mention it? Lotus root? What do you think of? Is it a light and delicious lotus root ribs soup, or a bowl of lotus root starch beside the West Lake. As a China person who always pays attention to diet and color, aroma and taste, lotus root has become an indispensable food in the food circle. Not only that, after thousands of years of development of Chinese civilization, lotus root is no longer a purely practical natural image, but has become a unique cultural image in Chinese culture.

West Lake Lotus Root Powder

Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, there have been records about lotus root in historical documents; From Er Ya? Its root lotus root? Is the earliest written record related to lotus root. These data show that China has a long history of cultivating lotus roots.

While cultivating this book vegetable for a long time, people began to pick lotus roots, chant lotus roots and draw lotus roots. Lotus roots have become more meaningful from food, and literati have endowed lotus roots with noble and flawless moral sentiments. If we want to understand the cultural phenomena and humanistic feelings related to lotus root, we need to understand the connotation of lotus root in the ancient traditional culture of China.

lotus root decorative painting

First of all, the lotus root culture at the social level is interpreted. Lotus root is a vegetable growing in water. Its planting area is wide and its yield is much higher than other aquatic vegetables. Moreover, compared with other aquatic vegetables, it contains high sugar content, starch and protein lotus root, which is an essential relief crop in ancient famine years.

For example, it is recorded in Herbal Words. Lotus root? Can a bad year also replace food? ; There is also a saying in the "Boxing County Records" that lotus roots are used to replace grain and provide food and clothing for poor famine people. There was a great drought during the Reform Movement of 1898 in Qianlong, and some poor farmers living by the stream of the lotus pond all lived on lotus roots to solve the problem of food and clothing and resist the famine. Everyone knows the value of food, but they don't know that during the famine years, lotus root has made great social contributions as a way to help the victims and maintain social stability.

lotus root bird map

Secondly, the important role of lotus root culture can still be seen at the economic level. As a vegetable, lotus root will naturally be sold in the market. According to the local chronicles of Ming and Qing Dynasties, in ancient East China, North China, Northeast China, Southwest China and other regions, there were records about lotus root growing as a vegetable.

For example, the Records of Changshu County during Jiajing period recorded:? Lotus root, lakeside people take planting as their business, and the best one depends on what Hengtang produces. ? From the above passage, we can draw two conclusions: the economic value of lotus root as a vegetable has been affirmed, and there have been differences in quality of lotus root.

lotus root

lotus root is not only sold as a vegetable, but also has certain medicinal value, which is also commendable in lotus root culture. Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years in ancient China, and herbal medicine is the main use for treating ancient diseases. Lotus root is also a kind of herbal medicine, which is sweet and flat in nature and has the effect of dissipating heat and removing blood stasis. Whether it is eaten raw lotus root or as cooked food, it has good efficacy.

In Qi Min Yao Shu, Qian Jin Fang and other books, the characters and functions of lotus root, as well as the methods of raw and cooked lotus root are recorded. From these documents, we can see the important position of lotus root in ancient Chinese medicine.

lotus root in traditional Chinese medicine

In addition to the above, lotus root also plays an important role in diet, which is also the most noteworthy aspect in the culture related to lotus root. People in China have always been very particular about food, and lotus root, an edible vegetable, has also been made into many special foods.

For example, there is glutinous rice lotus root with jujube paste in Fujian cuisine. In southern areas, fish, shrimp and lotus root are often cooked together, or ground into lotus root powder for drinking. Food Instructions in Yuan Dynasty, Food List with Garden, Brief Introduction to Vegetarianism and other ancient food books in Qing Dynasty recorded in detail the preparation methods of ancient lotus root cuisine. Regular consumption of food made of lotus root has the effects of treating yin deficiency and liver hyperactivity, and various hemorrhagic diseases.

glutinous rice lotus root with jujube paste

Finally, let's talk about the spiritual significance given to lotus root by literati. People who love Tang poetry and Song poetry will surely find that poems and fu related to lotus root can often be seen in ancient poetry. When Sima Xiangru wrote Zi Xufu, he wrote it? When it is wet, it gives birth to lotus roots. ; Li He's "Going Up the Pond", in one sentence? Lotus root flowers are cool and wet, and flowers lack lotus root astringency? , vividly embodies the bitter characteristics of lotus root food.

why can lotus root appear in the works of many literary masters? This is determined by the noble quality represented by the lotus root. In order to express their noble character and integrity, literati do not want to go along with the secular quality, so they praise the lotus root for its purity and exquisiteness and convey their affection. Therefore, the lotus root has become the object of literati's expression.

lotus root ink painting

Not only that, but also the spiritual culture of lotus root is reflected in folk customs. In the hot summer, people can also see the lotus root while enjoying the cool air in the lotus pond. In the ancient calendar, will? June? Call it? Lotus moon? Summer begins in? Xiao-he only shows sharp corners? , prosperous in? The lotus leaves are infinite? .

When the lotus is in full bloom, it is the time when the lotus root is born. The lotus root is competing to open with the lotus flowers in the lotus pond, which inadvertently occupies the whole summer of the people. In the annual summer heat, what else do the people have? Eat lotus root to get rid of summer heat? Traditional customs; On the seventh day of July of the lunar calendar every year, girls will also celebrate the Qiaoqiao Festival. Lotus root piercing needle? Show your ingenuity.

Lotus root lanterns

Apart from the above customs, what are the local customs related to? Lotus root? Related folk customs are also different. For example, in Gan Tang Village, Guangzhou, the custom of making and hanging lotus root lanterns is still preserved. The production of the whole lotus root lamp is also very particular. Four connected lotus roots must be selected to form a lamp, and lotus leaves must be accompanied on both sides of the lotus root. In order to strengthen the beautiful shape of the lotus root, a white lotus will be held above the lotus root lamp.

Because there is a fixed time period for hanging the lotus root lamp, during this time period, the lotus root lamp must not be extinguished from the time it is lit to the day when it is finished. Once the lotus root lamp is extinguished, it means a bad omen. Therefore, the lotus root lamp has always carried the people's good wishes for life.

white lotus root for farmers

In daily life, it is generally difficult for people to understand the edible lotus root, which has so many cultural connotations. In recent years, in order to promote? Lotus root culture? Around, also began to rise? Lotus root culture festival? Let people pick and eat lotus roots, and at the same time, let the lotus root culture be endowed with new connotations by the times.