The meaning of Wutong

1. Noble character

In ancient poetry, the paulownia symbolizes noble and beautiful character. In the Book of Songs, the ancients used the harmonious singing of the phoenix, whose voice floats over the hills, and the wild growth of the phoenix tree, which is bathed in the brilliant morning sun, to symbolize the noble and beautiful character.

2. Loyal Love

In ancient times, it was said that the paulownia was a male tree and the tung tree was a female tree. The paulownia trees grew and aged at the same time, lived and died at the same time. Moreover, the branches of the paulownia tree were very upright and the leaves were dense. In the hands of poets, the paulownia tree became a symbol of loyal love.

3. Loneliness and Sadness

The wind blows the fallen leaves, the raindrops fall on the paulownia tree, it is a desolate scene, and the paulownia tree has become a symbol of loneliness and sorrow in the writings of literati. For example, in a poem titled "Meeting Again" written by Li Yu, the last emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the miserable scene of this king of a fallen country living in seclusion in a lonely courtyard was vividly described.