The story and legend of Lamei

Wax plum is also called wax plum, yellow plum blossom, snow blossom, wax wood, wax flower, Croton flower, winter plum, snow plum, cold plum, golden plum, yellow plum, dried branch plum, early plum and so on. It is a traditional and precious ornamental flower and tree of Chinese specialty. Before the wax plum blossom begins in spring, especially tiger foot plum, it blossoms in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, so it is called morning plum. Let's take a look at the flower language of wax plum blossom.

The Flower language of Lamei Blossom

Loving heart, noble heart, faithful, independent, resolute, loyal, strong, firm, noble, noble, arrogant, clear heart, Hao ran Zhengqi, independent innovation.

The difference between preserved plum and plum blossom

Chimonanthus is not a kind of plum, and the two are closely related. In plant taxonomy, Chimonanthus belongs to Chimonanthus family, deciduous shrub, while plum blossom is Rosaceae. Because they blossom one after another in winter or early spring, and the shape and fragrance of the flowers are similar, so they are often mistaken for the same species. The flower of Chimonanthus is solitary on both sides of the branch, the perianth is numerous, the inner layer is small, the color is purplish red, the middle layer is larger, the color is yellow, slightly glossy, waxy, the outermost layer is composed of fine scales, and the sepals are similar to petals.

The story and legend of Lamei

According to legend, a rare gale blew in the city of Bianjing a long time ago. The wind made the sky dim, the sand flew away, the shops in Bianliang closed and the gecko of the people. Where the strong wind passed, the tree broke the wall, and even the shadow wall in front of the emperor's dormitory in the Forbidden City was blown down. as a result, the emperor and his concubines could be seen clearly by passers-by. The emperor felt too inelegant and wanted to steal the shadow wall immediately, but he was also a very superstitious man who thought that the wind came from the sky and was caused by the emperor's anger. Since it destroys the old wall, it is not suitable to build the wall here. This is providence. If it is rebuilt on the spot, something may happen. If the shadow wall is not repaired here, it will hurt the royal family. The emperor thought about it again and again, but did not come up with any good idea, and the head of the country, who spoke firmly in front of his ministers, was at his wit's end.

The next morning, after the hundred officials visited the shrine, before they could discuss it, the emperor told his ministers about the shadow wall and asked them to discuss a comprehensive plan. The Manchu dynasties looked at each other and looked at each other.

Half an hour later, the prime minister of the left class came out and said to the emperor with a smile, "long live my lord, but I have an idea. I don't know if I can call my emperor's mind."

The emperor was worried about being naughty, when he heard that the left prime minister had a plan and nodded hurriedly to prepare. The prime minister received the decree and said, "long live my lord, the shadow wall of the dormitory is damaged, which is to comfort the misfortune of the harem, and it is not possible to rebuild the coin. if you move a dwarf of Lamei and plant it at the door of the dormitory, you can cover people's ears and eyes on weekdays, shade in summer, enjoy flowers in winter, and three plum blossoms are in bloom in the New year, as yellow as gold, which is an auspicious sign for the royal family."

After listening to the emperor, sorrowful eyebrow stretched out, repeatedly said wonderful, immediately ready to play. On the one hand, Hou Yuan made a feast for the prime minister, and on the other hand, the ship left the provincial government, and the imperial messengers immediately rushed to Yiling, and Zhaoyangling County ordered Suigong Lamei to enter Beijing.

In 160 miles, the imperial messenger came to the Ya of Yuling County. When he received the edict and dared not neglect it, he immediately went out in person and selected a high-quality 100-year-old vegetarian plum and a florist who was good at Lamei kneading type to send it to the net to communicate with Beijing.

When Chimonanthus was transported to the palace and planted in front of the dormitory, the florist felt that the branches were alienated and not very beautiful, so he waved his knife and scissors, fiddled with the branches of the wax plum for a while, and pinched it into a screen of eight feet wide, exactly the same size as the original shadow wall.

In the bitter winter month, it was cold, flowers withered and ten thousand trees withered. After a heavy snow, the wax plum gladly opened its golden buds in the snow and spit out beeswax-like petals to the sun after the snow.

On this day, when the emperor had finished his early dynasty, he came listlessly to find the concubines to have fun. But before he reached the dormitory, there was a strong fragrance coming to the nostrils, and the emperor came to the dormitory to calm down. The blooming wax plum blossom was like a string of upside down golden bells, shaking slightly in the cold wind, glowing with the snow and radiating brilliant golden light. Suddenly feel relaxed and happy, can not help but exclaim loudly: "it is really the beauty of the country, the first flower in the world."

At this time, an unknown long-tailed bird flew in and gently landed on the top branch of Lamei, bouncing off a few snowflakes on the branch. as soon as the emperor saw it, he immediately asked the palace to take the four treasures of the study, displayed paper to grind ink, and personally drew a picture of Lamei Flying Bird. And spread the imperial edict, build Meishan in the imperial garden, transplant ten thousand Lamei trees for the royal family to enjoy.

As a result, the value of the wax plum blossom doubled, the royal palace ministers, rich families and gentry all competed to plant the wax plum, and took the wax plum as a gift to each other, and the mausoleum became famous all over the world.