Why is Quanzhou called Erythrina City?

Erythrina is another name of Quanzhou. Quanzhou Port is called Erythrina Port and Quanzhou City is called Erythrina City for the following reasons:

1, Erythrina is native to India and Malaysia. In ancient times, it was transplanted to Guangdong and Fujian in the southeast coast of China because of Quanzhou's overseas transportation. During the Tang and Five Dynasties, Erythrina was planted all over Quanzhou. At that time, when Liu Wang of Jinjiang Primary School first built Quanzhou City, the Erythrina trees planted around the city were very lush, so Quanzhou was also called Erythrina City.

2. The earliest record of Quanzhou Port is when Italian traveler Kyle Polo returned to Europe from Quanzhou at the end of13rd century. It is said that when Kyle Polo came, he saw red tile houses everywhere in Quanzhou, much like the red ivory flowers of Erythrina trees. In his account, he called "Quanzhou Port" "Erythrina Port". The nickname of Erythrina Port has been used to this day.

If this Erythrina tree is an exotic species.

Originated in Southeast Asia, it did not attract much attention after it was introduced into China, but it gained a firm foothold in Fujian and became the city flower of Quanzhou. Quanzhou people love Erythrina flowers, and officials or literati in previous dynasties will praise the beauty of Erythrina flowers, such as "The clouds around Erythrina in the Bohai Sea in the Song Dynasty, who sealed the battlements in previous years?" Erythrina flowers are so beautiful that they are comparable to clouds all over the sky.

The park is lush, and lonely banyan trees block the sun and keep the summer sun out. Although it is noon, I still feel a little cold when I walk in the park.

There is a rockery in the garden, and the stones turn yellow under the rain. Under the rockery is a lotus pond, and the scene of blooming has passed, leaving only the lotus flowers left in the pond. Occasionally, several lotus flowers are in full bloom, which violates the old man's orders.