植物中的中国文化

出版时间：2009-11  出版社：中国福利会出版社  作者：孙悦  页数：71  

内容概要

　　梅花是一种著名的观赏植物，也是一种人人喜爱的果树。梅花的花蕾开放先于叶子萌芽，花形小，花色多白色和淡红色，香味清幽。梅树是我国特有的植物，主要生长在南方，因为它喜欢温暖潮湿的气候。在冬天快要结束、冬雪还未融尽的时候，梅花就顶着风雪向人们报告春天的消息，所以人们把它视为报春的使者。在中国的传统文化中，梅花因高雅洁净、不畏严寒、不争春艳、香气馥郁而备受人们喜爱。它与苍松、翠竹组成岁寒三友，又与兰、竹、菊组成花中四君子。自古以来，人们爱梅、赏梅、画梅、咏梅……　　在民间，人们还喜欢在冬末春初的季节里踏雪寻梅，或者剪几枝梅花插在瓶里以供欣赏。而有关梅花的诗歌和绘画则更多了。

书籍目录

Plum Blossom, the Herald of SpringOrchidsGinkgo, the Living Fossil of PlantsGreen BambooMulberry and SilkwormTeaGardenia and White MicheliaWhat a Beautiful Jasmine Flower!Peony, the Queen FlowerPlantain, Raindrops Pattering onLotus, Emerging Unstained from the FilthChrysanthemum Braving the FrostBloom of PeachGolden Rapeseed Flowers Magnolia

章节摘录

　　Ginkgo, also being known as maidenhair tree, is a kind ofdeciduous tree as well as ornamental plant, which is 30-40meters' high. Ginkgo （silver apricot） and maidenhair （whitefruit） are both named after the color of its fruits. The shapesof ginkgo leaves are very special, like small fans. In the lateautumn, these green fans will turn to marvelous golden ones.The light and soft trunk as well as the beautiful grain makesginkgo a high-level craft carving material.The fruits of ginkgo are lovely sparkling green. They are no1only rich in nutrition, but also tasting delicious, glutinous,soft and smooth. But the fruit is not easy to get for itsslow growth. If you plant a ginkgo tree in your childhood, iiwould bear fruit when you are a grandfather, so people also name it"Gong-Sun （grandpa-grandson） Tree".Ginkgo is one of the most primitive tree species in the world as wellas special local product of China. According to the research, ginkgowas widely grown in Asia, Europe and American Continent 200million years ago. After the great changes of the natural conditions,most of the species were destroyed under the glacier and had beenfossilized. The only existing ones were conserved in China andcontinued to proliferate, which became the "living fossil" for plantmorphology research of the ancient seeds.Ginkgo has a long life span. The older the trunk is, the more vigorousand vibrant the tree will be. An old ginkgo which is planted in DinglinTemple, Juxian County, Shandong Province has been lived for over3,500 years.　　……