Li Mengyang, a famous poet of the Ming Dynasty, wrote: "Thousands of miles away from Yan, I returned here in ten years, but now in the autumn scenery, I endure the chrysanthemums." The word "endurance" in the poem really expresses my feelings for chrysanthemums. like. On October 23 this year, while on a business trip, we visited Longting in Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties. The 23rd Chrysanthemum Festival in Kaifeng was held here. How could I not bear to not see the largest chrysanthemum exhibition in the world? How could I not bear to not see it? Look at the thousands of faces of the chrysanthemums; how can you bear not to hear the sound of chrysanthemums accompanying the autumn music; how can you bear not to smell the intoxicating fragrance of the flowers. This is the rarest opportunity in my life and I cannot miss it.
In the golden autumn of October, the autumn air is crisp and the chrysanthemums are in bloom. The ten-mile long street is filled with chrysanthemums and hundreds of miles of fragrance. Up and down the Dragon Pavilion, banners are fluttering, colorful balls are lifted into the sky, and there are crowds of people. Chrysanthemums are in full bloom everywhere on the lakeside of the park; people are everywhere admiring chrysanthemums; there are voices praising chrysanthemums everywhere; and the refreshing fragrance of flowers is everywhere. We entered from the middle gate, crossed the Yudai Bridge, passed Songhu, Chaomen, the main hall and even the North Gate Square. On the exhibition line with a total length of nearly a kilometer, there were more than a thousand species of big chrysanthemums, pagoda chrysanthemums, and nine dragon chrysanthemums. The solemn and simple Longting complex is nestled in a sea of ??chrysanthemums. There are exquisite chrysanthemums in front of the Longting Hall. The romantic Kaifeng people gave them nice names. We can’t bear to forget them. Some people used cameras to take pictures one by one, and some people recorded them carefully on paper with pens. For future reference, listen to: Purple Silver Star, Clouds on the Plateau, Holy Light in Autumn Moon, Thousand-Hand Guanyin, Magu Presents Auspiciousness, Imperial Concubine Takes a Bath, Goddess Scattered Flowers, Fisher Girl's Raincoat, West Lake Autumn Moon, Huangshan Clouds and Mist, Magnificent Glory, Guohua Tour Scenery and many beautiful names such as Black Qilin, Juan Xifeng, Huang Yingwu, Fenshiba, Bi Lechun, etc. Can the precious chrysanthemum with this elegant name not make you forget it for the rest of your life?
Kaifeng people are not only romantic, but also have a profound cultural foundation. If you don’t believe it, look at the cleverly conceived “Two Lions to Welcome Guests”, “Golden Rooster at Dawn”, “Festival Fireworks”, “Dragon Soaring in the Sea of ??Chrysanthemums”, “Autumn Jus Meet Immortals”, “Tao Ling Picks Chrysanthemums”, and “Meeting in the Chrysanthemum City” , "Harmonious Society", "Long Live the Motherland" and other artistic styles, can you not be fascinated by them? Standing in the tall Longting Hall, looking at the city around Kaifeng, there are faint shadows of chrysanthemums, and a faint fragrance of chrysanthemums floats in the air from time to time. It can be said that "the golden autumn flowers are in chaos, and the fragrance is floating ten miles away." city".
When I returned to Chengde, I could not let go of my longing for chrysanthemums. I checked a lot of books about chrysanthemums, which made me know and understand a lot. In fact, Kaifeng, as a famous historical and cultural city and ancient capital of China, has a long history of chrysanthemum cultivation and has always enjoyed a great reputation. It was already quite famous in the Tang Dynasty. By the Song Dynasty, chrysanthemum cultivation was very popular, and a large number of chrysanthemums were cultivated every year. Every Double Ninth Festival, not only there are flower markets and chrysanthemum competitions among the people, but also in the palace, there are activities such as flower arrangement, chrysanthemum raising, hanging chrysanthemum lanterns, chrysanthemum parties, and chrysanthemum wine drinking. Meng Yuanlao of the Song Dynasty recorded in "Tokyo Menghua Lu? Double Ninth Festival": "On the Double Ninth Festival in September, there are several kinds of chrysanthemums in Duxia (Kaifeng). The yellow and white stamens in the lotus room are called ten thousand years old chrysanthemum; the pink ones are called peach chrysanthemum; the white ones are called peach chrysanthemums. The yellow and round ones are called golden bell chrysanthemums; the pure white ones are called Xirong chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums are everywhere in the restaurant. "After the flower blooms, there will be no more flowers", which shows the nobility and status of chrysanthemums, and also fully expresses the love and cherishment of chrysanthemums by Kaifeng people. "Dongpo Miscellaneous Notes" has "There are so many chrysanthemums in Kaifeng in recent days. "It was made by grafting grasses and no longer corresponded to the season. From August to October, chrysanthemums were constantly in the market." This shows that chrysanthemum grafting technology was already available at that time. Monographs on the art of chrysanthemums also appeared one after another in the Song Dynasty, and they are still there today. There are several "Chrysanthemum Genealogy" compiled by Liu Meng, Fan Chengda and others. The "Quanfang Beizu" compiled by Chen Jingyi of the Song Dynasty is divided into three categories and more than 20 items, and it is 30 pages long. Description and praise. During the Qing Dynasty, the practice of raising and appreciating chrysanthemums was still very popular in Kaifeng. When Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty watched the chrysanthemums in Kaifeng, he recited the poem "The maple leaves are falling green, and the frost flowers are piled white."
As I write, my thoughts return to Kaifeng, and there are many chrysanthemums in front of me. However, the chrysanthemums in Kaifeng today are even worse than those in the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to the tour guide, there are many in Kaifeng. The chrysanthemum cultivation base is not only cultivated by many units, but also by urban citizens and suburban flower farmers. There are many varieties, including 23 categories and more than 700 chrysanthemum varieties, including traditional famous chrysanthemums and newly introduced domestic and foreign excellent ones. Varieties, such as green chrysanthemum, black chrysanthemum and other popular varieties, are also cultivated in many ways and forms, such as ground chrysanthemums, potted chrysanthemums, potted chrysanthemums and plated chrysanthemums. etc. The form of chrysanthemum cultivation can best show the different characteristics of different varieties. For example, there is a single chrysanthemum that blooms only one flower, a big chrysanthemum that can bloom six thousand flowers; a plant that can bloom several flowers. The multi-headed chrysanthemum; in addition, there are cliff chrysanthemums with dense flowers forming a hanging cliff shape, as well as various animal-shaped chrysanthemums such as lion chrysanthemums, peacock chrysanthemums, and monkey chrysanthemums. You can enjoy the largest and smallest chrysanthemums in the world. Isn’t it a happy thing in life?
Every year, the air is crisp and the chrysanthemums are fragrant; every year, Kaifeng people use chrysanthemums as matchmakers to set up cultural and economic performances; every year, chrysanthemums are used in Kaifeng. The singing continues with great success. I believe that while chrysanthemums bring visual beauty and environmental beauty to the people of Kaifeng, they will also create greater economic benefits for the people of Kaifeng.
In the sea of ??flowers, joy and friendship, communication and cooperation, expectations and dreams are all rushing together in the sea of ??flowers. Flowers are like this every year, but people are different every year. In October, the tide of flowers illuminates people's figures, and the fragrance of hundreds of miles moves the chrysanthemum city. Climbing high places side by side today, dancing with colorful rainbows tomorrow. Let us meet sincerely! In autumn, I will come to see the chrysanthemums.
Marshal Chen Yi's poem goes: "Autumn chrysanthemums can be proud of frost, but wind and frost are heavy. They are naturally resistant to cold, but what can they do about wind and frost?" In autumn, yellow leaves flutter and flowers wither, but this chrysanthemum faces the wind and frost. Stand proudly on the branches.
Chrysanthemum, also called autumn chrysanthemum, nine-flowered flower, yellow flower and chrysanthemum, is a perennial plant. The chrysanthemum leaves are round, with clearly visible veins on the leaf surface, and feel plush to the touch. If you look closely, there is a layer of white fine hair on the leaf surface. Chrysanthemums like cool weather and are suitable for planting in fertile, moist, sandy soil with good ventilation and drainage. It is drought tolerant and cold tolerant, but is afraid of water accumulation. Once water accumulates, the leaves will droop. At this time, we must try to help it drain away the water in order to restore its vitality. The most common methods for propagating chrysanthemums are pole cutting and division. Rod cutting is The main methods of propagating chrysanthemums.
There are many varieties of chrysanthemums. At present, there are more than 2,000 varieties of chrysanthemums in the world after years of natural selection and artificial selection. Chrysanthemums are mostly yellow, but white appeared in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi once wrote "Ode to White Chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival": "The garden is full of tulip-yellow flowers, and there is a solitary bush in the middle that looks like frost. It is also like today's singing and drinking banquet, and the white-headed man enters the youth field. "Nowadays, chrysanthemums come in a variety of colors, including red, purple, green, pink, and even rare varieties such as blue and ink. Chrysanthemums are divided into early chrysanthemums, planting chrysanthemums, late chrysanthemums and festival chrysanthemums according to their flowering time. According to the flower type of the plant, it is divided into "standing chrysanthemum" with several flowers per plant, "big standing chrysanthemum" with hundreds of flowers per plant, "head chrysanthemum" with one flower per plant and "hanging chrysanthemum" with a hanging plant. According to the flower diameter, there are large chrysanthemums (flower diameter less than 6 cm), medium chrysanthemums (flower diameter 6 to 15 cm) and large chrysanthemums (flower diameter more than 15 cm). According to a book, the petals of chrysanthemums include single, double, oblate, spherical, positive, everted, hooked, heavy beads, pine needles, dragon claws, burrs, hanging type, etc.
As we all know, chrysanthemums are excellent flowers in pots and can also be used as medicine. There are three main types of medicinal chrysanthemums: "yellow chrysanthemum", "white chrysanthemum" and "wild chrysanthemum". Chrysanthemum can relieve heat and heat, and chrysanthemum leaves are also a good remedy for boils and detoxification.
Chrysanthemum is native to my country and is one of my country’s traditional famous flowers. Chrysanthemums cultivated in Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Guangdong and other provinces are relatively famous, especially in Hangzhou, Zhejiang and Neixiang, Henan, which are known as the "hometown of chrysanthemums". Chrysanthemums have been cultivated in China for nearly three thousand years. In "Notes·Tongling Chapter", there is a record that "the moon in autumn is full of yellow flowers". Ju is the ancient word for chrysanthemum. Almost all the poems left by various dynasties in our country have the shadow of chrysanthemum. For example, Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty chanted: "The chrysanthemums bloom in the forest, and the green pines crown the rocks. With this chastity and grace, Zhuo is a hero under the frost." In the Dream of the Red Mansions, Lin Daiyu said in "Ying Chrysanthemums": "From Tao Ling's Commentary After that, the eternal high winds speak of the present. "
Every autumn, the chrysanthemums are in full bloom and colorful, embellishment of this bleak autumn world, making it full of vitality.
When the refreshing autumn wind blows the sky higher and higher, when the strange children look away at the last south-flying goose, when the green leaves on the branches change to orange, when a little sourness has touched the branches, then It’s the time when the chrysanthemums are fragrant again.
Ju Zhidan
"Clang, clang..." Did you hear the crisp sound of striking iron? The breeze blows, the strong muscles exude the breath of life, and the raging fire cultivates noble sentiments. Jikang, the hero of this era and a talented person, lives the life of a blacksmith here. Like anyone else, you are also interested in He has high expectations, but do you dare to persuade him to become an official? Have you forgotten "The Book of Breaking Diplomacy with Shan Tao"? Those sonorous words have declared to everyone his disdain for the official career. Let him be himself and let the "Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove" forever live a life of "singing under the Yexia", "drinking in the bamboo forest", "sipping water in the winding water", " "Picking chrysanthemums in Nanshan" is about life, don't let the filth of the world cover the faint fragrance of chrysanthemums.
Chrysanthemum Pride
Can you still remember that Zhuangzi who ignored the state of Chu at that time and still decided to "trail on the road"? This "heart is as clear as autumn water", and he is like a noble layman who is not tied to a boat. He has world-class talents, but he has never surrendered to the powerful and powerful. He has lived a life of poverty and poverty all his life. Do you also want to persuade him to join the world and hope that he can Do a great cause for the motherland, society and the people. Yes, everyone hopes so. However, Zhuangzi thinks of himself as a tree, a tree that defends the moon of the soul. If you insist on pulling it up and planting it in the dirty soil of society, it will wither and die immediately. Just let him be a tree forever. A tree, there will be a proud chrysanthemum accompanying him.
The Sorrow of the Chrysanthemum
"The strength of the mountains is overwhelming, the times are not good, elegance does not die, elegance does not die, what can be done, what can Yu Ji, Yu Ji do?", facing the surging When facing the villagers and elders on the other side of the river, a generation of overlords could not help weeping their clothes. The river has taken on other people's surnames, and the beauty has committed suicide in her arms. Should she escape by boat and regroup, or should she throw herself into the Wu River and "die like a ghost"? If you were next to King Xiang, would you advise him to "keep the green hills there, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood"? The elders in Jiangdong also expected King Xiang to endure the humiliation and bear the burden. Maybe history would be rewritten because of this. However, King Xiang finally chose to throw himself into the river and die. He believed that he should die with dignity. He believed that that was his heroic nature and the life of a chrysanthemum. The form has withered, but the fragrance of the flowers remains forever.
Perhaps this is the true meaning of life. No matter what others expect, you should pursue what you think is right unremittingly, pursue freedom, pursue nobility, pursue the dignity of life, pursue the true nature of a hero, put aside the expectations of others, and put aside the expectations of others. Let go of the dissuasion of others and move towards your own understanding.
When the crisp sound of iron strikes comes from the distance, when the ancient roc spreads its wings and is about to fly, and when the surging Wujiang River roars to the sky, it is the season of fragrant chrysanthemums again.
Chrysanthemum Ode
"The rustling west wind fills the courtyard with plants, and the pistils are cold and fragrant. Butterflies are hard to come by. If I were the Qing Emperor in another year, I would repay the peach blossoms."
The sky is high and the air is crisp, and one leaf knows the autumn. In the autumn when all the flowers and grasses are gone, only the clusters of beautiful chrysanthemums, covered with crystal dew, stand upright and bloom in full bloom against the rustling autumn wind. It is gorgeous and colorful: white teeth, tender yellow, vermilion, there are too many to mention; it has various shapes: some are dignified and elegant, some are graceful and luxurious, some dance wildly and boldly, and some are crumbling. For this reason, it is favored by historical literati and poets.
As for chrysanthemum, I have a wonderful story with it. When I was a child, I often went to the countryside to play, where there was a pool of clear water. Beside the pond, there is a pile of rubble. One day I was surprised to find that among the rotten rocks, there were dots of starry green, which were strange and fresh. Wow! Isn't that the messenger of autumn - "Chrysanthemum"? That intoxicating green! It is not stained by dust, just like a piece of warm jasper. I once saw the new leaves of willows, but they couldn't get rid of the goose yellow, which seemed too light; I once saw the "green wall", which seemed too thick. And this green cannot be explained in words. Surrounded by tender green, there is a little bit of golden color, like a noble woman, holding her head high. The slender roots firmly grasp the soil, and a handful of barren soil creates its indomitability. That night, heavy rain fell from the sky. The sound of thunder, lightning, and rain merged into a strong symphony. However, in my mind, that little chrysanthemum appears all the time. Can that little creature withstand this storm? It cleared up after the rain, so I ran over. However, I was frustrated and disappointed. That little chrysanthemum plant, with its head drooped, lay weakly on the stone, ah! It comes so quickly and goes so quickly.
One day a few days later, I was surprised. It stood up again, holding the uneven petals on its head. That setback did not dispel its confidence, but increased it. It's the courage to overcome difficulties. Looking at this little chrysanthemum, I have a lot of thoughts. Isn't this the case in our lives? When you encounter setbacks, work hard and work hard, and the dawn of victory will eventually smile at you. If it changes from now on, then life will be like falling into a bottomless abyss.
We must follow the spirit of Chrysanthemum as an example, be brave enough to challenge setbacks, and live out a new self.
If you come to the hillside of my hometown, you will be surprised to find that the hillside is covered with wild chrysanthemums. At a glance, the wild chrysanthemum has no special features - there is a "big plate" sandwiched between the dense petals. If you look carefully, you will find that among the lush green leaves, the flowers that appear and disappear seem to be playing hide and seek with you. It can be hidden from you, but it cannot be hidden from me. Because, as long as I smell its unique fragrance, I will know it is there. This is the wild chrysanthemum on the hillside of my hometown.
Wild chrysanthemums live on steep hillsides, and their vitality is very tenacious. It doesn't need anyone to water or fertilize it, and it can survive strong despite wind and rain.
Wild chrysanthemum has many functions. For example: it can be used to make tea. Tea made with wild chrysanthemums can not only cure diseases, but also clear away heat and relieve fire; in addition, wild chrysanthemums can disinfect, stop bleeding, and cure colds; wild chrysanthemums have a light fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed.
Wild chrysanthemums are easy to grow. As long as the wind blows its seeds into the soil, and then it can survive with the sun and rain. Therefore, you can often see wild chrysanthemums on hillsides or in fields.
In the green grass or trees, wild chrysanthemums crowd the grass in clusters, like a group of chicks huddled around the nest "chirping" and competing for food. The fragrance, like mixed with honey, filled every corner and intoxicated the entire hillside.
The little wild chrysanthemum contributes in obscurity without asking for anything in return.
Ah! I love the wild chrysanthemums in my hometown.