Flower words and legends of kapok

Kapok is a specialty of the south, and its origin is unknown, but it is likely to come from India. China's Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Kunming, Shenzhen, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen and other places are planted with kapok as street trees. Kapok trees begin to bloom just after the Lantern Festival every year. Let's take a look at the flowers and legends of kapok.

The flowery language of kapok

Cherish the people around you, cherish the happiness in front of you. According to legend, the 12th day of April is the day when kapok is in full bloom. when kapok is in full bloom, all the green leaves fall, red flowers bloom, and the whole tree blooms little by little. from a distance, the flaming red flowers are full of hope and happiness. when the fiery kapok is in full bloom, that kind of fiery passion will infect all people and bring happiness and happiness to all people.

The symbol of kapok

Heroes, men and love are flourishing, symbolizing vitality and vitality. Kapok is now the city flower of Guangzhou City in Guangdong Province, Chongzuo City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Panzhihua City in Sichuan Province and Kaohsiung City in Taiwan Province. The logo used by Garden Hotel, South China University of Technology, China Southern Airlines and Guangzhou TV Station has kapok pattern, while Guangdong TV Station has used kapok logo in the past.

The legend of kapok

Legend has it that there is an old hero of the Li nationality in Wuzhishan named Jibei who often leads the people to defeat alien invasions. Once because of a traitor snitch, the old hero was arrested, the enemy tied him to a kapok tree and tortured him. The old hero was unyielding and was brutally killed. Later, the old hero was transformed into a kapok tree, so the kapok tree was called "Jibei" in memory of this old national hero.

So how did the name Hero Tree come from? If you look at its tree body, its tall, self-reliant trunk is covered with thorns, and idle people are not allowed to crawl about. The branches are stretched out in whorls, like declaring sovereignty to the sky. They have no leaves when they bloom, and they regenerate leaves after they run out of flowers. It is really bold, so it is also known as the "Hero Tree".

However, it was Chen Gongyin of the Qing Dynasty who first called kapok a hero. In his "Kapok Song", he described kapok as "a hero with a thick beard and a good face." since then, people have called the kapok tree a hero tree. The origin of another name of kapok is more pictographic-after thanks, kapok produces cotton, which is tied to a big tree. The cotton on the tree is called kapok.