Why is bamboo flowering considered as an ominous sign?
Because bamboo will die in pieces after flowering, and it is often accompanied by floods, droughts, locusts and other disasters, and Feng Shui also believes that bamboo flowering is a problem with the earth's atmosphere and will be ruined, so in the folk, bamboo flowering will remind people of these natural disasters, which is considered as an ominous sign.
In fact, bamboo, like many creatures in nature, is a natural law. It is a flowering plant. When it grows to a certain age, it will naturally blossom and bear fruit, and then die. This is a normal thing, but it is abnormal for a large area of bamboo forest to bloom. Because of the different years and varieties of bamboo, how can it "commit suicide" collectively like an appointment, which will cause great losses.
In the 198s, there was an incredible phenomenon of bamboo blooming in a large area. In the summer of 1984, bamboo bloomed in a large area in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, and the bamboo forest died after flowering, which led to the death of our national treasure giant panda due to lack of food, but it did not cause natural disasters, so the biggest reason for bamboo flowering was that the soil or water there changed, that is to say, the environment became worse.
People are puzzled by this, and scientists are also trying to explore the The Secret Behind where bamboo blooms in a large area. It is more credible to say that the environment where bamboo grows has become worse or has been suddenly destroyed, and bamboo can't absorb enough nutrients to ensure its growth, so it can only transfer the remaining nutrients to the breeding seeds, leaving the offspring to die, which is also a common choice of natural creatures.
The reason why the elderly are afraid of bamboo flowering is that in those days, many disasters could not be predicted and controlled, but now it is not so terrible. Bamboo growers can monitor the natural environment in the growing area in real time and loosen the soil and water it in time. Fertilization, etc., can avoid the phenomenon of economic loss caused by a large number of bamboo blossoms. Even if bamboo blooms, it will not be afraid. If it is cut down in time, new bamboo will grow luxuriantly in the coming year.