As early as the Ming Dynasty, it was recorded in the Qing Secret Collection that "during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Xia Baiyan who could carve sixteen dolls on an olive core". The peach stone carved by Wang Shuyuan in Ming Dynasty, the walnut carved by Xing Xianzhi and the olive stone carved by Xia Baiyan can be described as three wonders, and their works have been handed down from generation to generation.
There were also many famous nuclear carving masters with superb skills in the Qing Dynasty. In the early years of Qianlong (1736), Du Shiyuan, a Suzhou folk artist, carved the theme of "Perilla under the Red Cliff" with less than an inch of peach stone, which was different from the nuclear ship in the nuclear ship story. At that time, nuclear carving was called "ghost work".
2. Peony
Legend has it that peony is not an ordinary flower species, but a plague on earth in a certain year. Jade girl or flower god stole the queen mother elixir for the savior and spread it all over the world. As a result, some became woody peonies, others became herbaceous peonies, and peonies still carry the word "medicine" to this day.
There was a similar legend in the ancient west, saying that Askell Lepire, a famous ancient Greek doctor, had a clever student. Champion took care of you, and he even cured the injury of the ghost Heidi.
Asker Lepier was jealous and killed her brother. Fortunately, the breeder turned Pei Xiaodi into a flower that can cure diseases, that is, peony, out of kindness for him. West Renye Fang has always believed that Paeonia lactiflora has some magic power. Where peony grows, the devil will disappear without a trace.
3. Ivy
Before the cloth flower was adopted in Britain in the16th century, ivy was used to brew beer, because mixing it with wheat would turn wheat into beer. So the flower language of Ivy is-influence.
Ivy was once considered as a magical plant, symbolizing the meaning of loyalty. In Greek mythology, ivy represents Dionysus, the god of wine, and symbolizes joy and vitality. It also symbolizes immortality and eternal youth.
4. cactus
Legend has it that cactus is the most delicate thing in the world. She is so delicate as water that she loses her life at the slightest touch. God couldn't bear to add a suit of armor to her heart, which was as hard as iron and had stinging steel. Since then, no one can see the heart of the cactus, and all the creatures near her will bleed profusely.
After a long time, a brave man tried to eradicate this evil thing. The sword fell and the cactus became two halves, but the middle was green liquid. It turned out to be a sealed cactus heart, because the loneliness that no one understood turned into a tear. So the flower language of cactus is-strong.
5.daffodils
Legend has it that Narcissus is the incarnation of Emperor Yao's daughters E Huang and Nv Ying. They are all married to Shun. Their elder sister is a queen and their younger sister is a princess. Their relationship is very good. Shun died in southern China and fell in love with Xiangjiang River. God is merciful to their loved ones, so they turn their souls into daffodils by the river, and they also become the flower gods of daffodils in December.
Legend has it that Chongming narcissus comes from Fujian. It was Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty who wanted to blossom in her royal garden at the same time. God's boss dared not disobey her orders, and Sixth Sister Narcissus of Fujian was no exception, and was forced to Chang 'an in the west.
My little sister doesn't want to bloom for the queen alone. She only passed through the Yangtze River estuary and saw a piece of pure land in the middle of the river, so she slipped down on Chongming Island. Therefore, Fujian narcissus blooms five times and Chongming narcissus blooms one time.
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