What does Mulberry mean?

Mulberry is a general term for mulberry and catalpa.

Mulberry is a Chinese character, which originally means mulberry and catalpa. Mulberry and catalpa bungeana played an important role in ancient agricultural society. Mulberry is mainly used for sericulture, while Catalpa bungeana is widely used for making furniture and building materials. Therefore, mulberry has become an important symbol of ancient agricultural civilization.

Later, Sang Zi gradually evolved to refer to hometown or hometown. This is because in ancient times, people often lived and worked under mulberry trees, and mulberry trees became an important part of their lives. When people leave home, they often miss mulberry trees. Therefore, Mulberry has become synonymous with hometown.

Mulberry has profound connotation and symbolic significance in China culture. It represents people's attachment, nostalgia and love for their hometown. Mulberry is described in many literary works, poems and songs, which expresses people's beautiful memories and endless yearning for their hometown.

Function of mulberry

1, mulberry provides important economic support for agricultural society. Mulberry sericulture, silk is an important textile raw material in ancient China, while Catalpa bungeana is widely used to make furniture and building materials. Therefore, mulberry is of great significance to the economic development of ancient agricultural society.

2. Mulberry plays an important role in ecological environment protection. Mulberry has good wind resistance, sand fixation and soil and water conservation ability, which is of great significance to maintain the local ecological balance. In addition, the fruit of mulberry has high nutritional value and can provide people with rich nutrition.

3. Mulberry plays an important role in cultural inheritance. Mulberry is widely mentioned in ancient literary works, such as the Book of Songs. Mulberry represents people's attachment, nostalgia and love for their hometown and has become an important part of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Mulberry.