First, the beautiful meaning of pomegranate flowers and pomegranate fruits.
Pomegranate flowers belong to pomegranate family, deciduous shrubs or small trees, and there are two categories of pomegranate flowers and fruit pomegranates. They are native flowers and trees in Xinxiang City and have local characteristics. Pomegranate is regarded as a mascot by China traditional culture because of its bright colors, rich seeds and the symbol of many children.
Second, pomegranate cultivation in Xinxiang has a deep historical origin.
The history of pomegranate cultivation in China can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. Henan Tongzhi records: "In the second century BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, brought back pomegranate varieties from an interest country (now Iran) and planted them in Yin He County (now Beiyang and Guangwu areas in Xingyang), also known as Anpomegranate.
"Yin He County Records" records: "Pomegranate in northern Mang is ancient in color, full in seed, sweet in taste and free from residue, ranking first in the world." Li Dawei, a professor in biology department of He Normal University, made a textual research: Pomegranate's second hometown is Henan.
Since the Tang Dynasty, people in Xinxiang have planted pomegranate in the northwest of the county seat and the south bank of Weihe River, forming a residential area called Pomegranate Garden.
Third, pomegranate has been integrated into the lives of local people.
1, pomegranate garden.
Xinxiang locals have a hobby of planting pomegranate trees, and there is also a pomegranate garden in Xinxiang Park. The street name of Pomegranate Garden has been used to this day. The traditional ways of greening and beautifying the courtyard of Xinxiang citizens mainly include: "grape trellis, fish tank and pomegranate tree".
2. Pomegranate theme sculpture in Xinxiang Harmony Park.
Pomegranate can absorb sulfur dioxide and automobile exhaust, reduce smoke and dust, purify the air, protect and beautify the environment, and ensure people's health. It is an ideal tree species for greening design of urban roads, parks and squares and is widely used in urban greening construction.
3. Pomegranate on Mu Ye Avenue.
There are more than 60,000 pomegranate plants on the main roads in Xinxiang, mainly distributed in Mu Ye Avenue, Laodong Street, Renmin East Road, Qi Xin Street, Zhongyuan East Road, Rongxiao East Road, Zhanqian Sixth Road and Pingyuan Road. Fruit pomegranate and flower pomegranate are also planted in squares, gardens, unit courtyards and residential quarters.
To sum up, taking pomegranate flower as the city flower of Xinxiang can be described as "widely expected".
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Liuhua cigarette label produced by Xinxiang Cigarette Factory in 1980s;
Xinxiang has many social organizations and trademarks named after Liu Hua, such as Liu Hua brand cigarettes, Liu Hua Hotel, Little Pomegranate Art Troupe and Liu Hua Supplement.
For more than 2,000 years, Konoha has cultivated colorful pomegranate culture flowers in China. Pomegranate culture in China embodies the meaning of "picking famous foreign flowers, the family has fruitful results", shows Xinxiang people's love and yearning for beautiful and auspicious things, and their desire and pursuit for modern cultural life, and also indicates that the construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in Xinxiang City is booming and flourishing in the new era.
Every May, in the streets and alleys of the city, pomegranate trees are full of fiery pomegranate flowers, making the city colorful. Pomegranate means many children and many blessings, health and longevity! Pomegranate seeds are like clenched fists, hugging each other tightly, representing intimacy and unity.
President Xi said that the 56 ethnic groups in China should be as closely United as pomegranate seeds. In the autumn season, pomegranates are ripe, and one pomegranate hangs on the branches like a red lantern, which is a beautiful landscape of the city.