The Symbolic Significance of Mei Lan, Zhu Ju and Zhu Ju

The characteristics are: pride, quietness, firmness and lightness. Known as the four gentlemen in flowers. These four gentlemen are not vain, they have their own characteristics:

May: It blooms in the cold and blooms after the flowers wither. It is beautiful and unique, but it can't be compared with Fang Qun. So it has always been used to symbolize the noble character of nature, unyielding and indomitable.

Lan: A flower is fragrant and a peanut is in a secluded place, so it is often regarded as a symbol of modesty.

Bamboo: It never dies in winter and has its own beautiful scenery. It is honest, humble, neither supercilious nor supercilious, and natural and unrestrained. It is often regarded as a symbol of elegant people with different customs.

Chrysanthemum: not only beautiful, elegant and fragrant, but also has the characteristics of snow resistance.

Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have become the symbols of China people's feelings about things, and they are also the most common themes in object-chanting poems and literati paintings, rooted in their yearning for this aesthetic personality realm, and also common themes in object-chanting poems and artists' paintings and calligraphy.

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Mei Ju is called the Four Gentlemen in Flowers, and they represent the excellent qualities of pride, calmness, firmness and lightness respectively. Therefore, in ancient times, they often became the writing materials of poets and writers, and were respected and praised by people. Now, in home decoration, they are also favored by modern people. People use them to beautify the home environment and improve their own taste.

The poetic feelings of Mei Lanzhuju towards Mei Lanzhuju are based on the profound national cultural spirit. Mei Lan and Zhu Ju occupy four seasons, and China literati call them "four gentlemen", which shows the literati's understanding of time order and the meaning of life. Gao Meijia proudly stands on the shore, orchids are elegant and ethereal, bamboo is modest and restrained, and chrysanthemums are chaste in Leng Yan. China people load their true feelings in a flower, a grass, a stone and a tree, thus making flowers, trees, grass and stones break away from or expand their original meanings and become symbols and metaphors of personality.

References:

Mei Zhu LAN ju-Baidu encyclopedia