What fragrance did Chu Liuxiang leave?
When I was writing A Man's Rose, I mentioned that in Gu Long's novel, the thief handsome Chu Liuxiang left the smell of tulip flowers, and then a friend pointed out that this tulip didn't mean the name of the flower, but the smell of "Yujin". But awo, while appreciating this friend's point of view, still insists on the original point of view, and I will explain the reasons in detail. "Yujin" is the name of a spice. China was called Yujin in ancient times, and Li Bai said in a poem: "Tulip in Lanling is a fine wine, and amber shines from jade." Yujin is the name of this spice. Ava insisted that what Gu Long wanted to express was tulip, not turmeric, partly because of the original text in the book, mainly because turmeric made Chu Liuxiang very unreliable to use. Small first, then big. Quote the original novel, two paragraphs about tulips in The Legend of Chu Liuxiang's Blood Fragrance: "There is no name but the fragrance of tulips, which is mysterious and poetic", and "He suddenly opened his palm, and I don't know when he took a small crystal bottle in his hand and pulled off the cork, which filled the room with a mysterious fragrance of tulips." If the turmeric here is a spice, it is not customary for Gu Long to add the word "Xiang" at the back. It should be "with the smell of turmeric" and "a mysterious smell of turmeric" so as not to feel uncomfortable. Yujin, Tumen River, now the common Chinese name is Turmeric (Source: Chinese Wiki). Awo was not convinced by the Chinese version of wiki, so he also turned over two books for verification. The first book is "Medicinal Plants" published by DK in Britain, printed by China Friendship Publishing Company and translated by Owl Publishing House, in which the name turmeric is not mentioned, but directly used. Curcuma, Zingiberaceae, Curcuma. The main purpose is to grind it into powder for seasoning and coloring curry powder, many Indian dishes and spicy pickles. Rhizome can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, activate blood circulation and dredge collaterals, and treat epilepsy with traditional Chinese medicine. It can extract a golden textile dye and apply it to religious ceremonies in India. The second is the English version of On Food and Cooking, the science and knowledge of kitchen, in which Tumen is described as: native to India; Mainly used for dyeing, skin coloring, religious ceremonies and cooking. Generally, 25%-50% of curry powder is turmeric, which is rich in curcumin. It is an effective preservative, and Indian food is often sprinkled with preservatives before cooking. It is yellow in acidic environment and orange in alkaline environment. Moreover, in this book, the composition and taste of commonly used spices and herbs are analyzed, among which turmeric and ginger are very close. In his book Spice: A History of Temptation, Tumen and Jiang are both mentioned. This book has been published in Chinese in China. It's The Legend of Spice: A History Derived from Temptation published by Sanlian Bookstore, which Avo hasn't read. I don't know whether Chinese translation uses turmeric or turmeric. See here, even if you haven't seen or smelled turmeric, you can have a general idea: its taste is similar to ginger and Indian curry. (The shape is also very similar to that of ginger, so there is no texture here. When you get home and look at the ginger in the kitchen, you will understand the charm of Yujin. ) Here comes the problem: Chu Liuxiang is a handsome thief, who stole the hearts of the girls (and occasionally a mature female royal elder sister). Please recall an image of Chu Liuxiang more than Chu Liuxiang in your mind-when Comrade Adam Cheng was young, his left face said handsome and his right face said charming and moving, "Lakes and seas wash my heart, rivers and mountains float my shadow" ... Chu Liuxiang, a product of elegance to the teeth, should be shelved in modern times. Although he won't wear Dior menswear or jean paul gaultier, he will get it. If you want to use perfume, it is mostly warm and fragrant, including lavender and vetiver. Ginger, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom and star anise are more suitable for Xiang Shuai's old partner, alcoholic Hu Tiehua. To say the least, a hot girl like Yuxiang is definitely not suitable for Adam Cheng's version of Chu Liuxiang, but the top one is Zhu Xiaotian's version of Chu Liuxiang who sells mutton kebabs. The names of these four tulips are: Midnight Queen, Spring Green, Atlantis and Sea World.