A song of Jay Chou can sell one billion yuan in bonsai

Author:Species calendar Time:2022.07.06

At 12 noon today, Jay Chou's new song "The Great Works" was launched! Did you listen to the new song? It doesn't matter if you don't listen. Seeing the lyrics below, your youth is back again:

"The full rice ears are happy this season, and your cheek is like a cooked tomato in the field. You suddenly said to me, Qili Xiang's name is beautiful. I just want to kiss your stubborn mouth at this moment ..." I want At that time, Jay Chou's "Qili Xiang" swept the country, and the streets and alleys were all the songs.

Is this picture familiar? I'm not familiar with it to review | MV "Qili Xiang"

After every 80 or 90s that are bald now, there will be a phrase "all night under the rain all night, my love overflows like rain." The sparrows and butterflies outside the window may outline the shadow of the first love, but rarely read out: "What is Qili Xiang?"

The Qili Xiang here is actually a plant, which often refers to different plants in different Chinese context. The plants recorded in "Chinese Plants" are four kinds of plants: white -back maple, sand dates, thousands of miles, and woody flowers. In view of the creative background of this song, the Qili Xiang referred to in the song should be a thousand miles, which is the Jiulixiang we are going to introduce today.

From the top left is Budleja Asiatica, Elaeagnus Angustifolia, Murraya Paniculata and Muxiang Rosa Banksiae | Budaeagnus Angustifolia, Budaeaeagnus Angustifolia, B.Navez Franz XAVE POWELLLLLLAS / WIKIMEDIA

Thousands of miles are Jiuli

Jiulixiang Murraya Paniculata is a plant of the Rutaeke Jiuli Fragrant. The name "Murraya" comes from the word "Murray", which is used to commemorate the Swedish botanist John Andrew Murray. ; And the word "Paniculata" refers to "cone inflorescence". As an evergreen small tree, Jiuli fragrant flowers are white with aroma. When the fruit is mature, it is orange to red. Jiulixiang was born in a few tropical subtropical regions in the south in my country, was born in low hills or mountain forests high in altitude, as well as flat land, gentle slope, and small hills in the sea.

Jiulixiang's flower | Michael Wolf / Wikimedia

In the past, classified scholars believed that Murrida Paniculata and Jiulixiang Murraya Exotica were two species of similar and different looks. With the development of science and technology, classified scholars feel that the two are not essentially different. Therefore, according to plant naming regulations, Murraya Exotica is used as a different name of Murraya Paniculata. Correspondingly, "Jiuli Xiang" also replaced "Thousand Miles" to become the official name of the Chinese species Murraya Paniculata. Therefore, whether it is Qili, Jiulixiang or Qianliang, refers to the same plant.

In 1959, Mr. Huang Chengcheng sorted and revised the Chinese rutorite plant, thinking that Jiuli Xiang corresponds to Murraya Paniculata (L.) Jack, and species its mutant Murraya Paniculata var. Exotica (L.) C.C. Huang to drag Chinese name Xiaoye Jiuli Xiang Essence In 1978, Huang Chengcheng once again classified the family of Rutacea, restored Murraya Paniculata Var. Exotica (L.) C.C. Huang to Murraya Exotica L., changed its Chinese name to Jiuli Xiang, and Murraya Paniculata (L.). Jack's Chinese name was changed to thousands of miles. During the period, different plant verses have different treatment of the two. Because Murraya Paniculata's base source is published in the front, most of the plants believe that Murraya Exotica should be the name of Murraya Paniculata. Until 2016, after Mabberley conducted a model testing, Murraya Exotica L. should be used as a reign, and Murraya Paniculata (L.) Jack as his name. According to the priority principles naming, what we are talking about today should actually be Jiulixiang Murraya Exotica L.

Why is it only fragrant?

But why is Jiulixiang called "Jiuli Xiang" instead of "Yili Xiang", "Twelve Miles" or "Twenty -Five Miles"? If it is called one, two or three miles, it seems not enough to exaggerate its fragrance, and the number "nine" is often used to represent the meaning of "very" and "pole". "Under Nine You" means deep underground or deep sea. Therefore, the term "Jiuli Fragrance" is often used to describe plants with rich fragrance, such as Fan Chengda in his "Sexima Shao Yimu Rhino" describing the sweet -scented osmanthus fragrance: "Fiber -fiber green wrapped in golden millet, where can I accommodate where can I accommodate "Jiuli Xiang"; Fang Yue also used "Jiuli Xiang" to describe the rich flowers in his poem in his own "Tian Tou": "August white fields in August, grass trees opened Jiuli incense at the beginning." Described as "Jiuli Xiang" | Shizhao / Wikimedia

There are many plants named "X incense", and they generally have strong floral fragrance. Although their aroma can not be able to float to a certain amount of miles, but in the case of wind, it can indeed be "ten miles". Smart labor people may think: This plant is too fragrant when blooming, and you can smell it inside and outside. For example, Wuli Xiang often refers to the grass or wide -bud chrysanthemum; Shili Xiang refers to Jiuli Xiang; Qianlixiang refers to Jiuli Xiang, Ruixiang or Baili Xiang; Wanliang refers to Jiuli Xiang or short calamus tung. In other words, Qili Xiang, Shili Xiang, Qianlixiang, Wanliang, and Moon Orange refer to the species of Jiulixiang in many cases.

Wuli Xiang, Cao Cao Valeriana Office and Pluchea Indica | Anro0002 / Wikimedia; Tropical.Theferns

Thousands of miles, Ruixiang Daphne Odora. | Miya / wikimedia

Wanli incense, Short Hai Tong PittosPORUMBREVICALYX | Daderot / Wikimedia

Among them, Baili Xiang is not the same as other "X incense". It is named not because of flower fragrance, but Ye Xiang. Baili Xiang is a plant of the genus Lip -shaped Miles. After the leaves are crushed, a strong smell will volatilize. Locals often use Baili fragrant leaves as seasoning to stew, etc., unique fragrance. Coincidentally, Jiulixiang can also be used as seasoning. Jiulixiang has a commonly known as "stone pepper", which shows that it is mostly born on the rock and has a spicy taste.

Bailiang Thymus Mongolicus | 翦翳翎

Horticultural embellishment, sky -high bonsai

Naturally, evergreen plants with strong floral fragrance will not be ignored by horticulturalists. The southern my country often uses it as a fence or a flower garden, and sometimes it is used to make bonsai. Now, people also use Jiuli Xiang for garden greening, potted plants, hedges, etc., flowing for a while, full of fragrance in the city.

Jiulixiang used as hedge | Forest and Kim Starr / Flickr

As an evergreen plant in the south, Jiulixiang can only grow in the south, and it is difficult to overwinter in the north. After the Qingming Festival to the Mid -Autumn Festival, this half -year time is the flowering period of Jiulixiang (sometimes blooming in autumn and winter), giving people sufficient time to feel its refreshing fragrance. In the fruiting period, the red fruits of Jiuli fragrant with green leaves are also very gorgeous, which can give people a visual impact. This kind of plant that combines leaves, flowers, and fruits on the gardening is naturally not less.

Jiulixiang's Fruit | Forest and Kim Starr /Flickr

When it comes to bonsai, we must talk about bonsai hype. Playing bonsai is like playing strange stones, and the mood ingredients are high. Jiulixiang is a frequent visitor in the bonsai, and often sells high prices. For example, at the bonsai exhibition in 2016, a mysterious person had bid 100 million yuan to try to buy a Jiulixiang bonsai work. But in the end, it was rejected by the bonsai owner. It is said that the estimated price of the bonsai owner was 168 million yuan. This use can buy a set of high prices in Beijing to buy a bonsai, how can I understand how people and other people understand.

Jiulixiang Bonsai (not the most expensive one) | Manuel m. V. / Flickr