What is the original content of "Reeds in Hometown"?

I have been working in a big city in the North for more than 20 years, and I often miss my hometown in the south.

The hometown where I was born and raised, you have left me so many dreamlike and colorful memories————

The clear and bright trees that are as dense as spider webs and criss-crossed. The small river;

The various fragrant wild flowers that are as bright as the stars and nameless;

The row of rapeseed flowers that look like they are covered with gold. ;

The dazzling, white cotton under the clear autumn sky...

However, what has haunted me the most over the years and will never be forgotten is my hometown. The reeds are those seemingly inconspicuous and unpretentious reeds. Pieces, clusters, swaying in the breeze, the slender jasper-like branches look like light green clouds from a distance, fluttering on the horizon, adding a bit of tranquility and elegance to the countryside.

Almost all rivers, lakes, and ponds are covered with green reeds.

Every year, when the spring breeze has just blown away the snowflakes, the reeds in my hometown can’t wait to poke out their pointed indigo heads from the soil that has not yet gone away from the cold. It grows very quickly, and in a few days it can grow to several feet tall, happily spreading out its flat, narrow leaves.

At this time, my friends and I like to pick a reed leaf, skillfully roll it into a small whistle, put it to our mouths, and blow out various pleasant sounds. The children are so excited about this wonderful thing. Intoxicated by music, we run happily by the sparkling river and on the green grass, calling out with emotion...

We also like to fold reed leaves into green reed-leaf boats. Those who are skillful will cut small pieces from old matchboxes and use them as rudders to install on the stern of the boat. They will also use tin foil from cigarette boxes to make small silver sail blades. One by one, with our bare feet, we crouched on the river beach and carefully moved our boats to the water. "Sail the boat! Set the boat!" So, amid cheers and cheers, the green "fleet" was filled with our innocent fantasies and went down the river...

About the author:

Fan Fajia, poet and literary critic. Born in 1937 in Chongming County, Shanghai. In 1954, graduated from Shanghai Chongming Middle School. Graduated from Shanghai International Studies University in 1957. Researcher of the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, professor of the Department of Literature of the Graduate School, member of the National Committee of the Chinese Writers Association, deputy director of the Children's Literature Committee, and president of the Chinese Literature Research Association.

Introduction to reeds:

Reeds are tall grasses that grow aquatic or wet for many years. They grow beside irrigation ditches, river embankments, swamps, etc. They grow all over the world. Reed leaves and reed flowers , reed stems, reed roots, and asparagus can all be used as medicine. Reed stems and roots can also be used in the paper industry and biological preparations. The processed reed stems can also be made into handicrafts. In ancient times, people used reeds to make brooms. Phragmites australis is one of the main plants growing in wetland environments. It mostly grows in shallow water areas such as ponds, river banks and streams, often forming reed ponds. Yu Yafei's poem said: "In the moist land in the shallow water, there are clumps of graceful reeds; they are swaying in the wind, and they are simple and unpretentious, but full of wild charm."

The reed stems are upright and the plants are tall, swaying in the wind, and full of wild charm. Since reed's leaves, leaf sheaths, stems, rhizomes and adventitious roots all have aerenchyma, it plays an important role in purifying sewage. Reed stalks are tough and have high fiber content, making them a rare raw material in the paper industry. There are more of them growing by the lake.

3. Distribution:

Phragmites australis is a multi-type species widely distributed around the world. Except for forest habitats where it does not grow, various open areas with water sources often form contiguous reed communities due to their rapidly expanding reproductive capabilities.

Reeds are widely distributed in China, including the Liaohe Delta, Songnen Plain, and Sanjiang Plain in the northeast, Hulunbuir and Xilin Gol grasslands in Inner Mongolia, Bosten Lake, Ili Valley and Tacheng Emin Valley in Xinjiang, and Baiyangdian in the North China Plain. The reed area is a distribution area where large areas of reeds are concentrated. Today, the main breeding and breeding bases are in Shuyang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places.