This lawn seems to be a symbol of luxury.
Ningbo University, where I once studied, has a large lawn covering an area of 100 mu, which is one of the "top ten landscapes" of the school. Students sitting on the lawn reading, partying, sunbathing and falling in love have become a part of college life memories. The word "big lawn" has been included in Baidu Encyclopedia, calling it "green, broad and calm, bearing many honors and dreams of Ning's adult".
The lawn here adds a lot of academic and humanistic atmosphere.
Have we ever wondered why these things are brought by the lawn? Is it born with this function? Or do we artificially give it a symbol? Yuval harari, the author of A Brief History of the Future, tells us that a lawn is not only as simple as what we see, but also has a long and interesting historical story.
Imagine, when did humans start to pave the lawn? In the era of Neanderthals, our ancestors probably didn't grow enough grass in the cave where they lived. At that time, people were thinking about how to fill their stomachs. Even if they master the planting technology, they are used to grow food first. And even in the era of appreciation, you can't find the lawn in China's ancient architectural style. China people are looking for pavilions, bridges and flowing water. No matter whether it is a royal garden or a private garden, the open space between houses will not be covered with bare lawns, let alone those magnificent palaces. Can you imagine that the ground of the Forbidden City is not blue bricks but lawns?
The idea of setting up lawns in front of private houses and public buildings began in the castles of British and French nobles in the late Middle Ages in Europe, and gradually became a symbol of aristocratic status at that time. Maintaining the lawn is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive project. Until the modern times with advanced technology, lawns in many cities still face potholes caused by overgrown weeds and poor maintenance. In ancient times, if you can maintain a lawn well, it is enough to prove that you have enough money and energy, which is naturally a symbol of a well-off family. Until today, many rich families have a lawn in front of their single-family villas, and neighbors can also see the recent situation of this family through this lawn-if the lawn is not maintained for a long time, it means that there must be something wrong with this family.
Lawn originated in England and France, and brought many revolutions in the modern sense. As we all know, the origin of modern football is Britain. As far back as the Song Dynasty, when people in China played cuju, they could never play on the grass. At first, the football invented by the British was kicked to the school lawn by these college students in Oxford and Cambridge. Originally, the lawn reflected the rich status of the school, and inadvertently sprouted a sports revolution. "Green field" has become synonymous with modern football field. Although no one stipulates that football must be played on the lawn, slum children play in the mud, middle school students play in the corridors of teaching buildings, and even large-scale indoor football and beach football are common, top professional football must be played on the best lawn. It has a top lawn and has become a symbol of the status of professional football clubs.
And tennis. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and the only grand slam tournament played on the lawn at present. Lawn tennis, because of its unique tradition, always reminds people of the aristocratic life in old England. And golf. Children from ordinary families like us take physical education class as an elective when they are studying, and choose to play table tennis and basketball. It is said that an aristocratic school actually offered golf elective courses. When it comes to golf, the first thing that comes to mind is of course the endless lawn course.
All these make lawns have a unique meaning in the modern world. Lawn stands for welcome. The rich always put a lawn in front of their house. The guest crossed the lawn and entered the house. Lawn means strength. It goes without saying that there is a lawn in front of the castles in Europe and even the White House in the United States where the president likes to give speeches and meet guests. Lawn promotes economy. In the United States, the annual output value of lawn industry reaches billions of dollars, and countless people invest countless money to buy and maintain lawns. You know, this land itself can't grow any food and can't support anyone.
The evolutionary history of Lawn is regarded by Herari as the best reason to study history-to study history is not to predict the future, but to release oneself from the past. This is the purpose of the author's "A Brief History of the Future", and if the viewpoint in "A Brief History of Mankind" is applied, is this how grass tames human beings? If it hadn't found such a unique coordinate in human history, I'm afraid this plant would never survive in the world as vigorously as it does today.