What's the point of planting willows at home?

Willow is the messenger of spring, and Du Fu has a poem: "The snow that invades the mausoleum belongs to the day lily, and the leaking spring is wicker." It tells the willow that it is the forecaster of spring breath, so people have loved the willow since ancient times, forming many folk customs and interesting willow culture related to the willow. Golden Evening Forum netizen "Feng Dan Chaoyang" recently posted that "it is said that willows should not be planted in the yard! The post, which has aroused many netizens' interest, talked about their own ideas from spring, from architectural geomantic omen, from folk customs. Some time ago, "Feng Dan Chaoyang" heard people say that willows can't be planted in the yard next to the house! Confused, I asked the old man when I got home. The old man said that the customs outside were unknown, but the local customs did say so. Legend has it that after someone fell into the water and drowned, this person's soul was very afraid of rain. So every rainy day, we have to hide from the rain under the willows on the shore, so since ancient times, we have the custom of planting willows by the water. "Feng Dan Chaoyang" said: Hehe, now it seems that this legend must be superstitious. There are no ghosts in the world. But superstition aside, isn't this an ancient folk concept of environmental protection? We all know that planting trees is taboo ... the topic is quite mysterious and puzzling. According to the reporter, there are many folk customs related to willow trees. There is indeed a legend among the people that willow trees are yin objects, which are easy to attract ghosts and ward off evil spirits. And some architectural geomantic omen also said: If many modern private gardens plant willows, they should stay away from the gate. Willow belongs to the shade and is planted at the door of the villa. Over time, yin flourishes and yang declines, which makes the family fortune decline day by day. There is also a folk saying: "Don't plant mulberry in front, don't plant willow in the back, clap your hands in front of the door." This is because mulberry is homophonic with "mourning", which is not a good sign, so it is not planted. Liu has two sayings: one is that the sound is "slippery", and this good luck slips away; Second, willow is a frivolous thing in the world and can't be planted. As for the ghost clapping, it is poplar, and the branches of poplar are rattled by the wind, so it is called "ghost clapping"; There are cypress trees, which belong to shade and are not planted; Sophora japonica, that is, ghost wood, will not be brought at home or where people live. As the topic became more and more mysterious, everyone began to express their opinions. Netizen "Shu Xian" thinks that the legend of "Feng Dan facing the sun" should come from Buddhism. The "soul" should not be afraid of rain, but should like it. It is said that ghosts are hungry, because the water in their mouths will turn into fire and they can't drink it all. Only the nectar spilled by Guanyin Bodhisattva can be drunk. Because of the magic of avalokitesvara, ghosts can drink all the water touched by willow branches. Therefore, out of sympathy, willows were planted by the water. In addition, the willow branch is the instrument of Guanyin Bodhisattva, so ghosts really dare not approach the willow tree on a sunny day. Don't plant willows in the yard, or you may be afraid that your ancestors won't come back, so don't plant them. The clearer the argument, the simpler the reason may be. It is difficult to define the beginning time of willow planting in ancient China. The earliest record of willow in literature is Summer, which is the earliest calendar monograph in ancient China. Xia thinks it was written in the late Xia Dynasty. The book contains Liu Ge in the First Month. If you are too, you are blessed. "It shows that willow has been widely valued at that time. It is clearly pointed out that the documents of the Zhou Dynasty planted willow trees. In the Spring and Autumn Period, "There is no grave, the tree is a willow" in "Gu Wei Shu Li", which means that ordinary people have no grave and only plant willows in the burial place. According to a folklore expert in our city, there are many folklore about willow trees. For example, Spring outing, Farewell and so on. In the Song Dynasty, China had the custom of inserting willow branches in front of every house during the Cold Food Festival. In our local area, there is also the custom of wearing a wicker hat ring and carrying wicker to the suburbs for an outing in spring. The custom of breaking willows to bid farewell began in the Han Dynasty. The ancients sent willows with two meanings: first, willows are easy to grow and grow rapidly. Giving them to friends means that they can flourish wherever they drift, and delicate willows symbolize family ties; Second, willow is homophonic with "stay", and folding willow means "stay". Therefore, from this aspect, the previous netizen said that Liu and Liu Tongyin are just another explanation. And all kinds of legends about willow are also a manifestation of the wisdom of working people's survival, and they are life experiences summed up from practice to avoid risks. For example, willow branches are soft and hydrophilic, which easily reminds people of "Yide"; Leaves are easy to fall, catkins are flying, and it is difficult to take care of them in the yard, which leads to some associations and excuses. Netizen "Faint Stars and Moon" said: If we put aside those superstitious rhetoric, in fact, we are more concerned about how people and the environment live in harmony. I think there are still many places worth learning and thinking about. Netizen "True Love Forever" said in the same post of news broadcast: We old people are saying that it will hinder children to plant bamboo behind the house; Don't plant cypress trees, because make more coffins; Willow will become a monster over time, which is not good for its owner, so it will not be planted. In fact, it is the old man who is afraid that bamboo willows are leafy and easy to hide and steal at home, so he makes such a strange statement. Some friends immediately dismissed it as dross, but it was actually arbitrary. Netizen "Under the Peak of Furong" thinks that ordinary courtyards don't plant willows, which is not necessarily Feng Shui. Willow is a cool and humid plant, which generally grows on the banks of streams and lakes. And how many wetlands can there be in the yard of ordinary people? Nature is not suitable for planting willows. The royal garden and the lotus pond are indispensable, and there must be willows next to them. In fact, whether there are willows in a yard does not depend on the dignity of the people living there, but on its size and composition. For example, there are many artificial lakes now, and the lake is naturally surrounded by willows. Right? Some student apartments are around the lake. The students liked it very much and had a good time. No problem. When I say this, I don't mean to deny Feng Shui. In fact, as far as I know, the most important thing of Feng Shui is to conform to nature. In a residential yard, the owner always wants the yard to be clean and refreshing. What willows should we plant without ponds and ditches? Isn't it neither fish nor fowl? Willow is a good tree. Spring has come, and the topic of spring and spring trees has attracted many people's attention. In fact, you should know that the unparalleled adaptability of willow makes it one of the most common land greening trees in China. Willow is a native tree species in China. According to textual research, there are willows in Shanwang forest in Miocene of Tertiary. According to the sporopollen analysis in Qingdao, Shandong Province, "Salix plants existed near Jiaozhou Bay in Qingdao from1000 to 8500 years ago." Willow is also one of the earliest artificially cultivated and widely distributed plants in China, and the word "willow" has appeared in prehistoric Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Willow not only can be used for landscaping, but also is a common folk medicinal plant. Salicyloside has a long medicinal history. 1829, French pharmacist Pierre-Joseph Leroux obtained salicin from willow bark for the first time, and now it is aspirin after structural transformation. At present, some people in our country drink willow leaves as tea to treat hypertension, and some people eat willow leaves as vegetables. Jasper dressed as a tree, hanging down ten thousand green silk tapestries. I don't know who cut the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors. Willow is a tree in spring. Talking about willows is actually talking about spring.