Author: Wang Zengqi
There are many varieties of chrysanthemums, probably the most among many flowers.
First of all, there are various colors. The original chrysanthemums were probably only yellow. "There are yellow flowers on the bow", "Yellow flowers scattered everywhere", "Yellow flowers" and chrysanthemum are synonyms. Later, it developed into various colors. Yellow, white, purple, red and pink are all available.
Belem Bilson, a Norwegian essayist, said that only chrysanthemums are green, but not necessarily. Peony, peony and Chinese rose are all green, but they are as green as green chrysanthemums and as green as fresh broad beans. When I went back to my hometown a few years ago, I saw a pot of green chrysanthemums in the park.
Secondly, petals have various shapes, including flat petals, rolled petals and tubular petals. I saw a pot of "ten-foot bead curtain" in Jiao Shan, Zhenjiang. The slender tubular petals hang down to the ground. Of course, you don't have to say "ten feet", but three or four feet.
The chrysanthemums in Beijing are similar to those in the south, such as lion's head, crab's paw, gosling, golden back, and red ... North and south are similar, and some even have the same name. Such as a reddish petal, extremely thin and curly like a hair, Shanghainese call it "lazy dressing", and Beijingers also call it "lazy dressing" because of its charm.
2. The shawl of the daisy
Author: Barguet vilen
The child in the flower is called daisy, which does not age in autumn, nor does it grow wrinkles and white hair. It has a bright shawl.
Daisy's shawl seems to be a Tudor costume in England. Petals start from the chest and surround the back, preventing soup from spilling like a bib, like a cock's neck feather.
Daisies are blooming everywhere in vilen, North Asia, and its shawl is full of sunshine and dew. When the dew flowed from petals to stamens, Daisy praised the creator and gave it a shawl. The morning mist covered the earth, as if the milk in the sky had spilled all over the floor, and the milk on the ground was wider than the river.
Daisy closed her eyes and smelled white fog, but she couldn't smell milk, only the smell of wet soil. She couldn't drink from a bowl. When the sun shines, the petals of daisies slowly spread out from the white fog like a developer, like flowers planted in clouds.
Daisies are everywhere, but each one is lonely. I felt lonely when I saw a child standing alone. We want to see the child with his parents, and we want to see the child's hand being held by an adult. But who will take the daisies? Did the mountain take it away? Poplar led it to the river? Daisy has been a grown-up since she was a child. She is not afraid of loneliness. She has a scarf.
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Chrysanthemum and traditional festivals
People call September of the lunar calendar "Chrysanthemum Month". On the Double Ninth Festival, chrysanthemums are in full bloom in Ao Shuang, and viewing chrysanthemums becomes an important part of the festival. Because of its unique cold resistance, chrysanthemum has become a symbol of vitality. In ancient times, chrysanthemums had extraordinary cultural significance, and were regarded as "longevity-prolonging guests" and "grass for the young", which could make people grow old and strong.
Chrysanthemum and Poetry Culture
The profoundness of China's culture makes every grass and tree become the objects of China people's feelings and metaphors. Chrysanthemum is one of the themes recited by poets in past dynasties, leaving a lot of beautiful poems. These chrysanthemum poems are an important part of chrysanthemum culture.
Chrysanthemum and Food Culture
Chrysanthemum is known as "longevity flower" and "longevity guest". China has a long history of eating chrysanthemum, and literati often use chrysanthemum instead of tea and recite poems. Chrysanthemum can be used to make wine, make tea as a drink, and chrysanthemum seedlings can be eaten as vegetables. Therefore, chrysanthemum has been deeply loved by people since ancient times, and the description of this aspect in the Song Dynasty's "Northern Ancestor of Fang Quan" is even more detailed and profound.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-chrysanthemum