Information about Sophora japonica

Sophora japonica is a deciduous tree, which is often planted near houses and roadsides. It is widely cultivated all over China, especially in the Loess Plateau and North China Plain. It usually blooms from April to May every year, and the flowering period is generally about 1-15 days. Sophora japonica has a good ornamental value. Every summer when flowering comes, clusters of white Sophora japonica are covered with branches, and the air is filled with a faint and elegant fragrance, which is refreshing. There is a poem (whose author is unknown) that is often mentioned, "The pagoda tree overflows with Qionghua in May, and it is full of fragrance and drunkenness. Where the spring water falls, the fragrance floats all the way to the horizon."

There are many poems about Sophora japonica in China's poems, which are used to express sadness and melancholy. In the Tang Dynasty, Luo Ye once wrote a poem called Sophora japonica, the full text of which is "There are many bronze camels outside the palace, and the two sides are planted separately. If you want to get to the autumn season, try to open Jinrui to the Guanhe River. The floor sends hate to the floating pearl foil, and the horse pities the fragrance and shakes the jade. Those who worry about killing rivers and lakes will run around for the rest of their lives every year "(from Complete Tang Poems, vol. 654-9), and others, such as" There are many autumn winds, and Sophora japonica is half a reality "(Autumn Day by Bai Juyi)," In front of the dusk house, Sophora japonica is one inch deep "(Autumn Cool Sleeping by Bai Juyi)," Who lived here in the past year? "

In addition, Sophora japonica is occasionally mentioned in folk songs, such as a traditional folk song "When will Sophora japonica bloom" in Yibin, Sichuan, which shows the girl's infatuation with her lover [2]. "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

The blooming Sophora japonica often evokes people's memories of their hometown and childhood life. For example, in Xie Jun's song "Scent of Sophora japonica", it sings "Another year of fragrance of Sophora japonica/evokes the pure yearning of childhood/no news of childhood playmates/makes people feel sad/another year of fragrance of Sophora japonica/I don't know where my heart is/in this season of fragrance of Sophora japonica/I think of that warm night again.