荷花在我国园林中应用历史溯源

Application of lotus in the history of Chinese gardens traceability

荷花主要分布于中国、印度、俄罗斯等国家,而我国的荷花分布南抵海南三亚市(北纬18.2°),北达黑龙江抚远县(北纬48.2°)。荷花在殷商时期园林中的应用,历代史书尚无记载。文章根据相关史料进行分析和比较研究,对荷花的应用作了大胆的推测,认为荷花在殷商时期已出现应用的萌芽,这与最早见于文字记载‘囿’和‘台’的时间相吻合。故对了解我国荷花的栽培历史,具有深远的意义。

Lotus mainly distributes in China,India,Russia and so on,In China,it grows from Sanya City of Hainan（18.2 °N） in the south to Fuyuan County（48.2 °N） of Heilongjiang in the north.The application of Lotus in Chinese gardens in the Shang Dynasty was not mentioned in the previous historic books.According to the related historical data and relevant studies,it was extrapolated that the Lotus was presented and started to be applied in the Shang Dynasty gardens in China.This coincided with the earliest written records found in‘ caught’an‘dTai’.It has far-reaching significance for understanding the history of Lotus in China.