Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitaceae, is a climbing plant, an annual climbing herb with soft hair, white flowers in summer and autumn, and monoecious. The vines of Cucurbitaceae can reach 15 meters long, and the fruits range from 10 cm to one meter.
Gourd likes warm and sheltered environment and needs many places to grow. The seedlings are afraid of freezing. Fresh gourd skin is light green, pulp is white, and the fruit is also called gourd, which can be harvested as a vegetable when it is immature.
The length of vines, the size of leaves and flowers, the size and shape of fruits are different in different cultivation types of gourds. Fruits are rod-shaped, spoon-shaped, dolphin-shaped, pot-shaped, etc. The name of the species also depends on the shape of the fruit. In addition, in ancient times, people dried the gourd, hollowed it out, and made it into things to hold things.
In ancient times, couples got married and went into the bridal chamber to drink "Xie Jie" wine, which meant that the souls of husband and wife could be combined after a hundred years. Therefore, the ancients regarded the gourd as a mascot for good luck, self-protection and evil spirits. Gourd has a very close relationship with Xiandao. Legendary mythological figures such as Mr. Tie Guai, Yin, An Qisheng and Fei Changfang in Fairy Tales are always associated with the gourd, making it one of the symbols of immortality.