Lotus warning slogan

"Spring is silent and cherishes the brook, and the shadow shines on the water and loves sunny and soft. Xiao He just showed his sharp corner, and the dragonfly had already stood on his head. " In summer, people lack cicadas and graceful lotus flowers with slim fragrance. In Zhou Dunyi's "Love Lotus", he said: "Love lotus alone is not muddy, clear but not demon", which shows that lotus is so fresh and refined in the eyes of the ancients.

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Let's see how much the ancient people in China liked lotus flowers.

In Lisao, Qu Zi said that "making lotus flowers is the best clothes, and picking hibiscus flowers is the best clothes", which means that I take lotus leaves as clothes and lotus flowers as clothes. When I passed Hangu Pass, I told Yin: "On the land at the end of the world, when real people travel, they sit on the lotus." . Ordinary people with noble character make clothes with lotus flowers, while noble and sacred immortals make transportation with lotus flowers.

Literature and archaeology show that lotus is an ancient flower that originated in China. When describing fairyland, the ancient myths and legends of China are always accompanied by lotus flowers. For example, people call Nezha the Lotus Boy.

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"Smile and you will fall into the shackles and take off the hibiscus crown." This hibiscus crown is the highest crown in Taoism, and the hibiscus referred to by the hibiscus crown worn by Taoist masters is lotus. It is said that high-tech wizards are not allowed to wear this crown unless they go to the altar. The hibiscus crown was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, and it was made of jade and decorated with jewels in the Song Dynasty. History shows that Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan summoned Zhang Zongyan, the 36th generation of Shi Tian, and awarded Yu Lian the crown. The appearance of hibiscus crown is a blooming lotus, also called lotus crown.

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Lotus is a treasure!

Lotus is a perennial aquatic herb of the genus Nelumbo. Flora of China records that rhizome (lotus root) is used as vegetable or starch (lotus root powder) is extracted; Leaves, petioles, receptacle, flowers, stamens, fruits, seeds and rhizomes can all be used medicinally. Lotus leaves and petioles can be boiled in water to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Leaves are substitutes for tea and can also be used as packaging materials.

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Yes, the lotus is full of treasures, and the lotus, lotus root, lotus leaf and lotus ribbon satisfy the taste buds of every foodie. According to the seasonal order, you can have a delicious summer after eating it. Lotus leaf is the easiest food to get. It can be paired with fish, fragrant and greasy, and can also be used to cook porridge with japonica rice and mung beans to relieve summer heat and cool down.

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Lotus root band is the tender stem tip of lotus, which can only be picked in May every year. People in Hubei and Anhui like to eat it best. The best way is to stir-fry, sour, crisp and delicious. The lotus root belt continues to develop and expand, and it becomes lotus root (so lotus root is the stem of lotus, so it is called rhizome because it looks like a root). Although the taste and taste are slightly changed, the method is similar to that of lotus root band. In addition, lotus root and ribs can be stewed in casserole, and the legendary lotus root ribs soup can also be transformed.

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Lotus seed is a household name. It is the seed of lotus. Fresh lotus seeds are crisp, tender and sweet, and both fresh and fried are delicious.

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Some nicknames of lotus flowers

However, the brief description of the lotus in the Flora of China can't really express China people's feelings for the lotus. Let's take a look at these nicknames given to the lotus by the ancients: Fufu (from Erya), Furong (from Notes on Ancient and Modern Times), Hanhan (from The Book of Songs) and so on.

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Li Bai loves lotus flowers, so he calls himself "a lay lotus", "a thousand miles away in the mirror lake, the lotus flowers are in full bloom" and "a lotus plucker by the leaves laughs at the lotus flowers." Poets have written countless poems for lotus flowers, which have been sung through the ages. Tai Ping Guang Ji tells the story of lotus planting: I tasted our boat in Zhaotan, and it's only midnight, so I can't sleep. Suddenly I saw three big lotus flowers on the pond, and the red fragrance was very different. There are three beautiful women, all dressed in white, as bright as snow and as bright as fairies. * * * language: "The sky is clear tonight, and the scenery is like a mysterious story."

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Often baptized by summer thunderstorms, this tall emergent plant has become the most beautiful scenery in the pond. Lotus is such a "storyteller". This summer, enjoy it with these wonderful feelings!

Editor: Yao Di

(Author: Sun Hai, author of plant science, author of plant control in Vivi, original works)