Man, whatever this plant is seems to be Uncertain?
Baike: 'carambola tree': a creeper/ climbing plant, either carambola/star fruit, or kiwi fruit/Chinese gooseberry
Lots of speculation about how this fits in with political troubles (as a country declines), exploitation by the ruling class... More modern scholars say it's a love poem.
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Re: 檜風 - Odes Of Gui; 148. 隰有萇楚 - Xi You Chang Chu
Date: 2021-03-14 05:25 pm (UTC)Baike: 'carambola tree': a creeper/ climbing plant, either carambola/star fruit, or kiwi fruit/Chinese gooseberry
Lots of speculation about how this fits in with political troubles (as a country declines), exploitation by the ruling class... More modern scholars say it's a love poem.