The Immortal Road of Rebirth

Chapter 70 The First Arrival in Chengdu (1)
Like all cities, CD City's airport is also built in the suburbs.Because the airport is located in Shuangliu County, it is also called Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

As the commander of the military region of SC Province, Papa Ye naturally also serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Committee of SC Province according to the usual practice.

Therefore, the husband and wife do not live in the compound of the military region on weekdays, but in the family building of the provincial party committee.Firstly, Mama Ye’s daily commute to and from get off work is closer; secondly, the family home is located in the city center, making daily life, socializing and shopping more convenient.

From the airport to the urban family building, the distance is not too close.Even with the current road conditions where there is no traffic jam, it will take more than 40 minutes to get home.

On the way, Xiaoxiao looked out of the car window curiously, looking at this city known as the "Land of Abundance".

The first thing that caught Xiaoxiao's eyes was the large tracts of hibiscus blooming enthusiastically on the roadside. October is the flowering period of hibiscus. They are in full bloom on the roadside, downstairs, and in the park.

The hibiscus flower is big and gorgeous. From a distance, it looks like colorful clouds rolling down from the sky.

The hibiscus begins to bud and bloom in early spring, and it will not bloom in full bloom until the frost falls in late autumn.It is the perseverance of the hibiscus flower that earned her the nickname of "Frost Resisting Flower".

There is a poem by Su Dongpo that says: "Thousands of forests are covered with yellow, only hibiscus is fragrant alone; it is called Resisting Frost, but it seems that it is the most suitable Frost."

Gorgeous appearance, coupled with the arrogance endowed, it is difficult for Xiaoxiao to refuse this kind of beauty. She can't take her eyes off her eyes, and at the same time, she doesn't forget to share her beautiful mood with her mother:
"Mom, look, there are so many hibiscus flowers! So beautiful!"

Mother Ye has lived in Chengdu for almost five years, so she naturally knows more about the hibiscus flowers that can be seen everywhere in this city than Xiaoxiao.So Xiaoxiao explained the origin of hibiscus and Chengdu:
During the Five Dynasties, Chengdu began to plant hibiscus everywhere, so CD City is also called "Furong City".

There are two different stories about the origin of the name.One is the legend of "turtle painting hibiscus".It is said that when Chengdu was first built, the foundation was unstable and it collapsed repeatedly. Later, a tortoise guided the way to build the city, and the route guided by the tortoise looked like a hibiscus flower, and Rongcheng was born from this.

One said it was "Hibiscus Moat".That is to say, in order to protect the city wall, Meng Chang, the lord of Later Shu of the Five Dynasties, ordered people to plant hibiscus on the Tucheng of Chengdu.In September, hibiscus is in full bloom, and it looks like a brocade from a distance, and the city is full of brilliance, so it is named "Furong City".

Mother's voice was gentle and delicate, and the traditional Chinese myths became vivid in her mouth.Even the older brothers were attracted.

Of course, fairy tales and love stories are eternal themes.Here is no exception.To be precise, it should be a love legend that makes all the beauties laugh.

Meng Chang, the emperor of Houshu in the Five Dynasties, had a concubine named "Mrs. Huarui". She was not only charming and charming, but also loved flowers.One year she went to the flower market, and among the flowers, she saw clusters of hibiscus blooming like colorful clouds in the sky, and she especially liked it.

In order to please his concubine, Meng Chang also issued an edict: "Plant hibiscus at the top of the city in Chengdu, which is in full bloom in autumn and looks like a beautiful brocade. The emperor said," the ministers said that since ancient times, Shu has been regarded as the city of brocade. Looking at it today, it is really a brocade city. Also.'" When the flowers bloom next year, Chengdu will be "forty miles like a beautiful brocade".

In the Qing Dynasty, Chengdu was still known as "forty miles of city flowers are Guo, surrounded by dozens of hibiscus plants", "the green shade grows ten miles around the city, half of hibiscus and half of mulberry".

During the ten-year catastrophe, the hibiscus trees all over the city were basically cut down. Now, the hibiscus trees in the streets and alleys are smiling again. On May 1983, 5, the Standing Committee of the Ninth People's Congress of CD City decided to officially name hibiscus as the city flower of CD.

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