Rhododendron legend

As for azaleas and rhododendrons, it is said that Du Yu, the king of Shu in ancient times, loved his people very much. He lived in seclusion after meditation and became a cuckoo after his death, so people called him a cuckoo.

Every spring, the cuckoo will fly to wake people up. Spread the grain quickly! "Mouth with blood cried out, blood spilled on the ground, dyed red azaleas all over the mountain.

It records the tragic War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. ?

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Poems about azaleas:

Bai Juyi has a saying, "Yuquan Nanxi is full of flowers, not like flowers like fire ... I'd rather quit my job and travel three miles, or even have a drink with Liulian."

Yang Wanli wrote: "Why do you have to watch the spring breeze in the famous garden, and the flowers along the way have to bear the blame?"

(Bai Juyi) wrote, "A bunch of thousands of flowers withered, but the red yarn was cut into a ball. The wind dances and the waist is fragrant, and the makeup is fresh. "

There is a cloud in "Grass Flower Spectrum": "If Yingshanhong grows all over the top of the mountain, its year will be rich and stable, and people will fight for it."

Yang Xunzhai's poem "Red drops reflect red, all stained with the blood of unjust birds."

References:

Azalea-Baidu Encyclopedia