with a history of more than 65,438+000 years. Now it is cultivated in cities south of the Yangtze River valley in China, as well as in Lanzhou and Beijing Park.

The story of Magnolia grandiflora is related to Li Hongzhang. It is said that in the Sino-French War, the soldiers of the Huai army bravely rushed to the front and defeated the enemy. Cixi was overjoyed to hear that she had won the battle. After the war, she gave high-ranking officials, such as Hou Lu and gold and silver jewelry, to the generals of Huai Army. Li Hongzhang suddenly had an idea when he thought of the American envoy he had just met. The American envoy brought the lotus and magnolia trees to China. The generals of Huai Army all started from Wei Zi, and there are Wei Zi, big and small, in Hefei. How glorious it would be to plant the lotus and magnolia trees given by the Queen Mother in the enclosure? After making up his mind, Li Hongzhang said, "I heard that the American envoy just paid tribute 108 Lotus Magnolia Tree. No matter how high the Huai army officers and men are, they are also loyal to the country. The rank of office is the same to them. When all the gold, silver and jewels are spent, there will be no more. It is best for the Queen Mother to give them lotus flowers and magnolia flowers. The Jianghuai area, where our Huai Army is located, is suitable for the growth of lotus and magnolia, and it will grow stronger and stronger. When you see these lotus flowers and magnolia flowers, you can think about the court's kindness to ministers and others, and you won't waste the loyalty of ministers and others to serve the country. " This time, Cixi didn't spend a penny. She said happily: "It's rare for Ai Qing to observe the national conditions and play accurately, and gave all the lotus and magnolia trees to the Huai army."

Therefore, this 108 lotus magnolia tree was transported all the way back to Hefei, the hometown of Huai Army. Every outstanding general brought lotus flowers and magnolia flowers to plant in his yard. This lotus magnolia tree is magnificent, with thick and bright leaves. Everyone praised it, saying it was beautiful, and even boasted that Li could handle affairs.

It is precisely because of the beautiful tree shape that Magnolia grandiflora looks like a white crane when it is full of flowers, so it is very cute. You can see it everywhere on the streets of Wuhan, and you will feel intimate as soon as you meet. Magnolia grandiflora was also selected as the city tree of Jingzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Nantong, Lianyungang and Hefei.

There is a record of Luan tree in Shan Hai Jing in the pre-Qin period. "In the wild, there is a mountain of sex rain, and there is a wood named Luan. Jade attacks the rain, and there are red stones. " The Luan tree that Dayu saw in Yu Yun was full of mythical colors, misty and drizzly, with red stones and green trees and red lanterns hanging among them. Today is really unexpected beauty.

"Zhou Li" contains: "The emperor is loose, the vassal is cypress, the doctor is Luan, and the scholar is Yang". Because it is planted in front of the doctor's grave, Luan tree is also called doctor tree. Although it is a tomb tree, it seems that people don't care much about it and don't stay away from it because of it. Meng Qian Bitan said that more Luan trees were planted in the courtyards of the Han Dynasty. No wonder Lu Xun sighed: I thought how much was released in Han and Tang Dynasties. China people in the Han and Tang Dynasties were really open-minded: no matter what kind of trees, beautiful trees were planted at home.

In the Qing Dynasty, Huang Zhaomin wrote in "Lantern Tree" that "the branches are tender and the trees are unknown. When you climb up and look at those doubts, you will know that it is not a leaf or a flower. " Luan tree is commonly known as lantern tree, and "no leaves and no flowers" refers to capsules. The capsule was light green when it was born, and gradually turned red in the autumn sun. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was as red as a red lantern and as beautiful as autumn leaves.

People in Taiwan Province Province love flowers, so they named it "Golden Rain Tree". Flowers are yellow flowers, bright yellow. Clusters of flowers bloom on tall trees. Picking up the fallen flowers on the ground is really beautiful, and the petals are a little bright red at the base, which makes people move. If the flowers don't fall, the red fruit and the yellow flowers can be on the same branch and have different tastes. The ancients ate leaves of Luan trees in famine years and dyed them blue. The seeds of Luan tree were called Mokulanji by the ancients and used as rosary. Dyeing with flowers and leaves, and making bracelets with seeds have all become lost crafts.

There are Luan trees in the north and south. The Luan tree in the south is called Nanluan, and the Luan tree in the north is called Beiluan. South Heng North Heng, flowers and fruits together. Luan tree has strong adaptability and obvious seasonal characteristics. In recent years, it has been widely used in the whole country, becoming the backbone tree species in many cities and one of the best-selling green seedlings at present.

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