Where is the Hometown of White Lotus in China?

The hometown of white lotus in China----Guangchang, Jiangxi

Judging from written records, the history of white lotus planting in Guangchang has been more than 1,300 years, and the actual history of lotus planting

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The history can be traced back to earlier times, but unfortunately there are no texts to test it. In March 1995, at the "First Naming Conference of 100 Hometowns of Chinese Specialty Products" held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Guangchang County was named "Hometown of China's Tongxin White Lotus".

Guangchang has been called "Lianxiang" since ancient times. According to research, the nickname "Lianxiang" in Guangchang came from this: In the first year of "Shaoding" in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1228), the county magistrate Xie Juezhi built the "Lianxiang Hall" next to the White Lotus Pond. According to legend, every year on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month, the birthday of the lotus, the county magistrate invites virtuous poets from the countryside to sit in a unique pavilion near the mountains and rivers. Through the leaky window, he can admire the scenery of the lotus fields from above and compose poems. express feelings. There is a poem that proves it: "Thousands of lotus flowers are three feet away from the water, and a bright moon and half a pavilion are covered with phoenixes." Later, "Lianxiangtang" became widely spread among the people and was used throughout the generations. In folk colloquialism, "fragrance" and "xiang" are homophonic. Later, people began to call Guangchang "Lianxiang". Since the 1930s, newspapers and magazines have continued to refer to Guangchang as "Lianxiang", the most authoritative of which is the book "China's Famous Economic Cities, Famous Townships, and Names" (edited by Ma Hong of China Development Press ). In 1994, Guangchang County won the title of "Hometown of White Lotus in China" at the National Local Famous and Premium Product Naming Conference.

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