Osmanthus, also known as sweet-scented osmanthus, is a broad-leaved tree with tall and straight stems, luxuriant branches and thousands of green leaves. It is naturally beautiful, noble and elegant, with rice-grained flower clusters and fragrant flowers. It is not afraid of cold and heat, and is always present in all seasons. green. The spring breeze is beautiful, the buds and new branches are green and full of vitality; the summer rain is moist, the green leaves are bright, lush and high-spirited; the autumn dew is golden wind, the green is deep, the pistils are thousands of bits, and the fragrance is far away; the winter is cold and snowy, and the air is proud. Xiaohan is still green and full of vitality. When the weather is clear, the osmanthus shadows are mottled and the green shade is everywhere; when the rain is coming, the scenery is spotless, fresh and elegant.
Xianning is the famous hometown of osmanthus in China. Osmanthus, the city flower beloved by the people of Xianning. I was born in the land of osmanthus and grew up in the city of osmanthus. I always see the shadow of osmanthus and smell the fragrance of osmanthus, which is refreshing and pleasing to the eye. Feeling this, he wrote and sang.
Xianning osmanthus has excellent texture, various varieties, thick petals, crystal color, colorful, elegant and fragrant. There are Dangui (red means Dan), Jingui (yellow means gold), Yingui (white means silver), laurel, autumn osmanthus, four-season osmanthus... Dangui is like clouds and fire, overflowing with color and fragrance. Astonishing; golden osmanthus is like gold and orange, brilliant and brilliant, and the fragrance is intoxicating; silver osmanthus is like clouds and snow, white and elegant, with a charming fragrance. Laurel, the fragrance of moon flowers intoxicates the moon; Autumn osmanthus, exclusive of the three autumns and overwhelming fragrance; Four seasons of osmanthus, the fragrance of flowers blooming in all seasons.
When did Xianning osmanthus originate? Where does it take root? Folklore creates unique magic: Chang'e in the moon palace wanted to come down to earth, Yue Lao helped her leave the fairyland, and rewarded her with wine under the osmanthus tree. Yue Lao was drunk after three cups, and cut off the osmanthus branches with an ax, and the branches fell on Guabang Mountain in Xianning. From then on, two, two, three, and three gave birth to ten thousand people. Guabang Mountain has a radius of hundreds of miles, and there are osmanthus flowers everywhere. Although the myth is a figment of imagination, it implies the beauty of the bell in the sky and expresses the love of the Xianning people for the sweet-scented osmanthus. Xianning has outstanding people and a long history of planting osmanthus, which lasts for more than 2,000 years. Qu Yuan's exile in the south of the Yangtze River is evidenced by his poems about osmanthus on his way to Xianning: "If you fight for Yu Hu, you will fall, and if you help Beidou, you will drink osmanthus syrup." It is also recorded that in the fifth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, a branch of osmanthus was produced in the Xuegong Palace, which was regarded as an auspicious sign. The trend of planting osmanthus spread in the county government and the Confucian Temple. In the fourth year of Kangxi's reign, He Tingtao, the magistrate of Xianning County, advocated the planting of osmanthus. He built the "Osmanthus Hall" in the office and wrote "Ode to the Osmanthus Hall". The practice of planting osmanthus became popular in the territory. What a pity! After many wars and disasters, not much was left. The Japanese invaded Xian and cut down osmanthus trees to burn charcoal as fuel. Before liberation, there were only more than 2,000 sweet-scented osmanthus trees left. Fortunately, with God's blessing, there are now more than a hundred ancient osmanthus trees in the Osmanthus Ao community; there are several rare ancient osmanthus trees that are more than 500 years old scattered in Qiantang Mountain in Mingxing Village, Taiyuan Han and Ge Tengping in Guihua Village...
Xianning Osmanthus accompanies the liberation of the people and welcomes the vitality of development with the spring breeze of reform. Government instigation, township linkage, market drive, and people's action. In the mountains, ridges and slopes, in front of and behind the houses, and on the edges of the fields, osmanthus is planted everywhere, and "osmanthus" is planted everywhere. Layering method, splitting method, grafting method, cutting method, traditional and scientific methods, are widely used for propagation. However, there is "Gui" in Chu, and it is prosperous here. There is an osmanthus garden in the garden, an osmanthus town in the town, an osmanthus village in the village, an osmanthus road on the road, and people have a love for osmanthus. There are countless sweet-scented osmanthus now; the variety quality, number of ancient trees, base area, and flower output are among the best in the country. Walking around Xianning, you can see the courtyards of government agencies, both sides of the streets, parks and squares, and banks of rivers and streams. You can see the lush greenery and smell the fragrant fragrance of cinnamon. As if it were mid-autumn, thousands of sweet-scented osmanthus trees are in bloom, and hundreds of miles of sea of ??flowers are vying for beauty. The gold is shining, the silver is brilliant, the white is gorgeous, the yellow is clear, the colors are brilliant, and the fragrance is overflowing. The sunshine is fragrant, the clouds are fragrant, the rain and dew are fragrant, the wind and shadow are fragrant, the river is fragrant, the fields are fragrant, the streets are fragrant, the courtyards are fragrant, and the pedestrians are fragrant... .Humans, birds, beasts, plants, trees, insects and fish all bathe in the fragrance of osmanthus; mountains, rivers, earth, sun, moon, wind and clouds all bathe in the fragrance of osmanthus. Beautiful! What a sweet-scented osmanthus picture, what a wonderful sweet-scented osmanthus scene, intoxicating and joyful!
Xianning osmanthus has a rich cultural connotation. The bright moon was in the sky, and Wu Gang was cutting down Gui, and the cutting was getting longer and longer. The moon is cold and the light is cold. I asked Wu Gang how to "relieve worries"? Wu Gang held out the sweet-scented osmanthus wine. The moon is full in mid-autumn, and the world is reunited. Eat moon cakes to appreciate the moon, and taste osmanthus wine to compose poems. We use fresh osmanthus and osmanthus specialties to worship Chang'e, worship and watch the moon. Osmanthus culture is accompanied by Chang'e culture, and we are honored to be "the hometown of Chang'e culture in China" Its unique reputation. To congratulate the newlyweds, they hold sweet-scented osmanthus flowers and spread the tent, hoping to have a baby soon. Happy birthday, name on the gold list, eat osmanthus cake, drink osmanthus wine, wish you prosperity and wealth. Since ancient times, people like to weave osmanthus branches as crowns, symbolizing victory and excellence, and representing the highest honor. Outstanding literati and poets may be called literary laurels or poet laureates; passing the scientific examinations and winning the college entrance examination are called laureates; winning the first prize in literary and sports competitions are called laureates. Laurels compete for glory, heroes bend.
Xian'an osmanthus is rich in resources and has a wide range of uses. It integrates greening, beautification and fragrance, and is both ornamental and practical. Its development and utilization will increase its value. In recent years, the Osmanthus fragrans development blueprint that integrates ecological greening and ornamental tourism has gradually become more and more brilliant, and the Xiangcheng brand with the purpose of development, utilization and benefiting people's livelihood is being launched. Osmanthus ecological tourism attracts thousands of tourists, including Osmanthus Garden, Osmanthus City, Jingui Lake... Osmanthus wonderland, a paradise on earth; new Osmanthus products, including Osmanthus wine, Osmanthus tea, Osmanthus cake, Osmanthus candy, are intoxicating guests from all over the world. , osmanthus extract, osmanthus essence...more than 50 series of products, a dazzling array of products, famous at home and abroad for their "fragrance"; the propagation of osmanthus seedlings has also become an industry; the seedlings are sold nationwide, with annual sales of tens of millions.
Sigh! Xianning sweet-scented osmanthus is a tree of wealth and a flower of happiness that the people of Xianning are proud of.
The fragrance of osmanthus in Xianning is like "the fragrance of heaven is floating in the clouds".