Lü Zao, a poet of the Song Dynasty, said in his poem praising Quanzhou: "When clouds surround the Fujian Sea, who sealed the city walls in the past?"
In fact, it is not difficult to answer this question. .
The tall and lush Erythora sinensis with fiery red flowers in Quanzhou were planted during the Five Dynasties when Du Liu Congxu, the envoy of the Five Dynasties, was expanding the city walls. Quanzhou also got a nickname: Erythrina sinensis. Tongcheng.
Then, the Erythrina tree became the city tree of Quanzhou City.
In modern times, there are very few Erythrina trees. Therefore, when Comrade Guo Moruo came to Quanzhou, he once lamented that "the flowers of Citonus have withered in Citoncity"!
When Mr. Huang Shouqi was recalling the scene of Quanzhou's erythritia flowers blooming all over the city, he once left this poem:
There are no erythritia flowers in Quanzhou, and there are no good names for generations. boast.
I would like to send a message to the people of the state to replant diligently, so that thousands of trees can bloom like red.
The good news is that in recent years, some Erythrina trees have been replanted in front of the stone fence of Kaiyuan Temple and on the side of Baiyuan River Pool near the Overseas Chinese Building. Visitors to Quanzhou should never forget to go there and see its splendor!