February 9, 2022
The Smiling Flower
"The Smiling Flower blooms in forty springs, accompanying the morning and dusk in the front yard and back yard. Now I dedicate it to Qiu Yingxia, so that I can listen to it. The author of the poem is the calligrapher Feng Yimo. Out of his admiration for the hero, he gave two large pots of smiling flowers that had been with him for forty years to Qiu Jin's former residence and wrote a poem. The flowers comfort the heroic soul of the heroine and make her smile under the clouds. Today, I will take you into the world of smiling flowers.
Self-painted beautiful portrait
It has many good names: also known as smiling plum, mountain festival, banana flower, drunken flower, smiling beauty, white orchid, Tanghuangxin tree, etc.
Beautiful image: It is an evergreen shrub of the Magnoliaceae family, three to four meters high. It has dense branches and leaves and is lush all year round. It blooms from January to June and October to December, with the peak blooming in summer. The flower is small like a lotus, half open and half contained, with affectionate veins, hence the name Hanxiao. The flowers are rich in color and rich in fragrance.
Growth habits: Likes a cool, moist and mild environment.
It has a long history: it was widely cultivated in the Song Dynasty.
Residential area: Originated from Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan in southern my country.
Main value:
Ornamental value: subtle beauty, pleasant fragrance, pleasing to the eye.
Medicinal value: It has medicinal value of promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, beautifying the skin, and maintaining health and fitness.
Warm reminder: The flower has a strong fragrance. Smelling it for a long time will make people excited, nauseated and dizzy. It is recommended to keep it outdoors.
Beautiful Legend
During the Song Dynasty, there lived a loving couple in Lin'an Mansion. Unfortunately, the Yuan army invaded. On the occasion of separation, the mirror was broken and the couple each took half. They agreed that if they survived, they would go to the market to sell the broken lenses on the 15th of every month. Five years later, the couple was reunited. In the end, the eighty-eight-year-old couple died together on the same day, same year, same month, and the same time. A tree grew on the tomb where they were buried together. The flowers bloom white, look like a smile, and are fragrant. It is said that this is the smiling flower.
The Language of Flowers
Reserved and reserved: the flowers bloom but not bloom, like a reserved woman who smiles but says nothing.
Beautiful and pure: the flowers are elegant in shape and rich in color. Give them to the girl you like to express your praise.
Sweet love: The sweet fragrance is rich, which means that love is as sweet as honey.
There are poems in the flowers
When I heard the purple smiling flowers blooming in Fu's Village, I hurriedly took a boat to watch them
Lu You in the Song Dynasty
As the days go by, I feel helpless In the place of pure sorrow,
I come to look for the fragrance of purple laughter when I am drunk.
There are no idle people in the streets,
Even in spring they are as busy as bees.
Smiling Flowers
Yang Wanli of the Song Dynasty
Autumn comes and the smiles are fragrant again.
Purple smiles are as strong as white smiles.
This is the only flower that cannot be stolen.
It suddenly smells fragrant when no one knows about it.
With a smile
Modern Zhao Huanju
The grass and trees are ruthless but affectionate,
When they meet and see each other, they fall in love with each other.
Why worry so much in life?
Grudges will be settled with a smile now.