I hope those who leave can stay.
according to the records in the annals of Xi' an, ten thousand willows were planted on both sides of Baqiao Bridge five miles ago, and tourists jostled each other, which was a very spectacular sight in Chang' an. At that time, there was a pavilion next to Baqiao Bridge for people to say goodbye.
The ancient Baqiao Bridge has always been in the traffic hub of Guanzhong, and it connects the main traffic trunk lines in the east of Xi 'an. On October 1st, 24, the site of Baqiao, which was washed out by the flood, was Sui Bridge, which was built in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang of Sui Dynasty (AD 583). Because it was in the south of the original Baqiao site, it was called "South Bridge", and willows were widely planted on both sides of the bridge. In the Tang Dynasty, a post station was set up on Baqiao Bridge. Anyone who bid farewell to relatives and friends went to the East was usually sent to Baqiao Bridge before parting, and the willow branches at the bridge head were broken off as gifts. Over time, "Baqiao folding willows to bid farewell" has become a unique custom.
Extended information:
The ancients loved willow, which was of course related to the characteristics of willow itself and the significance excavated from willow itself. From the homophonic sound of "Liu" and "Liu", China people, who are sentimental and attached great importance to feelings, have discovered the images of Liu's leaving, showing mercy and retaining, and the catkins are homophonic with the mood, and the silk of Liu silk is homophonic with the thought of acacia.
So the ancients pinned their feelings of parting on delicate willows. Giving willows and chanting willows often have a good wish that those who want to leave can stay. "Grass on the banks of the Qingqing River, willow in the gloomy garden. Looking back at the willows, waving goodbye to your tears is hard to stop. " It is really appropriate for the ancients to express their parting feelings with the swaying of willow branches in the wind.
among the many missions entrusted to Liu by the ancients, the original intention may only be related to the homonym of "Liu" and "Liu", and it is only a reluctant feeling of retaining those who left. However, with the passage of time, breaking the willows to bid farewell has sublimated into a kind of * * * sympathy that leaves people, singing their parting worries.
Folding willows to bid farewell is related to the ancient people's psychology of paying attention to parting. Because wicker is slender, soft and easy to wrap around, the ancients used it to express lingering tenderness and lasting feelings. Parting with willows is an expression of endless nostalgia and acacia.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Baqiao Folding Willow