Seven Hibiscus Poems on Midsummer Beautiful Flowers: Hibiscus flowers are proud of themselves for a day, but they are among the flowers that live long.
There is a small garden near my home, and hibiscus trees are planted around the garden. . A special feature of the hibiscus tree is that it is a shrub with upward-facing branches and leaves. When the hibiscus tree sprouts new branches in late spring and early summer, its fresh and refreshing beauty is no less than that of the leaves of a plum tree. Plum leaves are loved by people for their fresh green color. The branches and leaves of hibiscus also have that freshness.
When passing by the garden, I saw hibiscus in bloom. The purple flowers were scattered on the green leaves. This is a rare summer flower. The elegant purple paired with the fresh and cute green is very eye-catching. I suddenly thought of the description of midsummer in the Zhou Dynasty's "Book of Rites and Monthly Orders".
In the midsummer month of "Book of Rites, Monthly Orders," "The antlers are untied. The cicadas begin to sing. The pinellia grows. The hibiscus blooms."
Hibiscus is really a plant that blooms at the right time. It is said that it blooms It really opened at this time.
The reason why the Book of Rites records hibiscus should be because this shrub was widely planted in the Zhou Dynasty and was a common tree in or near the northern capital. So why was hibiscus so common in the Zhou Dynasty?
Because this is a practical method that people in the north got from production practice. Hibiscus can survive by cuttings, and the branches point upward to form a natural fence, which is dense and neat. It is a good tree species used for borders and fences in ancient times.
Moreover, hibiscus is one of the few trees that blooms in summer. When hibiscus blooms, it means the arrival of midsummer.
In ancient times, midsummer was the period when the sun passed through the Tropic of Tropic. The sun was at midheaven, symbolizing nature and the rule of imperial power. At this time, flowers and trees facing the sun were particularly valued because they had a strong symbolic meaning. Some people say that lotus and pomegranate flowers also bloom during this period. However, from a regional perspective, lotus mainly grows in the swampy areas of the south. Lotus is not common in the mountainous plains of the north. Pomegranate is an exotic species. It was only in the Song Dynasty that it was widely planted and designated as the flower of May.
Therefore, in the pre-Qin Dynasty, hibiscus flowers bloomed in midsummer, giving them a beautiful meaning about the sun. Therefore, later generations followed the ancient rituals and collected hibiscus flowers to offer sacrifices to the sun god in summer.
In fact, hibiscus flower also has another name, called Shunhua. < /p>
There is a female companion, her appearance is like that of Shunying.
The general will soar, and the general will wear jade.
He is beautiful and has a good voice. "? Zhou. ·?The Book of Songs "A Girl and a Carriage"
It was a summer wedding of a nobleman. A beautiful bride got into the wedding car, her face like a hibiscus flower that bloomed in the morning.
She is wearing auspicious clothes, with beautiful jade, and her appearance is dignified
This beautiful bride has a face as delicate as a hibiscus flower, and her beautiful appearance is like a phoenix, with jade on her body There was a tinkling sound,
Her voice was gentle and charming.
In the Zhou Dynasty, carriages passed through the manor. In summer, there were fences beside the road. Rows of hibiscus bloomed in the morning, setting off the bride's face, how beautiful it was.
So why do later generations believe that Shunhua is the hibiscus flower? What is the relationship between Shun Hua and Emperor Shun?
The Han Dynasty was not far from the Zhou Dynasty, and the annotations made should be credible. Shunhua is Hibiscus, which is at least another name for Hibiscus.
So let’s talk about why this flower is called Shun.
We know that Emperor Shun was one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in ancient times. His name was Chonghua. The specific meaning of this name is no longer clear, but this name carries a Chinese character.
Emperor Shun's main contribution was agriculture: sowing and planting grains on time; digging ditches and canals to facilitate irrigation; dredging rivers and controlling floods. When summer came, Emperor Shun was very happy to see the south wind bringing warmth and rainfall. He played the harp and sang loudly
"The fragrance of the south wind can relieve the anger of our people."
When the south wind comes, it can bring wealth to our people. ""Song of the South Wind"
This south wind comes in time and can relieve the people from their worries. This south wind comes in time and allows the people to plant crops. There is gain and accumulation.
Yao and Shun created a period of agricultural prosperity and peace in ancient times, which will be remembered and respected by future generations. Just like this, summer is a time when fruit trees are harvested and the fields are lush. This plant that blooms in summer is called Shun.
Hibiscus is the flower of Shun, the flower of the sun, and the flower of summer.
And this name has continued and became the name of the local hibiscus flower. In the Zhou Dynasty, it had the same name as hibiscus flower.
Therefore, when later generations wrote about summer, high-level sacrifices or congratulatory messages about the emperor, hibiscus and shunfeng were often used. Shunfeng is the south wind, the wind in summer, and Shunhua is the hibiscus flower, the pastoral flower in midsummer.
The beauty of hibiscus is that in midsummer, it blooms towards the sun in the morning and withers at night, but the new flowers still face the sun, as if they are a continuous guardian of the sun and farmland.
"The dragon spirit met for the first time. In the fire.
Zhu Guang arrived in the north. Gui Jingtong.
The emperor is in Li. Shi Siheng.
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The rain falls. Hibiscus blooms.
Enze Siming. Be nine. "The Southern and Northern Dynasties·? Anonymous "Fifteen Qimingtang Songs? Ten of them? Songs of the Red Emperor?"
This is a sacrificial song to worship the sun god in summer during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
It can be seen from the sky. See the Canglong constellation and the big Mars in the sky at night.
The red sun is about to reach the sky. This is the summer solstice.
The hibiscus flowers have just begun to bloom. Ah, everything is growing, covering the hills.
Thanks to the Red Emperor, blessings are everywhere.
You can see that hibiscus is the flower that corresponds to the midsummer solstice, and is the best sacrifice. Dedicated to the Sun God.
The red emperor of the Sui Dynasty also included "containing cherry blossoms and hanging hibiscus flowers"
The hibiscus flower is a kind of flower that corresponds to the summer solstice and is sacred.
"Meng Sunwei asked for filial piety, and Laizi resigned.
Fortunately, Wen's wish was fulfilled, but it was difficult to grow crops.
Collect sesame seeds for medicine and hibiscus for morning meal.
The clouds in the building hide the rain, and the mountains bring heatstroke and cold.
There should be bamboo shoots at the wrong time, and orchids in all the idle land.
I will tell you and accept the excellent edict, and you will have a long feast and enjoy it forever. "The prosperous Tang Dynasty· Huangfu Ran "Liu Shiyu ordered Xu to suspend his official duties and return to serve?"
This is an official in the Tang Dynasty. Because his mother was ill, he was allowed to resign and go home to fulfill his filial piety. .
This is a congratulation to him from his official friends, saying that you are allowed to return home to fulfill your filial piety by the emperor himself.
You can collect Ganoderma lucidum in the mountains to make medicine for your mother. You can pick the hibiscus flowers in the morning and serve them as breakfast for your mother. You live in the mountains, and the house is filled with smoke and clouds. It is cool even in the scorching heat of summer. There are bamboo shoots all year round and orchids everywhere. I really envy you to resign and go back like this. It is so good in the fairy mountains. In the water, accompany your mother.
Then the key point here is to eat hibiscus flowers.
This is the Tang Dynasty. Hibiscus flowers can be eaten. It must have been popular before the Tang Dynasty. Flowers facing the sun are sweet and smooth, and can remove dampness and heat. They are a good food for health. Moreover, the recipe comes from the folk and must have the blessing of Taoist doctors. Therefore, it is juxtaposed with picking sesame seeds and is a health-preserving flower eaten by immortals and hermits.
In rural areas, there are also hibiscus flower scrambled eggs and hibiscus flower soup, which is smooth and delicious.
"Who said hibiscus peanuts make people feel sick, it's a pity. Half a year red.
There are not many peaches and plums, and they are beaten by thousands of branches in the night wind. "Praising the Red Hibiscus?" by Xu Ning of the Tang Dynasty
It is the hibiscus flower that is found everywhere, and it is accompanied by the aesthetics of ordinary people. In fact, farmers like hibiscus and hibiscus flowers, and hibiscus can be used as a natural fence The tree has lush branches and leaves in summer, which can shade the courtyard and farm buildings. The hibiscus has a long flowering period, which can bloom from summer to late autumn. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a change. It was believed that hibiscus flowers bloom in the morning and fall in the evening. Their life is short and their prosperity is not long. Even the Shun flower has become a flower of a moment and a flower of a day. Many poems are written in a sad and sad way.
But there are always knowledgeable people who are clear about the origin.
Who said that hibiscus flower blooms briefly and makes people feel that life is short. I love that its flowering period can last as long as half a year, and it blooms every day. Like in the spring breeze.
Look at the peach and plum flowers blooming luxuriantly, but the peach and plum blossoms wither overnight, do they have as long a flowering period as the hibiscus?
Don’t look at the flowers. Blooming and falling, although each hibiscus flower does not last long, the hibiscus tree blooms, but it is red for half a year.
"Don't be deceived by Mount Tai, Yan Zi has no intention of envying Lao Peng.
The pine tree will decay after a thousand years, but the hibiscus flower will be proud of itself in one day.
There is no need to be in love with the world and worry about death, nor do you feel tired of life if you are busy with the body.
Life and death are all illusions. What is the relationship between illusion and joy? "Tang·?Bai Juyi's "Five Poems?Fifth?"
Bai Juyi also made his own strong voice. Don't use the metaphor of Mount Tai to bully those who are short-lived.
Yan Zi, a Confucian, concentrated on his own pursuits, how could he envy the longevity of Lao Tzu?
Even if a pine tree can live for more than a thousand years, no one has seen a pine tree that lasts ten thousand years. It is life and will eventually die. Thank you.
Although the hibiscus flower has only one day of life, it strives to open up and face the sun freely.
There is no need to be greedy for life and fear of death.
This life and death are all a dream in the world, so all the worries about life, death and prosperity are boring. It is better to live in the present, and even the life of the hibiscus flower should bloom beautifully!
< p> This is actually a kind of positive energy. Who can expect the future? Just be yourself in front of the reality, be as cheerful as a hibiscus, work hard to face the sun, don't envy others, and don't seek long-term, this is the most fulfilling life."Not in the flowering period, but in the osmanthus period.
Low and high is like order, red and white are suitable.
Farmers know how to weave fences, and bees know how to learn honey.
I think the channel is basically prosperous, but I am not afraid of the snow and frost. "Wang Mian's "Hibiscus Flower" at the end of the Yuan Dynasty
It is the peasant poet and painter Wang Mian who has the most confidence to talk about hibiscus flowers.
Hibiscus flowers do not compete with other flowers in spring. When the flowers are at their most luxuriant, , it can actually be open until the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The high and low flowers are neat and orderly, and the red and white ones are the cutest.
Weaved fences for farmers and provided nectar sources for bees.
Hibiscus does not need people's sympathy and sorrow. It has its own vitality and is not afraid of being bullied by frost and snow.
Written to relieve anger.
“Blooming from May to September, the flowers bloom again and again in autumn.
Those who have no intention of learning the art of immortality are the ones who live long among the flowers. "Hongli of the Qing Dynasty Inscribed on the Nine Autumn Pictures of Qian Weicheng? The Eighth? Purple Hibiscus?》
It is said that Emperor Qianlong had no good poems, but this one is very good.
Written honestly. Hibiscus flowers bloom from May to September. The gorgeous flowers are so beautiful that they don't care about the spring and autumn outside.
The hibiscus flower blooms for a day, but the flowers are so bright that it neither has nor bothers to learn the techniques of immortality and beauty.
However, hibiscus is a plant with a long flowering period and longevity among flowers. Other flowers are really not comparable.
Because some poems by ancient literati overemphasized the glory of the hibiscus flower in one day, I felt that many hibiscus poems were desolate.
In fact, if you really look at hibiscus, it blooms beautifully and falls beautifully. The three-dimensional splendid spreads out for half a year, elegant, lush, beautiful and moving.
If it grows like a summer flower, then be a long-lasting hibiscus tree. One flower falls and another blooms. If it doesn’t last, who can last?
Chuyi Shengxue interprets the love and beauty in poetry for you.