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The Flowers of the Four Seasons (Chinese: 四季名花, Sìjì Mínghuā) are a traditional grouping of flowers found in Chinese culture [1] that spread to and influenced other East Asian [2] arts. In Chinese art [3] and culture, the flowers that represent the four seasons consist of: (春兰) Chūnlán – Spring – orchid
The national flower of the Republic of China was officially designated as the plum blossom by the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China on 21 July 1964. [1] The plum blossom, known as the meihua ( Chinese : 梅花 ; pinyin : méihuā ), is a symbol for resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, because plum blossoms often bloom ...
Dioscorea polystachya or Chinese yam (simplified Chinese: 山药; traditional Chinese: 山藥), also called cinnamon-vine, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is sometimes called Chinese potato or by its Korean name ma. [3] [2] It is also called huaishan in Mandarin and wàaih sāan in Cantonese.
In the tables, the first two columns contain the Chinese characters representing the classifier, in traditional and simplified versions when they differ. The next four columns give pronunciations in Standard (Mandarin) Chinese, using pinyin; Cantonese, in Jyutping and Yale, respectively; and Minnan (Taiwan). The last column gives the classifier ...
Chang'an Flower (Chinese: 长安花; pinyin: Cháng'ān Huā) is the mascot of the Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition, which was held in Xi'an, China in 2011. [1] The sculpture of Chang'an Flower was unveiled on October 10, 2010, is 3.6 metres (12 ft) tall, and is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastics .
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The stems hold between 3 and 5 flowers, [7] [10] in spring and early summer, [11] [12] [13] between April and May. [5] [7] [18] In the UK, it can flower in early spring, if the plant is protected from freezing. [17] The flowers are short lived, but since one large plant can have as many as 75 flowers, [14] a continuous display can last for ...
I can buy myself flowers Write my name in sand Talk to myself for hours, yeah Say things you don’t understand I can take myself dancing, yeah I can hold my own hand Yeah, I can love me better ...