The apricot in the apricot altar refers to the apricot of the fruit.
Xingtan was first recorded as the place where Confucius lectured, but there is no research evidence. Later generations used Xingtan to refer to the education sector, and it was recognized as the apricot of Taolixing. Li Jie's "Miao Mausoleum Poems" of the Ming Dynasty: "The ground of the Confucian Temple is full of ancient pines and cypresses, and the pulpit is warm in spring and the apricot flowers are fragrant." The flowers of the almond tree are red.
Someone in the Tang Dynasty came up with the sentence "Peach plums are all over the world". Although there is no basis for it, I intuitively think that peach plums and apricots, teachers teach and disciples come out in large numbers, probably also inspired or influenced by the apricot altar. Bar?