Text: Dead Wood
As the saying goes, "It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people." With spring and beautiful scenery, it is the tree planting season again. In recent years, since the Arbor Day began, afforestation activities have been carried out across the country to beautify the environment and regulate the climate, and forests have played an important role. In fact, tree planting was an indispensable part of spring plowing in ancient times.
As a gift from nature, trees stand tall and provide shade in summer and wind protection in winter. And because trees live much longer than humans, they have been worshiped by humans since ancient times. The ancients believed that trees have yin, which can provide shade, and ghosts belong to yin, so trees can live long and be psychic. The Tongtian Sacred Tree discovered in Sanxingdui is evidence that the ancient Shu people worshiped trees. This tradition has been passed down to this day. In China, ancient trees that are thousands of years old are regarded as gods. People worship and offer sacrifices, pray for peace, and protect them properly. It is as if the trees have spirits and the trees have souls.
The ancients respected nature, followed nature, and paid attention to harmony and interdependence. "Guanzi" said, "'One year's plan is better than tree valley; ten years' plan is better than trees." It believes that trees should be planted in a planned way, and trees can only be cut down and recycled when they become useful. "Huainanzi. Master's Training" "Do not hide the flock, do not take the birds; fish without drying up the lake, and hunt without burning the forest." The research is very scientific, knowing the laws of nature and how to cultivate health and rest.
< p> In the classics, we often see the words "sealing the wife and shadowing the son" and "spreading branches and spreading leaves" refer to trees. Many allusions are related to trees. There is a famous poem in "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Lu Ming Zhi Shi". The poem "Tangdi" uses Tangdi wood to describe the love between brothers. The story of "Tongye Fengdi" in "Historical Records. Jin Family" is even more widely circulated. It records Zhou, the son of King Zhou Wu, the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. When he became king, he succeeded to the throne at a young age. When he was playing with his younger brother Shu Yu, he cut tung leaves into the shape of "Gui" and jokingly called it "to seal Ruo". Zhou Gongdan thought that the emperor had no joke, so he granted Shu Yu the title of Tang Zaihe. , Fen is hundreds of miles away, so it is called Tang Shuyu. This is the origin of Jin Dynasty, which is prosperous with tung trees, so it attaches great importance to tung trees. The local saying goes, "If you have a phoenix tree at home, you will not worry about the phoenix coming." Tung trees have flourished all over Shanxi in recent years.Ancient Tung trees?
There is a clear record of the "Five Doctors" of pine trees: "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang." Then he went up to Mount Tai, set up stones, sealed them, and worshiped in the temple. When the storm came, I rested under a tree, because I named the tree the Five Great Masters. Zen Liangfu. ", this pine tree served well in protecting people from the rain, and it was awarded an official title, which is not ambiguous at all. Therefore, later generations took great care of this pine tree, and built stone buildings. Later, it was destroyed by thunderstorms. What we see now is the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. Replanting.
Five Doctor Pines?
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Feng Yi, the famous 28-cloud general "Big Tree General", was often seen by others when he followed Liu Xiu to conquer the world. After the war, he boasted about his military exploits in front of Liu Xiu, but Feng Yi quietly walked to the big tree and never took any credit. Over time, people nicknamed Liu Xiu "General Big Tree", "He split the thorny bushes for me." The thorns calmed Guanzhong. ", which is also the source of the allusion of "overcoming thorns and thorns".
Ancient mulberry trees in Tibet?
"Lost in the East, harvested mulberry and elm" shows that ancient people planted mulberry and elm trees. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" It describes Liu Bei: "To the southeast of his home, there is a big mulberry tree, more than five feet high. Looking at it from a distance, children look like the hood of a car. The prime minister said: This family must have a noble person. "It also combines mulberry trees with Feng Shui, which also shows that planting mulberry trees is a common thing. Before Zhuge Liang died, he wrote to his emperor, "Three Kingdoms" records that "there are 800 mulberry trees in Chengdu. . . If the minister dies, he will not have any silk inside or gain money outside." He planted mulberry trees at home and was self-sufficient. He worked hard in Nanyang when he was young. After becoming a high official, he was honest and upright. He "dedicated himself to death and died." How many people have been inspired! How many people have been able to do so in the past and present? The fruit of the elm tree is commonly known as "elm money". The ancients believed that the elm tree can ward off evil spirits. There is a superstitious saying that if there is an elm tree behind the house, hundreds of ghosts will move around. Therefore, the elm tree is also common in front of and behind the house. Trees.
Ancient Elm Tree in Hualong, Qinghai (800 years old)
There are many celebrities and monuments related to willow trees. Tao Yuanming, a famous writer in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, called himself "Mr. Wuliu". Yu Xin, a poet who was famous in the literary world for his "Ode to the Dead Tree" and "Ode to the South of the Yangtze River" during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, recorded the great Sima Huanwen of the Jin Dynasty in "Ode to the Dead Tree". Seeing the willow trees he planted, he sighed with emotion, "In the past, I planted willow trees in Hannan. Today, I see the river falling down and melancholy.
Trees are like this, how can people be embarrassed! ", the famous poem has been passed down through the ages and has been chanted for thousands of years.
Zuogong willow in Pingliang, Gansu
Zuogong willow in Hami, Xinjiang?
The reason for the willow tree is It is graceful and moving, and is loved by people for its strong vitality. Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Send Yuan Er Envoy to Anxi" "The morning rain in Weicheng is light and the guest houses are green and the willows are new." I urge you to drink more. Wine, leaving Yangguan in the west without any old friends. " is the best poem for farewell. When Liu Zongyuan became the governor of Liuzhou in the Tang Dynasty, he wrote a poem "The title of the play on planting willows" "The governor of Liuzhou planted willows by the Liujiang River. "It also shows that the ancients liked to plant willow trees. It is also commendable that the Qing Dynasty strategist Zuo Zongtang, when supervising the military affairs of Xinjiang, led the soldiers to plant willow trees from Tongguan to Xinjiang, and painted willows on thousands of miles. Create magnificent, magical and wonderful paintings. Nowadays, "Zuogong Liu" can be seen everywhere, in rows and staggered, standing upright. Zuo Gong is far-sighted and far-sighted, which will benefit future generations. At the same time, Yang Changjun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, created The poem praises, "The general has not yet returned the border, and the descendants of Hunan have planted three thousand miles of new willows, attracting the spring breeze to Yuguan."
The big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi?< /p>
As the saying goes, “If you have a locust tree in front of your door, you will get promoted and make a fortune. ", Sophora japonica is a common tree in the north. Although there are many trees, it is not a good thing, but people love it very much. According to the "Court Scholars" article in "Zhou Li Qiu Guan", the court of the King of Zhou has "Nine Thorns on the Left" and "Nine Thorns on the Right" , "three locust trees facing each other", it can be seen that the locust tree in the pre-Qin Dynasty was a tree that must be planted in the royal palace, so the locust tree is also known as the "palace locust tree". In addition, locust trees are also liked to be planted in yamen, schools and streets. In the Western Han Dynasty, people called government agencies "Huai Yamen" and the city where scholars gathered as "Huai Shi" because there were so many locust trees planted there.
The cypresses holding locust trees in the Yao Temple in Linfen, Shanxi?< /p>
The folk proverb "Ask where my ancestors came from, the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi" describes the great migration of people during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Due to the prosperity and prosperity of Shanxi and its large population, people moved to other places. People gathered under the big locust tree in Hongdong County, broke branches to say goodbye, settled down and took cuttings to remember their hometown. Many people from all over the country have their roots in Shanxi, and the locust tree has since become a symbol of the Chinese nation's "root-seeking culture".
< p> Ancient cypress trees?The ancients cherished trees, firstly to provide shade and to decorate the courtyard; secondly, they were used to symbolize feelings and cultivate sentiments, so they were widely planted around the courtyard for appreciation and enjoyment. The idea of ??"Thousands of feet high and the leaves falling back to their roots" expresses that people do not forget their ancestors, trace their roots, inherit the tradition, and have a long history. This is also the great significance of human existence.
Ancient cypresses in the Huangdi Mausoleum in Shaanxi?
Spring is here, with our respect for our ancestors, our love for nature, and our wishes for harmony and beauty, let’s plant a commemorative tree in the countryside
2017-3-12. Arbor Day
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