In the 18th century, Swedish researcher Carl von Linnaeus built a flower bed in the Botanical Garden in Uppsala, arranged the plants according to the positions of the clock face, and divided the flower bed into 12 parts. The flowering time of each plant corresponds to a different real time, so pedestrians can know the time directly by looking at the flowers. This is indeed a great idea.
"The spring orchid is pavilion in the valley, the summer lotus is blooming in the pond, the autumn chrysanthemum is blooming in the frost, and the cold plum blossom is fragrant in the snow." The blooming of beautiful flowers is a symbol of nature’s temporal changes and seasonal changes. In addition to their ornamental value, many flowers also have edible and medicinal values ??as well as historical and cultural backgrounds. Their existence nourishes and enriches our substances. It nourishes our souls and brings us wonderful cultural enjoyment.
"Fragrance" is a botanist's hand-drawn flower viewing notes. The author Li Mei is a doctor of ornamental horticulture. She has worked at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangsu Province for 30 years and has been associated with flowers for more than half of her life. He has professional knowledge and is good at appreciating the cultural stories behind plants. He is a person who understands and loves flowers.
"Xie Fang" has elegant words and cultural allusions. The book introduces us to 34 common plants in the Jiangnan area and their short stories. It is a close combination of science popularization, culture and art, and the binding is exquisite. The illustrations are beautiful, and it feels like a beautiful enjoyment to hold it in your hand.
In the book "Xie Fang", each plant has its own space to explain, using a classical poem as the title, and then introduces the popular science knowledge, cultural heritage, and information about this plant. Its story in the history of our country has been given meaning.
For example, when introducing peach blossoms, start with "The east wind is interested, first the small peach branches, red and pink, delicate as drunk, leaning against the red leaves." Such a beautiful poem triggers the fact that peach blossoms are favored by Chinese people. .
Then it introduces the history of peach blossom planting in my country, common peach blossom varieties, and the love of peach blossoms by poets in the past dynasties, such as "Peach Blossom Spring" which charts the population, peach forest landscapes in various places in history, etc. In addition to viewing and eating peach blossoms, the introduction of peach blossoms is very comprehensive, from its ability to ward off evil spirits in ancient times to its practical and beautifying effects in modern times.
These beautiful words can also nourish our souls and allow us to enter such a beautiful, vibrant, and interesting little life.
The "Scenery of the Imperial Capital" of the Ming Dynasty records the nine-nine to relieve the cold, "At the winter solstice, draw a plain plum branch with eighty-one petals. When the day is dyed, one petal is gone and the nine-nine comes out, which means spring is deep." Paint a branch of plum blossom, nine plum blossoms, each with nine petals, and a total of eighty-one petals. Paint one petal every day, and the plain plum will turn into a red plum. When the eighty-one petals are all dyed bright red, spring water is blooming outside the window and the spring breeze is ten miles away.
Now if we open this book with the same eyes and re-recognize each plant in an atmosphere of quiet expectation, we will also harvest a lot of blooming flowers in the garden of the soul. .
Buddha says, "One flower, one world, one leaf, one Bodhi." This beautiful book is our guide into this world, appreciating flowers, literature, and the world.