Flower language and legend of safflower lotus

Flower language

The Golden Lotus and the red lotus are the words of the golden bell

There is a poem with the same name that expresses the flower language of the safflower lotus very well - "natural beauty hidden in the mountains, like practicing wood to know the flower fairy. The green leaves are connected with the clouds, dripping green, and the safflower reflects the sun and the Xia dye the sky. The rolling green waves swing in the wind, and bursts of fragrance float in the clouds. The golden bell hangs high, the red lotus is beautiful, and the heart is connected with amu forever."

Do you think it's beautiful? Legend is even more beautiful

Legend

It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a beautiful village called Taoyuan village. Like its name, this village is like a paradise in the world. The villagers lived and worked here for generations

There is a girl named Li Honghe in the village. She is graceful, pure and beautiful, and shy. A young man living in the village next to the girl, named Lian mu, was born with outstanding talent and extraordinary bearing. The two of them have been childhood sweethearts and never guessed. They have long made an oath that they will never be separated in this life. However, after hearing the reputation of Li Honghe, the county magistrate of Gaozhou wanted his son to marry her. He went to the Li family to propose marriage many times, but they were rejected. The Li family is a scholarly family. How can they bow to the forces. So anxious Li and Lian went through the marriage for their two children in advance, so that they could get married as soon as possible. On the day of the marriage, the county magistrate heard the wind and sent someone to rob the marriage and took Honghe out of the village. Honghe would rather die than surrender. While the gang were unprepared, he jumped down the deep valley by the side of the road. When Lian Mu arrived and heard about it, he was very sad and angry. In order to accompany Hong He to the old oath, he also jumped down the secluded valley

Later, people in the village found their bodies in the deep valley and buried them together. The next day, a miracle happened. Two trees grew on their graveyard. The two trees were close and intertwined, like Li and Lian. In winter, the trees are full of strange flowers, red in color and shaped like lotus. People say that these two trees are the embodiment of Lianmu and Honghe. The two trees will never be separated. They have composed a unique song in the world with their lives

The local people named this kind of red lotus for us today