Old things in the south

Chapter 45
Some people think that the acacia tree in Taiwan is the acacia tree that "red beans grow in the southern country, and a few branches will grow in spring. May you pick more, this thing is the most lovesick", but it is not.It is an evergreen tree. Although it also bears beans, it is not red beans, but long pods.

The acacia tree is very valuable in the lives of Taiwanese. Not only can it be burned into charcoal, but it is also one of the excellent woods for shipbuilding because of its solid wood.Not only that, the beauty and grace of the Acacia tree is one of the objects in the painter's pen.It has a soft and charming posture, slender opposite leaves, and small yellow flowers. It can be seen everywhere in Taiwan—mountains, forests, and roadsides.But there is a principle, it should grow in a dry place, and its leaves will fall off when there is too much water.

The reason why the Acacia tree is named Acacia, there is also a lingering story in folklore:

Very early on, there was a loving couple. The beautiful wife was suddenly taken by a violent king and wanted to take it for himself. The couple committed suicide.But the king was so jealous that he buried the couple on both sides of the river so that their souls would not be together in the underworld.Unexpectedly, a tree grew on both sides of the river. The branches and leaves of the tree grew towards each other from the two banks, and finally the branches and leaves connected together. This tree is the acacia tree.

When Liang Qichao visited Taiwan, he wrote Taiwanese bamboo branch poems, and once chanted the lovesickness tree saying:
The bottom of the acacia tree talks about lovesickness, but Si Lang hates Lang Lang and doesn't know,
The head of the tree bears a lovesick child, but when Lang Xing misses his concubine.

But today, the acacia tree has become a housewife's good companion.Not long ago, in order to ban deforestation in this province, and at the same time several types of fuels produced in Taiwan had to find a way out in this province due to the loss of export sales, so the newspapers rushed to publish advertisements, "Lao Wang sells melons, sells himself and boasts."Those who sell alcohol say that alcohol meets hygienic conditions, and those who sell boiled charcoal say that cooked charcoal meets economic conditions... After winning over housewives, housewives have discerning eyes.Personally, I'm a very law-abiding housewife. After being encouraged by the government, I tried to use fuels other than charcoal, but I used all kinds of fuels-including alcohol, which is life-threatening, The stunned charcoal pellets, the dusty cooked charcoal, and after that, I felt: "I use Taiwan coal all over, and the acacia charcoal is the most recommended!"

Many housewives cannot tell the difference between acacia charcoal and other charcoals. The advantages of acacia charcoal are that it is resistant to burning, does not explode, and has high firepower. At the same time, the petal-like grain can be seen from the cross section.

Taiwanese people call acacia charcoal "Xiaanzi", which means dear.

(End of this chapter)