The Flower Language and Legend of Bamboo Cypress

Flower language of bamboo cypress

The flower language of bamboo cypress is steadfastness and loyalty. Bamboo cypress is green all year round, with a straight trunk, leaves shaped like bamboo, and a trunk like cypress. People often use bamboo cypress to illustrate the spiritual meaning of bamboo and cypress.

The Legend of Bamboo Cypress

A long time ago, a woodcutter rested by the mountain on his way back from chopping wood. He sat on a rock, thinking that he must find a way to get some food before going back so that his elderly mother could have a full meal. At this moment, he suddenly discovered the figure of an animal under a bamboo tree not far away. When he walked closer, he found that it was a deer with a broken leg. When he saw the deer's eyes looking for help, he did not hesitate to look for some herbs nearby, chewed them up and gently applied them to the deer's injured leg. Finally, he took out the sweat-wiping towel he carried with him and bandaged it. After doing all this, the woodcutter comforted the deer and said, "You will get better soon, don't worry." Only then did the woodcutter pick up his load of firewood and hurried back home. When he looked back, he saw the deer constantly tapping the ground with its mouth, as if it was eating grass, but not really. The next day, a new forest suddenly grew in the place where the woodcutter encountered the deer. The trees looked like both bamboo and cypress, and were trees that had never been seen before.

Later, the woodcutter discovered that the deer he saved that day was actually a fairy deer. It had been looking for a good place to plant this rare tree, and was moved by the woodcutter's behavior, so it finally planted the tree in that place. Later, people called this tree bamboo cypress. The bamboo cypress gradually grew in all directions, but it always grew best in the area where the woodcutter had saved the deer. The tall bamboo cypresses scattered around with straight trunks often attract people passing by. There is an endless stream of people coming to watch the show.