As we all know, sweet-scented osmanthus is the city flower of Guilin City, Guangxi. Every autumn when sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, no matter where you are in Guilin, whether you are riding a bicycle, taking a car or wandering, you can smell the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus everywhere. That fragrance will make you feel comfortable and have a unique flavor in your heart.

The history of osmanthus growing in Guilin, Guangxi, can be traced back to the Neolithic Age more than 10,000 years ago. Pollen from osmanthus osmanthus was once discovered at the Zengpiyan Neolithic Site in southern Guilin. Fan Chengda, an outstanding poet in the Song Dynasty, vigorously advocated the promotion of osmanthus planting when he was an official in Guilin. The scenery of a forest of osmanthus trees in Guilin has begun to take shape since then. Nowadays, Guilin is full of osmanthus trees. If the autumn wind blows, osmanthus flowers fall into the river with the wind, there is a scenery of "full of streams and half of flowers".

Guilin, Guangxi, has a history of more than 2000 years, and the cultivation history of osmanthus can be traced back to 10,000 years ago. Pollen of osmanthus was excavated from the Zengpiyan Cave Site in Guilin during the Neolithic Period. This is the earliest record of the growth of osmanthus in the world. The "Guilin Prefecture Annals" also contain records of "many osmanthus in the Guishan Mountains". The osmanthus osmanthus in Guilin are deeply loved by people at home and abroad in ancient and modern times. They have a strong connotation of osmanthus culture and are the subject of poems and paintings by historical literati. Many well-known and famous poems have been left in ancient Chinese poetry. For example, Fan Yun, a poet of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, said,"There are eight osmanthus in the south, and flowers bloom without seasons." Han Yu's poem of the Tang Dynasty "The gray forest and eight osmanthus are the land of southern Hunan." When Cao Ye, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, moved to Guilin from Yangshuo, he wrote,"Guilin must produce thousands of osmanthus trees. I didn't realize that the sun's shadow blooms every day. I harvested osmanthus in the middle of the month and moved it to my hometown for you to plant it." Guilin, along with Xianning in Hubei Province, Chengdu in Sichuan Province, Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, and Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, is known as the five major producing areas of traditional osmanthus in China. According to various historical data, in ancient times, Guilin was once famous as the main viewing area and origin of osmanthus osmanthus.

The osmanthus tree seems to be a passionate creature. When I saw that Guilin loved osmanthus, I fell in love with the soil, climate and environment here. Four varieties of osmanthus, namely Jingui, Yingui, Dangui, and Sijigui, grew on this land. Jingui symbolizes the prosperity and prosperity of Guilin city, Yingui symbolizes the pure water quality of the Li River, Dangui symbolizes the enthusiasm of Guilin people, and Sijigui symbolizes the eternal green mountains and clear waters of Guilin. Guilin, Guilin, osmanthus trees are forest. Throughout Guilin, there is the fragrance of osmanthus flowers throughout the year, which is heart-warming. Osmanthus osmanthus is the most beautiful flower in the hearts of Guilin people! Even the hermit soldiers couldn't help but be excited when faced with the sight of sweet-scented osmanthus, and expressed their inner ecstasy with the song "Picking Mulberry Seeds, Osmanthus": Hundred flowers love the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus flowers alone/dots of gold/dots of gold/gold/gold on the earth of northern Guangxi/The annual osmanthus flowers are now/not spring light/better than spring light/the city is full of gold and Gui Rui.

The eighth month of the lunar calendar was called the Gui Moon in ancient times. This period of time is the best time to admire the Gui Moon and the best month to admire the Moon. China's osmanthus flowers and the bright moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival have been associated with the cultural life of our people since ancient times. Many poets recite poems and lyrics to describe it, praise it, and even deify it. For example, mythical stories such as Chang'e's flight to the moon and Wu Gang's attack on osmanthus have become popular stories in the past. There is another beautiful legend about osmanthus: It is said that in ancient times, at the foot of Liangying Mountain, there lived a widow selling mountain wine. She was generous and kind, and the wine she brewed was mellow and sweet. People respected her and called her Fairy Wine Lady. One day, Lady Xianjiu had just opened the door when she suddenly saw a skinny man lying outside the door. He seemed to be a beggar. The fairy wine lady touched the man's nose and found that there was still some breath. She carried him home, first poured hot soup, and then fed half a cup of wine. The man slowly regained consciousness and said excitedly: "Thank you, wife, for saving my life. I am a paralyzed person. If I go out, I will either freeze to death or starve to death. Please do me a favor and take me in for a few more days." Lady Xianjiu was in a dilemma. As the saying goes,"There is a lot of trouble in front of a widow's door." If a man like this lives at home, others will gossip. But thinking about it again, I can't watch him freeze to death or starve to death! Finally nodded and agreed to let him stay temporarily.

As expected, the gossip quickly spread, everyone became estranged from her, and fewer people came to the hotel to buy alcohol day by day. Later, when people stopped buying wine, she couldn't maintain it, so the man left without saying goodbye and did not know where he was going. Fairy Wine Lady was worried and searched everywhere. She met a white-haired old man on the hillside, carrying a load of dry firewood and walking with difficulty. Lady Xianjiu was about to help when the old man suddenly fell and the dry firewood was scattered all over the ground. The old man closed his eyes, his lips trembled, and he shouted weakly: "Water, water,..." Where can there be water on the barren hills? Fairy Wine Lady bit her middle finger, and immediately, blood flowed out. She put her finger to the old man's mouth, and the old man suddenly disappeared. There was a breeze, and a yellow cloth bag flew over from the sky. The bag was filled with many small yellow paper bags, and there was also a yellow note that read,"The moon palace gives osmanthus seeds to reward good people; blessings are high and green, and longevity is high. The trees are full of flowers; picking flowers to brew osmanthus wine, which will be sent to parents first; Wu Gang helps good people to relieve disasters and eliminate cunning." Only then did Fairy Wine realize that the paralyzed man and the old man carrying firewood were transformed by the immortal Wu Gang.

As soon as this matter spread, people from far and far came to ask for Guizi. The kind person planted the osmanthus seeds, and soon the osmanthus trees and osmanthus flowers grew. The courtyard was sweet and glorious. A person with bad intentions will not plant laurel seeds, which will embarrass him and wash his heart into kindness. Everyone is very grateful to Lady Xianjiu. It was her good deeds that moved the Great Immortal Wu Gang, who managed the osmanthus trees in the Moon Palace, that she passed osmanthus to the world. From then on, osmanthus and osmanthus wine existed in the world.

"In August, osmanthus blossoms everywhere, and osmanthus blooms and comes happiness." People in the past have also regarded osmanthus as auspicious flowers. Osmanthus flowers also have rich cultural significance. In the past, those who were the top scorer in the exam were called the "laurel", and those who won the honor were praised as having the "laurel". Some young men and women from ethnic minorities in Guangxi also like to give osmanthus to their loved ones to express their admiration. Therefore, there is a proverb that "a osmanthus branch, a heart, and a lifetime in the osmanthus forest."

Osmanthus osmanthus is one of the top ten traditional and precious flowers in my country. It has a cultivation history of more than 2500 years and is also a common tree species in the Pearl River Delta region. Because osmanthus can appreciate flowers and smell the fragrance, it is often used when creating landscapes in modern urban gardens. The use of osmanthus as a city flower is not because of how beautiful or big the flower shape of osmanthus is, but because of its deeper connotation. osmanthus is a kind of flower with connotation. Various historical data show that in ancient times, Guilin once existed as the main ornamental area and origin of osmanthus flowers. Today, Guilin is the area with the largest production and sales of osmanthus as a garden tree species in my country. Osmanthus is the main garden plant in various parks, streets, courtyards, and residential areas in the city. According to statistics, at present, more than 200,000 osmanthus trees are planted in the urban area of Guilin. Every year, the city is filled with the aroma of osmanthus.

In addition to Guilin City in Guangxi, there are also Xianning in Hubei, Taoyuan in Hunan, Suzhou in Jiangsu, Hangzhou in Zhejiang, and Chengdu in Sichuan. These places are also famous osmanthus commodity production bases in the country. "The beauty of things is the swagger of osmanthus." Osmanthus has always been a symbol of beautiful and elegant things in the world. Let us all come together to love osmanthus and grow osmanthus, and let kindness and beauty remain in the world!