<ul><li><b>FT: Going to Wuhan Botanical Garden</b><br></li></ul> Winter is over and spring is here.<br>Would you like to go out and take a walk and see the flowers?<br>Today we're going to Wuhan botanical garden.<div>因为主要是看梅花，所以事先科普了一些梅花的知识</div><div><ul><li>All about plum blossoms<br></li></ul>The National Flower of China is plum blossom also known as prunus (scientific name) or Prunus mume.<br>Prunus mume is a short time tree that starts to flower in mid-winter, typically around January until late February in East Asia. It's a good time to appreciate plum blossoms now.<br>It can grow to 4–10 meters (13–33 ft) tall. The flowers are 2–2.5 centimeters (0.79–0.98 in) in diameter and have a strong fragrant scent.<br>Plum Blossom Flower colors are in varying shades of white, pink, and red. The leaves appear shortly after the petals fall, are oval-shaped with a pointed tip, and are 4–8 cm long and 2.5–5 cm wide.<br></div> The fruit ripens in early summer, around June and July in East Asia, and coincides with the rainy season of East Asia, the meiyu (literally “plum rain”). The drupe is 2–3 centimeters (0.79–1.18 in) in diameter with a groove running from the stem to the tip. Some varieties of plum blossoms are only used for viewing and their fruits are inedible.[ˌɪnˈɛdəb(ə)l] <br>Wintersweet is only for appreciating. This is the wintersweet fruit. <ul><li>Life cycle of a plum tree<br></li></ul> <ul><li>Facts about Plum Blossom Flower: you should know</li></ul> 1. Plum Blossom is the native, famous and popular flower of China country.<br> 2. Plum is the best source of vitamins C and K and dietary fibers.<br> 3. Plum is used for the production of wine in China.<br> 4. The Chinese Plum Blossom Flower can be used as a classic herbal tea and has been used for centuries in the practice of Chinese Medicine.<br> 5. A thick, sweet Chinese sauce called meijiang or meizijiang, usually translated as “plum sauce“, is also made from the plums, along with other ingredients such as sugar, vinegar, salt, ginger, chili, and garlic. Similar to duck sauce, it is used as a condiment for various Chinese dishes, including poultry dishes and egg rolls.<br> 6. China national flower plum blossom has been an important object for poems and paintings since the Tang Dynasty, reaching a peak during the Song Dynasty(powerful leaders in the same family).<br> <ul><li>Why is Plum Blossom the national flower of China ?</li></ul>Many people of china favor the peony, which is often said to be the unofficial national flower of the country. The peony is an ornamental plant that originated in China and due to its popularity most of the Chinese like peony but still it is not official flower because China has a long history of using and enjoying the plum tree and its flower.<br>In the 5th century, princesses and court women started to use plum blossoms for decoration, and this helped make the flower popular.<br>In "Ode to Plum Blossom", he described I used to ride a horse to visit Western Chengdu,<br>Intoxicated with the sweet smell of plum blossom.<br>Due to the abundant use in medicines , drugs and poetry the people of china turns their love to plum blossom. That's why plum blossom become the national flower of China country. <ul><li>梅花相关古诗赏析<br></li></ul> <b>梅花</b><br>王安石 〔宋代〕<br>墙角数枝梅，凌寒独自开。<br>遥知不是雪，为有暗香来。<br><br><b>梅花绝句·其一</b><br>陆游（宋代）<br>闻道梅花坼晓风，雪堆遍满四山中。<br>何方可化身千亿，一树梅花一放翁。 <ul><li>古代名画欣赏<br></li></ul> 齐白石 《梅花双蝶》 清 陈枚 《月下赏梅》 元 王冕 《南枝春早图》 张大千 人物梅花 清 沈铨 《雪中游兔图》 Look at those yellow flowers growing out of the ground over there.<br>Those are daffodils!<br>They are the first flowers of spring.<br>They have six petals and the middle looks like a little cup.<br>They will last for about a month.<br>Then the flower will wither. Look over there at all those colorful flowers.<br>Oh wow, there is yellow, red, and purple!<br>What are those called?<br>They are called tulips, and they symbolize love.<br>They grow in many colors like red, orange, pink, and yellow.<br>They bloom for up to six weeks before they wither and die.<br>They grow from a bulb and will grow every year. What are those little flowers on that tree?<br>That is the cherry blossom tree.<br>They bloom for around 14 days, and then they fall from the tree.<br>They have 5 petals normally, but some can have ten or twenty.<br>In Japan, they have picnics under cherry blossom trees to celebrate spring.