It is said that "ivory chicken strips" came from the late Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang once took a boat trip to the canal to enjoy the scenery along the way. On this day, I arrived in Yangzhou, and officials of all sizes lined up to meet me. Yang Guang heard that there are many places of interest and beautiful gardens here, so he decided to stay here for a few days. As soon as I sat down, I felt empty, and the people who followed me presented all the tables and drinks. Yang Guang ate for a while, but found it tasteless, so he ordered the local chef to redo it. I found a family who lived by hunting and collecting herbs. As soon as they heard that the emperor was coming to dinner, they had no choice but to wait attentively. Four girls are the best chefs in the family. They cooked four courses and sent them to Yang Guang soon. As soon as Yang Guang ate it, he was very happy and praised it. He sent someone to see the cook at once. So four girls were brought in. When Yang Guang saw it, she was pleasantly surprised. She is surprised that there are such beautiful women here, and she is glad that she has such superb cooking skills. "What are the names of these dishes?" Yang Guangxiao asked. Huei-fang said at once, "These are all home-cooked dishes, and there are no good names. This is fried chicken strips ... ""Ha ha ha, then give the lonely family a new name! " Yang said to him. Ask again: "What is this place?" "Long live, this place is called' Ivory Forest'." "Ivory forest? Oh! Is it the forest in front? " "Exactly!" "beautiful, great, then, this dish is called' ivory chicken strips'!" Since then, this dish has spread all over Yangzhou. Later, according to the specific situation, Suzhou chefs improved this dish to "Phoenix wearing peony".
2. Phoenix wears a peony curtain and gently picks off the sarong. Pink is colorless, especially the beautiful pipa. It's hard to thank flower lovers for burying flowers. Since ancient times, beauty has been empty and affectionate, and the balcony is still far away. Inviting Phoenix to wear peony next spring is still pitiful. It probably means that the curtain and window screen fluttered gently in the wind, and the woman behind her looked so beautiful even though she didn't wear makeup.
She played a song with pipa, which was beautiful as rhetoric, but she couldn't thank the undertaker for her infatuation with flowers (the story of Daiyu burying flowers). Beautiful women from ancient times to the present are always sentimental. They often watch the moon alone on the balcony, as if expecting someone to invite them next spring. Lonely and sad, even wearing a gorgeous robe embroidered with phoenix peony, it still looks so pitiful.
3. About the introduction of the paper-cut "Phoenix Wearing Peony", about 150 words "Phoenix Wearing Peony" occupies an important page in the whole set of "Flower Offering". The combination of bird king and based woman refers to the heroine among women. In the folk, it is a moral standard and life mission to praise women's diligence, kindness, tenacity and tolerance.
Phoenix is a virtual bird, and its prototype is evolved from chicken. Because chicken is a German bird in the zodiac, chicken has eight virtues:
1. Born to wear a crown, it is "Wende". People who are chickens are born with the talent of being a champion, and no matter what they do, they are not idle;
2. Grow to a sufficient distance, which is "martial virtue". When the chicken feet are spread apart, they can attack and retreat, and they have the ability of military commanders;
3. Dare to fight against strong enemies as "courage". Chickens dare to fight with eagles to protect their young;
4, eating is called "righteousness." If you have delicious food, you will greet your companions to share it and be loyal (but this is also the fatal wound of a chicken, and you often use too much affection);
When Chen Si correctly announced the dawn, it was called "faith". Remind people to smell chickens and dance every day, and you can never go wrong if you keep your word;
6. Ghosts flee to "goodness". In the morning, chickens call ghosts to scare away and defend the peace of their homes;
7. The pronunciation is the same as "Ji", which is "Fu De". There are many chicken-shaped sculptures in the court, which symbolize good luck;
8. Turn the phoenix into "virtue" in the fire of nirvana. Give your life for justice and jump into the fire. Instead of being burned to death, he will become a gorgeous Cai Feng. If he doesn't give in to bad luck, the old America will be reborn.
If the phoenix is compared to the queen, it will be a tool for mothers and an example for all women. Because the phoenix has a very sensitive sense of smell, is good at measuring the changes of the situation, and cooperates with the dragon symbolizing the emperor, it has a prosperous time of "dragon and phoenix are auspicious". Therefore, the ancients taught future generations-if you don't know how to be a woman, you have to listen to Phoenix Legend.
In ancient times, this kind of gift flower was mostly used to decorate the gift box of wife's birthday.