Only by looking up its allusions can we know its meaning. In ancient poetry, "yellow flower" refers to chrysanthemum. Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once wrote a poem: Everything is a dream in the end, and when you rest, you will worry about the yellow flowers and butterflies of tomorrow.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions means that things are out of date and boring, but butterflies are translated into vegetables and yellow flowers are translated into cucumbers, which means it's too late. The cucumber in the dish is cold, and then it is called day lily, so the day lily is cold.

"Day lily is cold" also originated from the custom of a place. The last dish of the local red and white wedding banquet is the day lily, which is a signal to the guests that everyone can leave after eating the day lily tacitly. It is conceivable that I haven't eaten daylily for a long time.

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Daylily has another name, a girl without sorrow. Ji Kang's "On Health" said, "Day lilies forget their worries." According to the Book of Songs, there was a woman in ancient times who planted day lilies in the North Hall of her home because of her husband's expedition. From then on, the world called her a "worry-free girl".

Besides "a girl without sadness", daylily has many names, such as Yi Nan Hua and Anshen Cai. The day lilies we usually see are all fine-sprouted, dry and fine, but their nutritional value should not be underestimated.