The outstanding Mount Lishan in Lintong not only left extremely rich and precious Qin and relics for the Chinese nation, but also blossomed gorgeous flowers for pomegranate culture in China. The emergence, development and maturity of pomegranate culture in China embodies the meaning of "taking famous foreign flowers and achieving great domestic achievements", shows the love and yearning of Shaanxi people for beautiful and auspicious things in past dynasties, and inspires Lintong people's desire and pursuit for modern cultural life.
The authentic pomegranate in China is located in Lintong, which is the birthplace of pomegranate culture in China. When Premier Zhou Enlai accompanied the foreign guests to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the First Qin Dynasty, he saw that nothing grew on the mountain because of the excessive mercury content, and asked why pomegranate was not planted, and it would grow vigorously. 18 pomegranate in front of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall was transplanted from Lintong by Shaanxi elders.
In 1 19 BC, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions and came to Anshi. At that time, there was a drought in Anshi country, thousands of miles of bare land, crops were yellow, and even pomegranate trees in the imperial garden died. So, Zhang Qian told them about the experience of building water conservancy projects in the Han Dynasty, which saved a batch of crops and pomegranate trees. That year, pomegranate flowers were particularly red and the fruit was particularly large. When Zhang Qian returned home, King Anshi gave him many gold, silver and jewels, but he didn't want them. He only collected some pomegranate seeds and took them back as souvenirs. Since then, pomegranate, which evolved from "Ruby" of Mount Li, began to settle and multiply at the foot of Shanglinyuan and Mount Li in Chang 'an, becoming the pomegranate in Lintong today.
Pomegranate seeds from Zhang Qian were introduced to the mainland via the Silk Road, and were first planted in Shanglinyuan and Lishan Hot Spring Palace in Chang 'an, the imperial capital at that time. According to Yu Yuan, commander-in-chief of Shanglin in Han Dynasty, there were 3,000 kinds of exotic flowers and grasses planted in Shanglin Garden at that time, including "ten pomegranate plants". Loved by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he later ordered pomegranate planting in Lishan Hot Spring Palace. There is also a magical legend about the origin of Lintong pomegranate. According to legend, The goddess patching the sky lost a ruby at the foot of Mount Li. One year, the prince of Anshiguo (Anguo refers to Buhaila now, Shiguo refers to Tashkent) was hunting, and he saw a golden-winged bird that was about to freeze to death in the forest, and hurriedly brought it back to the palace to feed and cure the disease. After the golden-winged bird was saved, in order to repay the prince for saving his life, he took the ruby at the foot of Mount Li to the imperial garden of Anshiguo not far from Wan Li, and soon grew a strange tree with red leaves and green flowers, which was named "An Pomegranate" by Anshiguo.
Pomegranate, native to Iran, Afghanistan and other places. The crown unearthed in Iraq more than 4000 years ago has exquisite pomegranate patterns, which shows that it has a long history of cultivation. Pomegranate was introduced to China via the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty and was first planted in Shanglinyuan and Lishan Hot Springs. In the Western Jin Dynasty, pomegranate was endowed with "Pomegranate Fu" by Pan Yue in Daxing: "Pomegranate is a rare tree in the world and the fruit of Kyushu." In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, pomegranate poems and pomegranate skirts appeared. Pomegranate has been a mascot since ancient times, symbolizing "many children and many blessings". In the Tang Dynasty, the etiquette of giving pomegranates when getting married prevailed, and the myths and legends of "pomegranate fairies" began to appear. Pomegranate reproductive worship prevailed in Song Dynasty, and pomegranate couplets and riddles prevailed. Pomegranate songs were popular in Jin and Yuan Dynasties. Pomegranate was planted in the hospital and potted pomegranate became popular. Song people also used the number of seeds in pomegranate fruit when it cracked to predict the number of people on the scientific research list. Over time, the word "pomegranate enters the home" has spread, which means the first. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, because the Mid-Autumn Festival was the season for pomegranate to go on the market, there was a folk custom of "full moon on August 15th, pomegranate moon cakes were sacrificed to the gods". For more than 2000 years, pomegranate has been rooting, flowering and bearing fruit from south to east. The more modern pomegranate culture develops, Lintong has another name of "Pomegranate City". Pomegranate calligraphy and painting, pomegranate belly pocket, pomegranate cake mold, pomegranate seal cutting, pomegranate paper cutting, pomegranate hair embroidery, pomegranate photography, pomegranate wallet, pomegranate carpet, pomegranate dough sculpture, pomegranate tray and even pomegranate tie. In ancient times, cooked pomegranate juice was used as beverage, food pigment and colorant. Famous pomegranate products are: red egg "rock sugar pomegranate" in Lintong, "crystal pomegranate" in Huaiyuan, and so on.
People in China have always liked red, and pomegranate flowers covered with branches symbolize prosperity, beauty and prosperity. So many people in China like to plant one or two pomegranates at home and pray for a rich life like pomegranate flowers. It has been loved by people for thousands of years. The appearance of peony pomegranate has added a wonderful flower to the gardens of China and even the world. It can be widely planted in fields, parks, families, hotels, sidewalks, tourist attractions and other places to beautify the environment. The development prospect is extremely broad.
Pomegranate has many beautiful names: Wodan, Anpo Pomegranate, Liu Ruo, Danruo, Jinpang, Jinpang, Tulin, Tianjiang and so on. Dan means red. Pomegranate flowers are red, peach, orange, pink, white and other colors, with fiery red as the most, so the color left to people is fiery red. May of the lunar calendar is the brightest season for pomegranate flowers, so May is also called "Liu Yue". The God of Pomegranate Flower in May is the legendary sage Zhong Kui of Tangfu Town. Pomegranate flower is also recognized as "the flower of Xi 'an" in Xi, China, and the hometown of Zhong Kui is the hometown of Liu Hai. As for the portrait of Zhong Kui in folk painting, there is a brilliant red pomegranate flower in his ear, which indicates that Zhong Kui, who has a fiery personality, is a pomegranate flower god like fire. Although it is the poetic imagination of the ancients, it is also the most appropriate. In the "subject-object" theory of flower arrangement in Ming Dynasty, pomegranate is always listed as one of the flower owners, called the flower owner, supplemented by gardenia, hollyhock, doll chrysanthemum, carnation, crape myrtle and so on. These flowers are called flower visitors or flower messengers, more like concubines and ladies-in-waiting, which shows the ancient people's admiration for pomegranate.
Pomegranate is also closely related to China's costume culture, which may be because some people say that pomegranate flowers are just like dancers' skirts. In Wuqi Qu by Emperor Liang Yuan, there are lyrics and allusions of "lotus wears pomegranate skirts". Ancient women wore skirts and liked pomegranate red. At that time, the pigment of the dyed red skirt was mainly extracted from pomegranate flowers, so people also called the red skirt "pomegranate skirt". Over time, "pomegranate skirt" has become synonymous with ancient young women. People describe men being conquered by women's beauty, which is called "falling at their feet". The flower language and symbol of pomegranate and pomegranate flower mean: mature beauty.
Guo Moruo's pomegranate, Yang Wanli's pomegranate. China: People in China regard pomegranate as a mascot and consider it a symbol of many children and many blessings. The ancients called pomegranate "a thousand rooms are the same piece, and a thousand children are like one." When people get married, they often put the peeled pomegranate with berries exposed on the desk of the new house or handle it by him, and some people give pomegranate to wish them good luck. Common auspicious paintings are Liu Kaibaizi, Sanduo and Huafeng Zhu San, and many children are blessed.
International: There is a red pomegranate on the national emblem of Spain, which is the national flower of Spain. Pomegranate is both ornamental and edible. Pomegranate blooms in early summer. Under the shade of green leaves, it ignited a fiery red, gorgeous as a haze. After enjoying the flowers, in two or three months, the red fruit will be covered with branches again, just like "the fruit is hung with stars, and the light is like green mountains reflecting green water." It is "Danpa knot show, China (flower) is beautiful." Pomegranate, which grew in China in modern times, was brought back to China by Zhang Qian when he was in the Western Regions in Han Dynasty. People borrow pomegranate seeds to wish their children and grandchildren a full house. Pomegranate tree is a symbol of wealth, auspiciousness and prosperity. In Spain, pomegranate trees can be seen everywhere on 500,000 square kilometers of land, whether in plateau mountainous areas, towns and villages, or in front of houses and behind seashore parks.