The aliases of lotus include lotus, lotus, hibiscus, hibiscus, lotus root, lotus root, water mushroom, water riddle, Zezhi, jade ring, water bloom, June spring, etc., it is difficult to exhaust them. There is a sentence in the Book of Songs, "There are cattails and lotus flowers on the slopes of the river". In the Li Sao, there is a sentence, "Make lotus flowers to make clothes, and gather hibiscus to make clothes." It is called hibiscus in Erya, and it is called Shuizhi in the Materia Medica. . ——Do you know?
"Xizhou Song" I am picking lotuses in Nantang in autumn, and the lotus flowers are more than human heads; I lower my head to get the lotus seeds, which are as clear as water.
"Huanxi Sand" The fragrant lotus leaves are gone, and the green waves are rising in the west wind.
After all, the scenery of West Lake in June is different from that of the four seasons; the lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red. ", "The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it. "
"A Cut of Plum Blossoms" writes: "The fragrance of red lotus roots lingers in the jade mat in autumn, I untie my shirt lightly and get on the orchid boat alone.
Lotus Picking Song
Wang Changling
The lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, with hibiscus blooming on both sides of the face.
You can't see anyone entering the pool, but you can only feel someone coming when you hear the song.
Lotus
Qing. Shi Tao
The five-inch lotus leaf is delicate, and it sticks to the waves without hindering the movement of the boat;
Seeing the smoke The wind in April and May can also cover the waist of a beautiful woman.
The colors of lotus vary from white, pink, deep red, purple to yellow, green, etc. In ancient poems and paintings, white and red were the most common. Against the background of clear water and green leaves, lotus flowers are particularly pure and dust-free. Therefore, Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, praised the lotus in his poem: "Hibiscus comes out of clear water, and the carvings are naturally removed." The lotus flowers under the moonlight sway as the fish swim, forming a fresh and interesting scenery. No wonder the Southern Dynasty poet Xie Tiao left a sentence: "The fish are playing with the lotus, and the birds are leaving the fragrance of the flowers." Whenever the night rain has just begun, the morning breeze blows through the clear water, and the dark green lotus leaves are as round as wipes. A pink lotus stands out of the water, trembling slightly in the wind, looking graceful and shy. Mi Youren, a landscape painter from the Song Dynasty, sang for it. "New lotuses are emerging from the water on the stream, and half of the flowerbeds are reddish in color." The word "nong" captures the charm of new lotuses in bloom. ——Poetry
When the lotus leaves were in full bloom, it was Yang Wanli who wrote the famous line "The lotus leaves reaching the sky are infinitely green". The withering of lotus leaves began in the poem "A Night of Green Lotus Cut by Frost" by the poet Lai Hu in the Tang Dynasty. Flying frost cut the autumn lotus, and the autumn rain could not retain the crystal water drops on the broken lotus leaves, but could only The sound of the withered lotus listening to the rain was played, and finally, the water in the pool dried up, and the withered lotus leaves dissolved into the earth in the "withered lotus leaves and fragrant wild mud" and returned to the earth. ——Lotus leaf
Lotus root. The rhizomes of lotus grow in the soil and form sweet and crisp lotus roots. The lotus roots are snow-white in color, with a hollow mesh-like interior and a shape like a beautiful woman's pure white wrist. If the lotus root is broken, the lotus root will be broken and the silk will be connected, lingering continuously. Lotus roots are both edible and ornamental. It is surprising that the lotus roots that grow in the mud have "roots like jade in the mud." In the hot summer days, when people feel parched and upset, they can go for a walk by the lotus pond and enjoy the lotus flowers in the pond. ——Lotus root
Lotus root is called a "living fossil" and is one of the earliest plants among angiosperms.
3. The development of lotus culture---lotus culture from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Southern and Northern Dynasties.