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Trong Thiên Long Bát Bộ,
Đoàn Chính Thuần có cô bồ chuyên trị trà hoa mà Đoàn Dự chuyên chăm trà hoa
Nghĩa là có lẽ Camellia xuất xứ từ bên Tàu,
Anh Gù cũng đồng ý như vây:
Camellias are native to Eastern and Southern Asia, most notably China, Japan, Korea, India and Indonesia. Camellias are flowering small trees or shrubs that are evergreen and are from the family Theaceae, the tea family.
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HISTORY OF CAMELLIAS
Today there are recognized over 200 different species of Camellia - all native to the Orient. The Camellia is known in Japan as Tsubaki. For many centuries, before the westernization of Japan, the native tsubaki or "tree with shining leaves" held a special place in Japanese thought. It was a belief of the Shinto religion that the gods in spirit form made the flowers of the tsubaki their home when on an earthly visit. Plantings of the tsubaki were an essential feature of temple gardens, graveyards, and other areas associated with the religious life of the community. Today, many old varieties of camellia may be found in the old temple compounds of Japan. Camellias are not as popular as cut flowers in Japan because they are associated with "beheading". The camellia blossom often falls off the plant in its entirety, symbolic of a man's head being cut off.
The total number of named camellia varieties is believed to be as high as 20,000, although this figure is constantly increasing. The International Camellia Society published the International Camellia Register, an accumulation of over thirty years of research. This multi- volume book contains all but the latest camellia varieties from all countries of the world.