An Analysis Of The Evolution Of South China Fruit Cognition In The Historical Period

South China is affected by the tropical and subtropical monsoon climate,with high temperature and plenty of rain,there exist abundant plant resources.Compared with northern China,the fruit resources of South China have local characteristics.In the Han Dynasty,fruits from South China were already written in books.The king of the Nanyue presented litchi,longan to the emperor of the Han Dynasty.With the development of economy,more and more people got to know South China.They came here,recorded what they saw and heard,compiled them into books,and some books have been circulating to today.These works record a large number of fruits of South China.These people record fruits of South China from different aspect,including fruit shape,technique of picking,planting,processing,medicinal effects,etc.At different times,from these written records,people can also discover the evolution of people’s understanding of South China.Before the Qin Dynasty,South China had not yet been noticed by northern people,and many people did not know the fruits of South China.Beginning in the Han Dynasty,records of South China fruits began to appear in ancient books.Most of these books were called“Yi Wu Zhi”(the record of the wonderfuls).Most of them simply recorded the name and appearance of Southern fruits,and many of such books have disappeared."Qi Min Yao Shu" records many parts of the “Yi Wu Zhi” records,saving the records about fruits in South China.In the Jin Dynasty,"Nan Fang Cao Mu Zhuang" also appeared,which is the earliest book on southern plants in China.The book records a large number of southern plants,including a large number of southern fruits.It is important for us to study about fruits of South China.During the Sui,Tang,Song and Yuan Dynasties,the society was prosperous and stable,and the development of South China was accelerated.More and more people came to South China for traveling.They wrote a lot of notes to record their experiences,such as "Bei Hu Lu","Ling Bei Lu Yi","Gui Hai Yu Heng Zhi","Ling Wai Dai Da",etc.,these books record a large number of fruits in South China,including fruit varieties,picking techniques,processing and other content.During this period,people began to pay attention to the medicinal efficacy of fruits,and more and more South China fruits such as areca,litchi,and citron appeared in pharmaceutical books.During this period,the first surviving South China fruit monograph Cai Xiang’s "Litchi manual" also appeared in China.Litchi has been systematically introduced and was rich in content,and its compilation method has also provided important reference significance for the compilation of later litchi manual.Cai Xiang’s book provided a very important historical reference for studying the production,planting and processing of litchi in Fujian at that time.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,South China sufficiently developed,and it became an important economic region of China.There are also more books on the fruits of South China,and "Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao" and "Ben Cao Gang Mu" also appeared during this period.The "Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao" records a large number of plants pictures."Ben Cao Gang Mu" collects the relevant texts of southern fruits recorded by others,and adds its own opinions and the opinions,recording the medicinal effects of each fruit.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties,a large number of special books on fruits from South China appeared,and there were more than ten books related to litchi.In addition,"Longan manual" and "Areca manual" appeared.Based on literature research,this article will combine history,medicine and other disciplines to comprehensively analyze and investigate the records of South China fruits in our ancient books.These records reflect the social culture of the time to a certain extent.Studying these written records on the one hand can understand the gradual understanding process of ancient ancestors of South China and summarize the laws of their recognition.On the other hand,we can learn about the cultivation,cultivation and processing of South China fruits summarized by the ancients during the exploration process,which can provide a reference for the cultivation and cultivation of South China fruits today.In addition,with the development of South China,the people of South China have also formed a series of fruit culture customs.These customs exist in South China with characteristics.In the process of studying ancient books on South China fruit,we can help us discover the causes and development of these customs.The process contributes to the inheritance and development of these cultures.We hope that more people can understand these customs and pay more attention to them,and to protect them.