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Chimonanthus praecox is a traditional and valuable ornamental plant with a long cultivation history and rich Chimonanthus praecox culture. Li Shangyin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, called Chimonanthus praecox Hanmei Hanmei. Yao's remnant language is also called Chimonanthus as cold guest. Chimonanthus praecox is the first of all flowers before spring, especially the tiger hoof plum, which blooms in October of the lunar calendar. Chimonanthus praecox first flowers and then leaves, flowers and leaves do not see each other, when the branch is dry and thin, so it is also known as dry branch plum. When Chimonanthus praecox blooms, it is usually snowy. If you want to enjoy Chimonanthus praecox, you need to wait for the snow to come, so it is also called Xuemei. Chimonanthus praecox is mainly distributed in the south of the Yellow River Basin. It is cultivated in various places, and wild in Qinling Mountains and Hubei Province. According to Zhao tianbang's Book China Chimonanthus praecox, Chimonanthus praecox has 4 varieties groups, 12 varieties types and 165 varieties. Among them are pure yellow, golden yellow, light yellow, dark yellow, purple yellow, silver white, light white, snow white, yellow white, and the stamens are red, purple and pure white. Among them, the best one is the Chimonanthus praecox produced in Yanling County, Henan Province, which is known as "the best Chimonanthus praecox in Yanling". The representative varieties are "Su Xin Chimonanthus" and "Yan Ling Su Xin Chimonanthus" in Yanling literature records. Its heart is white and fragrant. It is also known as jinzhongmei because its flower is not fully opened and its mouth is open downward, which is like "Jinzhong hanging".

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