Hainan trip to indulge in the southern Rhine coconut (Photos)

When the aircraft slowly to decline, the heart of the most clear and most profound feelings: Hainan attracts me is not the sea, because I come from coastal cities, but palm and coconut, which is only seen on television and magazines on the scene. Hainan Island, another name is "Coconut Island" coconut tree is the symbol of Hainan, and examine the coconut culture is one of the purposes of my visit.

Check the mouth of the first two days we went to the eastern outskirts of town of Wenchang City, Hainan Province, visit the "coconut town" the title of the eastern outskirts of the town of palm trees more than 70 million trees planted over 2,000 years of history. Vast vast boundless sea coconut, as unique tourist attraction, where visitors can not only appreciate the graceful coconut palms, but also enjoy a variety of coconut and coconut rural cultural customs.

Hainan Island, palm and coconut on the history of myths and legends of the Han and Li are two versions of myths and customs and so full of praise and adulation of coconut trees, coconut trees are seen as justice and power embodiment, reflecting the ideal of people desire to overcome the natural disaster, and placed the two peoples desire for a better life.

Custom

Listen to tour guides say, the people of the coconut coconut Township admired, worshiped it as a mascot. Friends and relatives build a new house rose into the house when the beam must send two paper wrapped with a red bud of the coconut seedlings, to show to celebrate, to express good luck wishes.

Married local people is inseparable from coconut coconut; engagement, the woman was sent to two coconut seedlings to the man, called "engagement coconut"; marriage, the woman is again with two coconut seedlings to the groom, the wedding ceremony the bride and groom with these two coconut seedlings planted, meaning the couple did bear fruit like coconut, having children,Century marriage, known as the "wedding coconut"; marriage, birth of a child one month, his grandmother was sent to two coconut seedlings to the grandchildren, the parents have for their children under these two kinds of coconut seedlings, and wished, like a child grow as the coconut, as useful material, it is called "coconut full moon."

In coconut Township, I found the coconut farmers are also ultimately house a "coconut", which face the lintel, the wall on both sides of the door to see a beautiful mural painted coconut, housing truss girder Jue windows and doors, is made with coconut wood , the room of desks and chairs are also made with coconut wood, even the spoon to scoop the water of the water, put tea jars are made of the use of coconut processing, can be said that coconut farmers house is a Coconut Hall, Coconut village is the folk customs of art.