BeautifulSunday and Mysmartphonephotography:Pink Bauhinia and red pepper|粉红色紫荆花和红辣椒

Here is my entry for contest held MySmartphonePhotography by @vandadream and Beautifulsunday by @ace108

This is the flower that was photographed in the square behind my house. Spring is coming. Many flowers are in full bloom. A whole tree is full of flowers. It looks like a fake flower!

这是在我家后面的广场拍摄的花朵,春天来了,很多花都盛开了,一整颗树都开满了花,看起来像假花一样!

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At the beginning, I didn't know what kind of flowers I was using. Later, I found out that it was the redbud. I first thought that the redbuds were all purple, but I didn't expect to have pink, and still had white ones.

刚开始我不知道是什么花,后来查资料才发现,原来这是紫荆花,刚开始我以为紫荆花都是紫红色的,没想到也有粉红色的,竟然还有白色的。
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还有紫荆花的故事和紫荆花传说(信息来源百度百科)

紫荆花是香港的市花,在香港的历史上,有一段关于紫荆花的故事。
一百多年前,香港居民为反抗英国的入侵,前仆后继,无数先烈英勇就义。劫难过后,人们在桂角山建造了一座大型坟墓,合葬那些壮烈牺牲的英雄。
后来,桂角山上长出一棵人们从未见过的开着紫红色花朵的树,很快这花开遍了香港。清明前后花开尤盛,民众将其命名为紫荆花,以纪念那些牺牲的烈士。

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紫荆花的传说

紫荆花把根深深扎入百姓人家的庭院中,一直是家庭和美、骨肉情深的象征性植物。还代表着兄弟和睦,这其中还有一个小传说。
东汉时期,京兆尹田真与兄弟田庆、田广三人分家,所有财产已经分配完毕,余下一棵紫荆树意欲分为三截。
天明,当兄弟们前来砍树时,发现树已枯萎,落花满地。田真不禁对天长叹:“人不如木也!”从此兄弟三人不再分家,和睦相处,紫荆树也随之获得生机,花繁叶茂。
因为这个故事,写手足亲情的诗歌里面紫荆便成为了思念亲人的知音。陆机为此赋诗:“三荆欢同株,四鸟悲异林。”李白感慨道:“田氏仓促骨肉分,青天白日摧紫荆。”唐代名诗人韦应物《见紫荆轮》诗:“杂英多已积,含芳独暮春。还如故园树,忽忆故园人。”
是中国华南地区许多城市的行道树,因树型优美,花期长,深受当地人民的喜爱,在香港更是家喻户晓,老幼皆知。从1965年就被选定为香港市花,1990年4月4日,更被《香港特别行政区基本法》规定为区旗和区徽图案。

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This is a red pepper planted by a neighbor. When cooking, put some chili, very delicious ~

这是邻居种的红辣椒,在煮菜的时候,放点辣椒,味道都美几分呀~
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This is the flower of red pepper. After the fruit is achieved, it is red pepper.

这是红辣椒的花,结成果实后就是红辣椒啦~

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Happy Ending~I wish you have a beautiful Sunday!image

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