Is the glory of Tongcao, worn by the Queen of Qianlong Fu Cha, a natural flower?

Cao Tong? It is a Chinese herbal medicine with the functions of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and promoting lactation. In addition to medicinal value, clever ancient people often made other things, such as a picture of grass for appreciation or a flower of grass as a headdress.

Medulla tetrapanacis is soft and elastic, and easily broken or twisted. After cutting, the slice is silvery white with a hollow or translucent film in the middle. The ancients usually took out the inner stem of medulla tetrapanacis when it was wet, cut it into sections, straightened it and dried it, and cut it into small pieces. Fine texture, soft and white, excellent material and strong plasticity.

In ancient China, the adoption of medulla tetrapanacis had a long history. According to historical records: In the first month of Emperor Jinhui, the flowers were not in bloom, and the imperial secretary cut five-color grass flowers? In the first month, the weather was cold and the flowers had not yet bloomed. Sima Zhong, Emperor of Jinhui, ordered the imperial secretary to cut the grass flowers and dye them in five colors to decorate the inner palace.

Tongcaohua can be used as an ornament in the inner palace, and it seems reasonable for girls with good quality to use it as a headdress. Best of all, compared with pearls and jadeite, the price of medulla oblongata is not high, and it is affordable for small families, so it has been handed down. In modern times, it has become a unique handicraft.

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Velvet flower

Who is velvet flower? Ronghua? Homophonic, representing the simplest wishes of ancient people, is also called official flower and happy flower. It is a favorite ornament of ancient girls and is also very popular in the palace.

There is a plot in A Dream of Red Mansions, in which Aunt Xue gives flowers to the girls and finally gives them to Sister Lin, which makes Sister Lin furious. This one? Gong Hua? Actually, it's velvet flowers.

Speaking of velvet flowers, people often add two words in front, saying? Yangzhou velvet flower? Because Yangzhou is one of the origins of velvet flowers, the velvet flowers produced are colorful, diverse, exquisite and beautiful.

Velvet flowers are mostly made of high-quality silk, which is made of steel wire hooks after dyeing. It can be used not only as a headdress, but also as a bonsai or screen.

As early as the Tang dynasty, velvet flowers not only entered the palace giants, but also entered the homes of ordinary people. Poor families can also spend a few words and buy some flowers for their wives if they have the ability to use velvet flowers with better materials. In modern times, velvet flowers, like grass flowers, have become a part of traditional culture.

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In short, the grass velvet flower is simple, and Queen Fu Cha wears the best products, the best technology and the best materials, which are different from those used by ordinary people.