1, Willow means farewell. Since the Han Dynasty, people have often used folding willows to express their feelings of farewell, which has aroused the homesickness of travelers, such as "I planted willows in Jiang Nanan and bid farewell to Jiangnan twice in spring. I remember from a distance that on both sides of the Qinghe River, I don't know who is climbing. "
2. Willow has a saying that praises women's femininity. For example, "but the petals are like her face and the willow leaves are like her eyebrows. Why don't you cry?" It shows a beautiful image of deep affection and grace.
Willow is one of the four ancient ghost trees, and it is said that it can gather ghosts. There is a folk saying, "Don't plant mulberry before planting willow, and don't plant ghosts in the yard to clap your hands." The ancients thought that willow was unlucky in the sense of geomantic omen. Willow is easy to plant in the front yard, but not easy to plant in the backyard. Willow is a shade tree, and the house facing south corresponds to the five elements. The foundation of the house is earth, and the former Suzaku (south) is a sunny fire (pool neutralization), the latter Xuanwu (north) is a shady water (rock town), the left Qinglong (east) is a wood (mountain stream), and the right white tiger (west) is a gold (road residence), so willow is planted. There is also a saying that willows do not bear seeds, and seeds and seeds are also homophonic, which is very unlucky.
Liu Yan information:
Form:
Trees, cylindrical branches, alternate leaves, long and narrow lanceolate pinnate veins.
Distribution:
There are about 520 species in the world, mostly distributed in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, and there are about 257 species in China. Salix matsudana is mainly produced in northern China, weeping willows are distributed all over the country, while Bai Liu is produced in Xinjiang, Qinghai and Gansu.
Name source:
Legend has it that Yang Di ordered the Grand Canal to be dug, and Yu Shiqi, the younger brother of the great calligrapher Yu Shinan, proposed planting weeping willows by the river. The emperor thought it was very good, planted it himself and named it "Yang", so willow was also called willow.