Bauhinia, Bauhinia Leguminosae, deciduous trees or shrubs. Originated in China. Sex likes light and has certain cold tolerance. I like fertile and well-drained soil, but I can't stand floods. Strong ability to resist sprouting and pruning. Skin, fruit, wood and flowers can be used as medicine, and their seeds are poisonous. It is a symbol of family, beauty and affection.

Historical symbol:

1965, bauhinia was adopted as the city flower in Hong Kong. At that time, the newly established municipal council was marked by bauhinia. After 1997, the people of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China continued to use the elements of bauhinia as the design patterns of regional emblems, regional flags and coins.

The bauhinia pattern of the regional flag corresponds to the five stars on the national flag of China, which symbolizes the close relationship between China and Hongkong. Although bauhinia was originally purplish red, the regional flag was only red and white, symbolizing the implementation of one country, two systems in Hong Kong, so the bauhinia pattern was changed to white. The second phase of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center opened to Victoria Harbour as Golden Bauhinia Square, and the Golden Bauhinia Statue symbolizes the handover of Hong Kong's sovereignty.

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Flower legend:

Bauhinia is deeply rooted in the courtyard of ordinary people's homes and has always been a symbol of affection, beauty and affection. Lu Ji, a scholar in the Jin Dynasty, wrote a poem: "Three scenes are happy in the same plant, and four birds are sad in different forests." Later, it gradually evolved into a story of brothers breaking up and getting back together.

There is such an allusion in Wu Jun's On the Continuation of Qi and Harmony in the Southern Dynasties: According to legend, in the Southern Dynasties, Jing Zhaoyin and Tian Zhen separated from their brothers Ching Tien and Tian Guang. When all the other properties were divided, I finally found that there was still a bauhinia tree in the yard that was difficult to handle. That night, the three brothers discussed cutting the bauhinia tree into three pieces, one for each piece.

The next morning, when the three brothers went to cut down the tree, they found that all the branches and leaves of this bauhinia had withered and all the flowers had fallen. Tian Zhen couldn't help sighing to the two brothers when he saw this: "People are not as good as wood." Later, the three brothers got together again and lived in harmony. The bauhinia tree seems to be quite human, but it has come back to life and is full of flowers.

The heart-shaped green leaves swaying in the wind are its beating heart. There is green blood in it. The flowers embraced tightly and were full of affection. In addition, the bark and pedicel of bauhinia have medicinal value. Bauhinia has a strong affinity, just like one of our brothers and sisters. Beauty warms our hearts. Heart to heart with human beings, brotherhood. ?

In ancient China, bauhinia was often used as a metaphor for family ties, symbolizing the harmony between brothers and the prosperity of family business. Therefore, in the poetry about brotherhood, it has become a bosom friend who misses his loved ones.

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