154-year-old Peony in Xiaolou Lane, Wuxi
Hidden among the high-rise buildings in the center of Wuxi City is a 900-year-old deep alley. When the hustle and bustle of modern cities collide wonderfully with historical monuments, a peony that has spanned 154 years is continuing its legend with 72 flowers. What kind of life code does this ancient tree and famous flower recorded by the British BBC camera hide? A century-old journey of peonies through time and space, the wonders of life in the historical alleys pass through the preparation that only allows one person to pass through, and historical dust is floating among the blue bricks and black tiles. In the courtyard on the west side of Fushou Hall, this peony planted during the Tongzhi period has experienced the war and turmoil of the Taiping Rebellion and has become stronger and stronger under the protection of the Qin family for seven generations. The maintenance code for 72 blooming flowers "Peonies need to eat meat to bloom! "The 86-year-old Aunt Yu revealed her ancestral maintenance secret recipe: fermentation and cooking pig and fish viscera, and use them as special fertilizers to bury them deeply in the roots. This unique organic fertilization method allows ancient tree peonies to break their own flowering records. Cultural inheritance of world-class ancient trees. Cultural dialogue on transnational footage of a 154-year-old peony in Xiaolou Lane, Wuxi. The special filming of the BBC documentary team in 2014 made this ancient peony a messenger of cultural exchanges between Eastern and Western gardens. What the camera records is not only the beauty of flowers, but also the ecological wisdom of the China people to "integrate nature and nature." The civilized code of living inheritance From the Qing Dynasty "Jiabao Guohua" plaque to contemporary children's sketching classes, ancient peonies carry the functions of family tradition inheritance and aesthetic education. The Qin family transformed gold and silver heirloom into vegetation and passed down, creating a unique cultural heritage protection model. Green totem of urban memory This second-class ancient tree is not only a living fossil of plants, but also a symbol of Wuxi's urban spirit. It witnesses the survival of traditional lane culture in modern cities. The 72 flowers bloom not only a natural miracle, but also a family and a city's warm protection of history. When children depict spring under ancient trees, what we see is endless cultural inheritance.