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An ancient Chinese city (Xiaolan Town of Zhongshan City) was named Ju-Xian, meaning "chrysanthemum city". The plant is particularly significant during the Chinese Double Ninth Festival. In Chinese culture, the chrysanthemum is a symbol of autumn and the flower of the ninth moon.
In Chinese art, the Four Gentlemen or Four Noble Ones ( Chinese: 四君子; pinyin: Sì Jūnzǐ ), is a collective term referring to four plants: the plum blossom, the orchid, the bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. [ 1][ 2] The term compares the four plants to Confucian junzi, or "gentlemen". They are commonly depicted in bird-and-flower paintings ...
Chrysanthemum stone, sometimes called "flower stone," is a stone "flower" produced millions of years ago due to geological movement and natural formation in the rock. [1] The stone's pattern resembles the chrysanthemum flower. The flower is milky white and grain is clear. Chrysanthemum stone is generally dark-gray or black, and does not contain ...
A list of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs, including decorative ornaments, patterns, auspicious symbols, and iconography elements, used in Chinese visual arts, sorted in different theme categories. Chinese symbols and motifs are more than decorative designs as they also hold symbolic but hidden meanings which have been used and ...
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
The Chrysanthemum Festival, is a festival held in the town of Xiaolan in November. [1] Zhongshan is sometimes called "Chrysanthemum city" because of its chrysanthemum culture. During the Ming Dynasty, people planted chrysanthemums and gathered together to appreciate them. While doing that, they also wrote poems, drew pictures and drank liquor.
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. (夏荷) Xiahé ...
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 most ...