Why is cherry blossom regarded as a symbol of love and hope
Cherry blossom: it is a general term for several plants of the genus Cerasus in the rose family (Rosaceae); in the newly revised nomenclature of Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, it refers specifically to "Tokyo cherry blossom", also known as "Japanese cherry blossom". There are quite a lot of cherry blossom varieties, numbering more than three hundred, and worldwide there are about 150 species of wild cherry blossom, with more than 50 species in China. Of the ancestors of the roughly 40 species of wild cherry blossom plants worldwide, 33 species are native to China. The others are varieties derived through horticultural hybridization.
Cherry blossom is native to the temperate zone around the Himalayas in the Northern Hemisphere, and grows in all parts of the world, mainly in Japan. Each branch bears 3 to 5 flowers, forming an umbel-like inflorescence; the petal tips are notched, and the flower colors are mostly white and pink. The flowers often open together with the leaves in March or after the leaves, and with the change of seasons the cherry blossoms are quietly fragrant and gorgeous, and are often used for garden viewing. Cherry blossoms can be divided into two types, single-petaled and double-petaled; the single-petaled type can bloom and bear fruit, while the double-petaled type mostly does not bear fruit. According to documentary evidence, more than two thousand years ago during the Qin and Han dynasties, cherry blossoms were already cultivated in Chinese palace gardens. By the Tang dynasty, cherry blossoms had already commonly appeared in private courtyards. At that time, when all nations came to pay tribute, Japanese envoys brought the cherry blossom back to Japan, where it has a history of more than 1000 years. Cherry blossom symbolizes ardor, purity and nobility. It is revered as the national flower of Japan.
Cherry blossom
Landscaping:
The cherry blossom has bright, vivid colors and luxuriant, vigorous branches and leaves, and is an important flowering tree species for early spring, often used for garden viewing. It can be planted in groups, and can also be planted on hillsides, in courtyards, along roadsides and in front of buildings. At the peak of blooming, the flowers are abundant and gorgeous, the whole tree is lush and romantic, like clouds and rosy clouds, extremely spectacular. It can be planted in large patches to create a "sea of flowers" landscape, can be dotted in the green space in clusters of three or five to form brocade-like masses, and can also be planted singly, forming the pictorial charm of "a spot of red among ten thousand acres of green". Cherry blossom can also be used as a street tree along paths, as a hedge, or made into bonsai.
Cherry blossom
Medicinal use:
Cherry blossom bark and wood contain gentisic acid 5-glucoside and 5-rhamnosylglucoside (Sakurarin), and cherry glucoside; the wood contains d-catechin; the stems and leaves contain quercetin 3-galactoside; the young leaves contain coumarin, trans-o-hydroxycinnamic acid glucoside, and cyanogenic glycoside; the seed kernel contains 32% fatty oil, mainly a-eleostearic acid and sitosterol, and is used for symptoms such as cough and fever.
Skin care:
Cherry blossom has a very good effect of tightening pores and balancing oil, and is rich in natural vitamins A, B and E; cherry leaf flavonoids also have the medicinal effects of beautifying and nourishing the skin, strengthening mucous membranes and promoting sugar metabolism, and it is a flower of youth that can be used to keep skin young.
Cherry blossom has the effect of softening the skin and brightening the skin tone, and is one of the important raw materials for skin care products. Cherry blossom usually needs to be extracted and refined; experts once used a three-high fresh extraction technology to refine cherry blossom into cherry blossom pink tender oil, and a component in cherry blossom extract called cherry blossom enzyme is often used to remove acne.
Cherry blossom
National flower:
Cherry blossom is a symbol of love and hope, and one of the representative symbols of Japan. In Japan, legend has it that long ago there was a fairy named "Konohanasakuya-hime" (meaning cherry blossom). In November of one year, the fairy set out from Okinawa, passed through Kyushu, Kansai, Kanto and other places, and reached Hokkaido in May of the following year. Along the way, she scattered a flower symbolizing love and hope in every corner. To commemorate this fairy, the local people named this flower "cherry blossom", and Japan thus became the "land of cherry blossoms".
Flower language:
Cherry blossom is a symbol of love and hope, representing elegant, simple and pure love. Cherry blossom is like a naive young girl, quietly blooming in spring; the white and pink cherry blossoms all over the tree are the most beautiful words to tell a lover of love. A certain person in your heart is just like that lonely rain of cherry blossoms, slowly fading away into the depths of time, leaving an eternal memory.
Cherry blossom
Best places to view the flowers:In China: 1. Taiziwan Park is Hangzhou's oldest flower-viewing resort. 2. The fifth of the Ten Views of West Lake, located on the southeast shore of West Lake at Orioles Singing in the Willows. 3. The cherry blossoms on Gushan in Hangzhou are planted in two places; one is at Qingxue Lodge in the rear Gushan, with 20 trees. The other is at Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, directly opposite the West Lake Art Museum, which is the legendary "Cherry Blossom King". 4. Cherry blossoms at Wuhan University: Wuhan University's cherry blossoms open in mid-March and are at their fullest in late March; the flowering period is relatively short, only about 13-20 days. 5. Shanghai Botanical Garden. 6. Yuantouzhu of Taihu Lake. 7. Fenghuang Lake in Chengdu, Sichuan. 8. Yuantong Mountain in Yunnan. 9. Jigong Mountain in Henan. 10. Tiantai Mountain in Hong'an, Hubei. 11. Shifeng Park in Zhuzhou, Hunan. In Japan: 1. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. 2. Meguro River in Tokyo. 3. Ueno Park. 4. Mount Yaedake. 5. Shinjuku Gyoen and Izu Plateau.