Red bean
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1. Red bean: The collective name for the seeds of red bean tree, sea red bean and acacia acacia.
2. Red bean tree: Fabaceae. arbor. Blooms in spring with butterfly-shaped corolla, white or light red, in panicles. The pods are woody, oblong, and the seeds are bright red. Produced in central and eastern China, it is for ornamental use. The wood is heavy, red, and has beautiful patterns. It is an excellent wood for carving and joinery.
3. Sea red bean: also known as "Acacia", "Acacia tree", "Peacock bean". Fabaceae. Deciduous trees. Seeds are convex mirror-shaped and bright red. Produced in the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia [1], Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka; also found in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, China, and the eastern Himalayas. The wood is hard, the heartwood texture is slightly coarse, and it is resistant to water and moisture. It is an excellent shipbuilding material and can also be used for construction, furniture, gun stocks, etc. The seeds are used as decoration.
3. Xiangsizi: also known as "red bean". Fabaceae. Woody vine. The branches are thin and weak. Blooms in spring and summer, with butterfly-shaped corolla, often light red or purple, in racemes. The pods are oblong. The seeds are wide and oval, with vermilion at the upper end and black at the lower end. They can be small ornaments. Distributed in tropical Asia; also produced in southern China. For viewing. The seeds are poisonous and used as a vomiting and insecticide. The leaves can be a diuretic and treat bronchitis; the roots can clear away heat and relieve symptoms, and are used as ingredients in herbal tea.
4. Acacia tree: the name of the tree. ①Some tree species have red seeds. Such as "red bean tree, sea red bean" and so on. ② "Selected Works·Zuo Si's "Wu Du Fu"": "The pomegranate tree is the tree of acacia." Liu Kui's note: "Acacia is also a big tree. The material is strong, and when cut at an angle (evil), the text can be used to make utensils." In fact, it is like coral, which remains unchanged over the years, and Dongye has it." ③In ancient times, it was said that during the Warring States Period, King Kang of the Song Dynasty captured the beauty of the wife of Han Ping, the wife of King Kang of the Song Dynasty. Han Ping committed suicide. He also threw himself on the stage and died, leaving a suicide note stating that he wished to be buried together. King Kang was angry and ordered the people to bury them separately, with the two tombs facing each other. A long time ago, there was a big catalpa tree growing at the end of the two tombs. They hugged each other for ten days, with their roots and branches intertwined. There were also male and female mandarin ducks perched on the trees. They would not go away morning and evening, crossing their necks and chirping mournfully. People in the Song Dynasty mourned it because they called the tree acacia tree. See Volume 11 of Qian Bao's "Sou Shen Ji".
Introduction to the effects of red beans:
Red beans ("Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine in Sichuan")
The source is the seeds of the leguminous plant red bean tree.
Plant form Red bean tree, also known as: Western Hubei red bean tree, Jiangyin red bean tree.
Arbor, 9 to 15 meters high.
The bark is gray and smooth.
Odd-pinnate compound leaves, alternate; 12 to 20 cm long; 5 to 7 leaflets, nearly leathery, oblong or oblong-ovate, 5 to 12 cm long, 2.5 to 2.5 cm wide 5 cm, apex acuminate, base wedge-shaped or blunt, hairless, grayish white below, entire edge.
Panicles terminal or axillary; flowers white or light red, rarely fragrant; calyx bell-shaped, densely covered with yellow-brown pubescence, lobes short, several round; corolla butterfly-shaped, petals all clawed ; Stamens 10, separated; ovary superior, glabrous, with 5-6 ovules, style 1, purple, curved, stigma oblique.
The pods are woody, flat, round or oval, 4 to 6.5 cm long, 2.5 to 4 cm wide, with a beak-shaped apex.
There are 1 to 2 seeds, bright red, bright, nearly round, 1.3 to 2 cm long, and the hilum is about 9 mm long.
The flowering period is from April to May.
The fruiting period is October.
Born near rivers or woods.
Distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Hubei, Guangxi, and Sichuan.
Collect seeds in late autumn and early winter for later use.
Chemical components: Various plants of this genus contain alkaloids such as N-methylcytisine, N-methyltetrahydrocytisine, cytisine, and cytisine.
Nature and flavor "Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in Sichuan": neutral in nature, bitter in taste, and slightly toxic.
Functions and Indications - The efficacy of red beans in "Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine in Sichuan": regulates qi and stimulates menstruation.
Cure hernia, abdominal pain, blood stagnation and amenorrhea.
Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 3 to 5 yuan.
Red beans are mild in nature and sweet in taste. They contain protein, fat, sugar, vitamin B, potassium, iron, phosphorus, etc.
Red beans can promote the activation of heart blood vessels and be a diuretic; for people who are afraid of cold, low blood pressure, and easily tired, regular consumption of red beans can improve these discomforts. In addition, red beans also have the functions of strengthening the stomach, promoting fluid production, removing dampness and replenishing qi, making them a good medicinal and health food. Red beans are a good friend of women's health. The rich iron content can make people look rosy. Taking more red beans can also nourish blood, promote blood circulation, strengthen physical strength, and enhance resistance. Lactating women eat more red beans, which can promote the secretion of milk.
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Wang Wei (701~761), courtesy name Mojie, was born in Qi, Taiyuan. A representative figure of the landscape idyllic school in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He is a man of rare talent, but the famous "Reminiscences of Shandong Brothers on September 9th" is an impromptu work he composed when he was seventeen years old. He is good at poetry and painting, proficient in music, and is also known for his calligraphy.
Wang Wei created a large number of popular poems throughout his life, among which he is especially famous for his landscape and pastoral poems.
Wang Wei's poem "Lovesickness" about red beans: "Red beans are born in the south. When spring comes, a few branches will appear. I hope you will pick more. This is the most lovesick thing."
Hongdou Documents
1. After the death of Han Ping and his wife, they built a tree and named it Acacia Tree. (Three Kingdoms Wei·Cao Pi's "Liu Yi Zhuan")
2. During the Warring States and Song Dynasties, Han and his wife died in love, and the two tombs faced each other. "In the past, a big catalpa tree grew at the end of the two tombs. , Ten days later, they hug each other, their bodies are bent together, their roots are intertwined below, and their branches are staggered above. There are also mandarin ducks, one male and one male, perched on the tree. They will not go away morning and evening, crossing their necks and singing in sorrow. The sound of Song Dynasty people is touching. Therefore, the tree was called "Acacia Tree". The name of Acacia originated from this (Jin Dynasty Qianbao's "Sou Shen Ji")
3. During the Warring States Period, the Wei State suffered hardships from the Qin Dynasty. , some people went to conquer the Qin Dynasty and did not return. After his wife was buried, there were trees on the tomb, and the branches and leaves leaned towards the husband's place, so it was called the Acacia Tree (Liang Renfang's "Shu Yi Ji").
4. The pomegranate tree is a tree of acacia ("Wu Du Fu" by Zuo Taichong of Jin Dynasty)
5. Acacia is a big tree with strong material. If you cut it, it can be used as a tool. In fact, it is as red as coral and remains unchanged over the years. (Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xi) 6. Acacia is round and red. : In the past, a man died beside him. His wife thought about him and died crying under the tree, so he was named after him (Li Qi, "Ancient and Modern Poetry" in the Northern Song Dynasty)
7. Beans are round and red. Shouwu is known throughout the world as Xiangsizi, which is a synonym for red bean. Its wood, when cut diagonally, has text, which can be used as a drum and a pipa groove. The tree is large and has white branches, and its leaves are like a locust tree. The flower is no different from the honey locust flower. Its seeds are like lentils, and they are all red. Li Shanyun said: "In fact, they are as red as coral." )
8. The original name of the red bean is acacia seeds. Its leaves are like locust trees and its pods are like beans. The seeds are ripe in summer and are coral-colored. They are as big as gorgon seeds and slightly flat. They are suitable for feeding parrots. They are vine seeds. It is as thin as a mung bean, and its branches are thick and thick. It is a thing found in the fence, and it is not valuable. It is a woody tree with fat fruits that can be played with. >Dajun's "Guangdong New Language")
9. According to ancient and modern poetry, the lovesickness child is round and red. Therefore, the old saying goes: In the past, there was a man who was missing, and his wife missed him and died crying under the tree. , because of the name. This is different from the acacia tree on Han Feng Tomb, which is also a catalpa tree. It is not confirmed whether it is the cloud or the sea red bean. " (Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica")
10. The sea red bean tree is two to three feet high. According to the Song Dynasty's Qiyi tribe's Fangwuluo, it has pods among the branches, and its seeds are covered with beads. The red bean is large and flat, with red skin and white flesh, hence its name. People in Shu use it as a fruit snack. ("Jiu Tong Tong Zhi")
11. The acacia bean tree is three to four feet high. It has pods as thin as acacias. Each branch has four or five pods, which are like piled in one place. They are one inch long and only as big as a finger. There are three or four seeds in the pod. In winter, the pod splits into two pieces and shrinks like a flower, but the seeds still do not fall. Its seeds are as thin as a bean and flat, and its color is like a point of vermilion, which cannot be compared to the color of coral. Yusuo's combination
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The Legend of Hongdou
Gushan is located at the junction of the four counties (cities) of Wuxi, Changshu, Jiangyin and Zhangjiagang. Belonging to Jiangyin, it is an ancient town formed in the Southern Song Dynasty. Gushan is more than 50 meters high and looks like a squatting cat looking back, hence its name. There are 16 ancient beacon towers on the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there were originally Xiangshan Temple, an ancient temple from the Liang Dynasty, and Tianxiang Pavilion. Six or seven miles northeast of Gushan Mountain, there are red bean trees.
The Gushan red bean tree is said to have been planted by Prince Zhaoming of the Liang Dynasty. Prince Zhaoming Xiao Tong (501-503) was the son of Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Hu. He was fond of literature and once compiled the "Selected Works of Zhaoming" in the Wenxuan Building of Guanyin Temple in Gushan Xiangshan Temple. At present, there are still fragments of broken tablets from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties left at the Tianxiang Pavilion site. Among them are the "Inscription on the Reconstruction of the Gushan Wenxuan Building" and the "Inscription on the Reconstruction of the Reading Building of Prince Zhaoming" written in the fourth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. It is also said that the site of the red bean tree was originally a nunnery. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a monk moved the red bean tree from other places. From then on, people called the nunnery Hongdou nunnery and the village called Hongdou village. "Jiangyin County Chronicle" records: This tree was withered in the Yuan Dynasty, and returned to shade during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There was a severe drought in the sixth year of Xianfeng, and the tree bore numerous fruits. In 1918, Xu Jiuyong wrote "Gu Shan's Visit to the Red Bean Tree", and in 1934 Wu Yisheng wrote "Gu Shan's Visit to the Red Bean Tree".
The original trunk of the red bean tree has decayed, and a trunk of about 1 meter in diameter can still be seen. The existing trees with lush green leaves, flowers and fruits may be the two branches that were regenerated after the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. The tree is 10 meters high, with a circumference of 50 meters around the crown shade. The waist circumference of the southern branch is 1.23 meters, the waist circumference of the northern branch connected to the root is 2.90 meters, and there are three upper branches with waist circumferences of 1.17, 1.85 and 1.50 meters respectively. 2 meters south of the big tree, a new branch grew in 1982, 0.7 meters high. To the north of the south wall, another new branch grew in 1983, 0.45 meters high. These two new branches are both connected branches of a large tree. According to research, the red bean tree bloomed and bore fruit once in 1937, and bloomed and bore fruit once in 1956. It bloomed and bore fruit four times from 1975 to 1985, with the peak in 1983, when 1,600 red beans were harvested, and in 1985, only 7 red beans were harvested. This red bean tree sprouts around May 1st every year and blooms from the 13th to the 20th. Autumn seeds are ripe and picked in October. Its leaves are like a locust tree, its pods are like beans, as big as gravy, shaped like an atrium, and its color is dark red and slightly purple. The ancients thought it was a symbol of lovesickness, hence the name "Lovesickness Son". In 1982, the Jiangyin County Government built a wall around the red bean tree and built the Hongdou Courtyard. The courtyard is 18.16 meters long from north to south, 15.66 meters wide from east to west, and covers an area of ??270 square meters. The round door in the courtyard faces north, and there is a built-in east-west corridor. Four glass cabinets are placed on the corridor wall, displaying red beans and poems written by famous people about the red bean tree.
There is a Hongdou Village in Gushan Town, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province. In Hongdou Village, there is a Hongdou Courtyard. In the Hongdou Courtyard, there is a thousand-year-old red bean tree.
The red bean tree in Gushan Hongdou Courtyard is said to have been planted by Prince Zhaoming of the Liang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,400 years and is listed as a key protected cultural relic. Entering Hongdouyuan, we saw this rare and ancient tree, which was tall and straight, with its branches supporting dozens of meters away. It looked like a giant umbrella. Although it had gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes, it was still full of vitality and luxuriant branches. According to the management, this red bean tree blooms and bears fruit every three to five years. It blooms at the turn of spring and summer, and its color is pure white. Fruiting in late autumn, the pods are brown and shaped like chicken hearts. Peel the pod, and you will find a heart-shaped red bean, as bright as clouds.
Red bean trees are very rare in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Thousand-year-old trees are even rarer. One characteristic of Gushan red beans is that the particles are extremely large, which is incomparable to other red beans. The red bean tree is a third-level protected plant in my country, and because it only blooms and bears fruit once every few years, its seeds are particularly precious.
Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Lovesickness": "Red beans grow in the south, and a few branches will grow when spring comes. I hope you will pick more of them, as this is the most lovesick thing." The modern poet Liu Dabai won a After seeing the "double red beans" with double pods, he once wrote the poem "Double Red Beans" excitedly: "One bean, one bag for people, two red beans for storage, so man and heaven are on the same side. Like the atrium, beware of the atrium, clinging to the atrium Keep it secret, don't teach separation and hatred." Therefore, red beans are also called "love seeds" and have been used as a token of love since ancient times. Red beans are also regarded as a "good luck suppressor". People embed the red beans, which are as red as fire and have exquisite light, on rings, bracelets, necklaces and other valuable accessories and wear them everywhere to pray for happiness.
Today, red beans are not only used as a token of love, but many people also use red beans to express their nostalgia for their motherland, hometown, relatives and friends. In early 1949, the people of Gushan Hongdou Village selected 8 large red beans and sent them to Chairman Mao Zedong to express their gratitude and nostalgia for the people's leader. Chairman Mao specially asked the General Office of the Central Committee to reply to the letter and express his gratitude to the people of Gushan. In recent years, many overseas tourists and compatriots from Hong Kong and Taiwan have specially visited Gushan Red Bean Court and brought back a few red bean collections to express their nostalgia for their motherland and homeland.
The cultural meaning of red beans
Produced in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, also known as acacia seeds, shaped like peas and red in color. The ancients often used it to symbolize love or lovesickness.
Red beans are also known as acacia seeds. Acacia red beans are a unique cultural product of our country. They are a long-standing and mysterious product of the Chinese nation. Simple traditional culture. "Red beans grow in the south. In autumn, a few branches will appear. I hope you will pick more. This is the most loved thing." This is the popular poem "Lovesickness" written by Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, based on the national customs of the society at that time. It reflects the touching scene of young men and women in that historical time and space using red bean ornaments as gifts to their lovers when deciding on life events. . Since then, red beans have become a symbol of pure love. Love is priceless, red beans are priceless. The meaning of lovesick red beans includes not only the love between men and women, but also the love between family, friendship, teachers and students, the love after adversity and separation, the love between nation and country, and the love between human beings. This feeling is broad and lovesickness is infinite...
Red beans grow in the south. When spring comes, a few branches will appear. I hope you will pick more. This is the most lovesick thing! - Wang Wei
The origin of lovesick beans< /p>
According to legend, in ancient times, a man went on an expedition, and his wife leaned under a big tree on a high mountain day and night to pray. She cried under the tree because she missed her lover at the frontier. After the tears dried up, what came out were bright red blood drops. The drops of blood turned into red beans, which took root and sprouted and grew into a big tree. The tree was full of red beans, which people called acacia beans. Day after day, spring passes and autumn comes. The fruit of the big tree, accompanied by the longing in the girl's heart, slowly turned into the most beautiful red heart-shaped seed on the earth - acacia beans.
Red beans have extremely profound cultural heritage. The real Acacia red beans have extra large grains, 8-9 mm in diameter, and there are 1,700 grains per pound. Nature has endowed this kind of true lovesick red bean with a special quality: as hard as diamond, as bright as blood, in shape as a beating heart, red and shiny, invulnerable to decay, and crystal clear in color that will never fade. Its shape and texture are all in the shape of "heart". It’s really a big heart but a careful heart. Legend has it that a person who has the pain of lovesickness sheds tears under the tree, which is difficult to resolve and finally condenses.
Among the people, acacia red beans, like jade, are spiritual and auspicious objects: when making love, sending a bunch of acacia beans with a wish will bring success in love; when getting married, the bride will A bracelet or necklace made of bright red acacia beans will be worn on the wrist or neck to symbolize that the man and woman are heart-to-heart and will grow old together; after getting married, six acacia beans with which they have made a wish will be placed under the pillows of the couple each. May the husband and wife be of the same mind and have a happy marriage for a hundred years.
Currently, acacia red bean jewelry is popular in southern countries. Fashionable women are proud to wear exquisite red bean jewelry. Male and female lovers have chosen acacia red bean jewelry for each other to express their love. Red beans have been used as a symbol of lovesickness since ancient times!
The special meaning of the number of red beans
Different quantities of acacia beans represent different meanings.
1 represents "one heart and one mind" 2 represents "love each other"
3 represents "I love you" 4 represents "Oath of Oath"
5 6 representing "Five Blessings"
7 representing "I secretly love you" 8 representing "I deeply apologize for your forgiveness"
9 representing "Permanent possession" 10 "Love you wholeheartedly"
11 "I only belong to you"
51 represent "You are the only one for me"
99 represent "grow old and live forever"
Red Bean Lovesickness Festival
The Red Bean Qixi Festival comes from one of the four major folk legends in my country - Cowherd, The story of the Weaver Girl. The Qixi Festival formed by this legend has a history of more than 1,000 years in our country. It is valued by the word "love" and important by the word "thinking". Qin Guan, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty, once wrote a popular poem "Magpie Bridge Immortal" to praise the sincerity of the love between the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. The poem "Magpie Bridge Immortal" writes, "If the love lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night?" Wang Wei, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Lovesickness": Red beans grow in the south, and when spring comes, they will sprout a few branches; I hope you will pick more of them, as this is the most lovesick thing. Although the contents of one word and one poem are different, they have the same artistic conception. We can imagine that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl live in two places, but they miss each other with red beans. Today, Hongdou Group has invested heavily to integrate the traditional folk festivals of Chinese Valentine's Day and Hongdou and hold the "Chinese Valentine's Day and Red Bean Lovesickness Festival", which is very appropriate.
Zhou Yaoting said that holding the "Chinese Valentine's Day Red Bean·Lovesickness Festival" is not a whim of Hongdou people, nor is Hongdou taking the opportunity to speculate. Hongdou should regard the "Chinese Valentine's Day Red Bean·Lovesickness Festival" as a long-term project and a cultural undertaking of great significance. They plan to use the five-year plan to promote the "Qixi Red Bean Lovesickness Festival" in order to awaken the Chinese people to promote their own national culture and pay attention to their own traditional national festivals. Today, Qixi Hongdou Lovesickness Festival has celebrated its first fifth birthday, which has also caused a huge response in the society. The poet Yu Guangzhong praised Hongdou's move as "using red beans to resist roses"; he was so impressed that he wrote "On the seventh day of July, Hongdou Lovesickness Festival"; the famous painter and writer Feng Jicai wrote about Hongdou's promotion of national culture and saving traditional festivals. The contribution was highly appreciated. Nowadays, many cities across the country are celebrating the Lovesickness Festival. For example, Qianlima Electric Vehicle in Wuxi, Jiangsu held activities to sing the Red Bean Lovesickness Festival. Some companies and merchants in Nanjing, Liaoning and other places also held various celebration activities on the Hongdou Lovesickness Festival. Hongdou Group’s The contribution of the initiative cannot be erased.