Fun Talk about Arizona (2)

Fun Talk about Arizona (2) Zhang Zhaohong On the envelope of this year's Longgang wedding invitation letter, there are special "flowers" printed on the front and back. Longgang's brothers and sisters...

>Interesting Stories about Arizona (2) Zhang Zhaohong On the envelope of Longgang's invitation letter this year, there are special "flowers" printed on the front and back. Longgang's brothers and sisters were confused. It was clearly a cactus. How could there be flowers? I tried to be cute: That cactus is our flower! (The cactus is also Mexico's flower. Arizona was originally part of Mexico. In 1912, the United States incorporated this place into the United States through hard and soft tactics.) I remember playing couplets with a good friend many years ago. He made the first couplet and I made the second couplet. He said the first line: cactus, I said the second line: athlete's foot, he said: cactus, cactus, not a cactus, not a palm, I said: athlete's foot, Hong Kong foot, from Hong Kong, from the foot, he continued: cactus, cactus, neither a cactus nor a cactus, it's really hard to figure out where the name comes from? I was busy saying: Hong Kong athlete's foot, Hong Kong athlete's foot, from Hong Kong, from the foot, I really don't know where to go! Cross-link: spread everywhere Using athlete's foot against cactus is just fun. In fact, cacti should be appreciated. Cacti come in various shapes in the world. In Arizona, you can see small and exquisite cacti or tall and upright ones. They are spread all over the mountains, rooted in the earth, and grow lushly on sandy rocks with a little moisture. Cactus has tenacious vitality and can be seen in the hottest deserts on earth. Some cacti can live up to 500 years and can grow into a large cactus more than ten meters high and two or three meters in diameter, weighing up to 10,000 kilograms. There are many nicknames for cactus, such as: celestial cactus, overlord tree, jade hibiscus, wind tail, agave, leopard grass, old cacti, Guanyin palm, unicorn flower, Buddha's hand thorn, fire-avoiding hairpin, etc., which are very vivid and poetic. Cactus can be eaten. Splitting the upper stem meat can quench thirst and feed livestock. Some small fruits called "dragon fruit" are crisp, sweet and delicious. Cactus can also be used to make wine, make medicine, and can be viewed as an ornamental. Birds have built their nests in it, and snakes, insects, rats, and ants cannot come up, and they are not frightened by wind or rain. The cactus exchanged its mind and body for birds to spread its fruit seeds everywhere, until one day it collapsed without complaint or insult! In Arizona, many botanical gardens have these "neither cactus nor cactus" elves for everyone to visit and take photos of. People describe pines and cypresses as strong, but cacti have more backbone! Our overseas Chinese ancestors, just like cactus, took root deeply in Arizona and developed their careers, and they have contributed a lot to building Phoenix Fireland into a modern metropolis!