The legend of the peaches and their origin

Have you read some information about Pantao? Let me give you a detailed introduction.

Introduction of Peach

According to the "Lun Heng·Ding Gui" quoting the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", "In the middle of the vast sea, there is a mountain called Dushuo, on which there is a large peach tree, which is three thousand miles long." According to the "Taiping Guangji" Volume 3 quoting the "Hanwu Neichuan", it is recorded that on the seventh day of the seventh month, the Queen Mother of the West descended and gave the emperor four fairy peaches. The emperor ate them and collected the pits. The Queen Mother asked the emperor, and the emperor said, "I want to plant them." The Queen Mother said, "This peach only bears fruit once every three thousand years. The soil in the middle of summer is thin, so it will not grow if you plant it." The emperor stopped. The lyrics of "Shui Tiao Ge Tou·For the Longevity of the Time" by Zhang Xiaoxiang of the Song Dynasty: "The peaches are not ripe yet, and I am willing to live in the world for a thousand years." The poem "The Emperor's Chariot Stays in Kaifeng" by Huang Zunxian of the Qing Dynasty: "The princes have fragrant herbs and felt curtains, and the Queen Mother of the West has a gorgeous banquet with peaches." Peach: pán táo

Pantao is a kind of peach

The fruit is flat and round, sweet and not very juicy. Mao Pang of the Song Dynasty wrote in his poem "Qing Ping Le": "To help my father's longevity, the peaches are in full bloom."

Legendary mountain name

In Tang Dynasty Liu Zongyuan's "Seventy Rhymes of Narrating My Feelings after Visiting the South Pavilion at Night": "I climbed the mountains to explore all the trees and crops, and sailed across the sea to cross the Pantao Tree." See "Panmu".

Peach Blossoms 4. Peach Festival

In mythology, the Queen Mother of the West held a banquet in Yaochi to taste the fairy peaches. Its prototype can be found in "The Secret History of Emperor Wu of Han". In the fifth chapter of "Journey to the West", it says: "One day, the Queen Mother held a banquet, opened the treasure pavilion, and held the 'Peach Festival' in Yaochi." Hu Shi's "Research on Journey to the West" Chapter 7: "The nobles in heaven wanted to hold the Peach Festival. They followed the 'old rules of the meeting' and naturally did not invite the former Bi Ma Wen." It is also called "Peach Festival".

Chapter 5 of Journey to the West: "The Immortal said, 'I was invited by the Queen Mother to attend the Peach Banquet.'" It can also be shortened to "Peach Banquet" or "Peach Banquet". Anonymous Ming Dynasty: "Husband and wife were destined in the previous life, and they came to the Peach Banquet." "Bai Xue Yi Yin·Ba Jiao Gu·Yu Ye Qiong Jiang": "Since ancient times, there have been immortal recipes for drinking, who is the king at the Peach Banquet." "Bai Xue Yi Yin·Jian Indigo Flower·Yi Duo Hong Yun": "Eight Immortals crossed the sea to celebrate the birthday, and the Queen Mother went to the Peach Banquet." Introduction to Peach Banquet Edit this section Related legends The Queen Mother of the West is a fairy who lives in Kunlun Mountain in western China. The 18th day of the seventh lunar month every year is the birthday of the Queen Mother of the West in Yaochi. "There are 3,600 peach trees in the Queen Mother's Peach Garden. The first 1,200 trees have tiny flowers and fruits, which ripen once every 3,000 years. If people eat them, they will become immortals. The middle 1,200 trees ripen once every 6,000 years. If people eat them, they will ascend to heaven and live forever. The last 1,200 trees have purple veins and fine cores, which ripen once every 9,000 years. If people eat them, they will live as long as the heaven and earth, and as long as the sun and the moon." It is said that the story of Sun Wukong stealing the peaches at the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet has long been sung by the people, adding more charm to people's peach appreciation. In the folk, people use peaches to pray for blessings, and call the longevity peaches. It is always indispensable in birthday banquets. In traditional New Year paintings, longevity peaches are more expressive, such as peaches and Ganoderma lucidum are called immortal longevity, and peaches and bats are called blessed longevity, which are often seen in "Peach Offering Longevity Picture", implying longevity. Peaches are always associated with immortality and longevity because of their rich nutritional value. Legend has it that the two mortals who enjoyed the "immortal fruit" peaches were King Mu of Zhou and Emperor Wu of Han.

Legend has it that when King Mu of Zhou passed by Kunlun Mountain, he was entertained by the Queen Mother of the West and lingered for many days drinking and writing poetry in Yaochi. Later, King Mu of Zhou passed by Kunlun Mountain again and looked for Yaochi Peach Garden everywhere, but he couldn't find it, so he had to leave reluctantly.

According to the "Inner Biography of Emperor Wu of Han", in April of the sixth year of Yuanfeng, the Queen Mother of the West met with Emperor Wu of Han and gave him four peaches. After eating them, Emperor Wu of Han felt comfortable all over and his teeth were fragrant, so he wanted to plant them in the imperial garden. The Queen Mother of the West told him: "The soil in Central China is thin, and peaches will not grow." After that, Emperor Wu of Han was greedy for the delicious peaches and sent his minister Dongfang Shuo to Kunlun three times to steal peaches. Emperor Wu of Han also carefully collected the peach pits he had eaten, and they were passed down to the Ming Dynasty. According to the "Wanwei Yubian" of the Ming Dynasty, "During the Hongwu period of the Yuan Dynasty, the peach pits stored in the inner treasury of the Yuan Dynasty were five inches long and four inches and seven tenths wide, with fourteen characters engraved on them: 'The Queen Mother of the West gave Emperor Wu peaches in Chenghua Palace'.

Peach Origin

Xinjiang is the origin of peaches. Peaches are cultivated in Xinjiang, Shandong (Mazhai Village), Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu and other provinces and regions. However, in terms of quality, color, taste and various nutritional components, peaches from Xinjiang are the best. The peaches from the 143rd Regiment of Shihezi, Xinjiang are the best in terms of taste, appearance and nutritional value. The 143rd Regiment of the Eighth Agricultural Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps began to plant peaches on a large scale in 1955. In October 2000, it was officially named "China's Peach Hometown" by the China Agricultural Specialty Products Professional Committee. Party and state leaders and friends from more than 40 countries have visited the peach garden and tasted peaches there.

Mazhai Village peaches have a suitable climate, moderate wind and rain, sufficient sunlight, and four distinct seasons. Mazhai Village, a national grain and high-quality cotton production base, fully embodies the value of delicate flesh, sweet and delicious taste, can prevent a variety of diseases, and are deeply loved by consumers.