These four gentlemen are not vain, they have their own characteristics:
May: I am proud of exploring waves and cutting ice and snow. I am proud of myself and am a noble and noble person.
Lan: The hollow valley is secluded, narcissistic, fragrant and elegant, and is a sage in the world;
Bamboo: the screen makes the moon, and it is chic and elegant all its life, which is modest;
Chrysanthemum: Shuang Ling is elegant, maverick and not aggressive. He is a hermit.
The symbolic meaning of plum blossom:
Plum blossom is known as the first of the "four gentlemen" in flowers, and it is also one of the "three friends of the old cold". Because of the harsh environment, it still blooms proudly in the branches in the fierce cold wind. It is the most backbone flower of the Chinese nation and the representative of the national soul. Mei's pride has inspired generations of China people to take risks, go forward bravely and persevere. We are more familiar with the phrase "when the flowers bloom, she laughs among the flowers". Its character and integrity are the freehand brushwork of the national spirit.
Symbolic significance of orchids:
Orchids are born in an empty valley, and the most fascinating thing about orchids is "seclusion". Because they grow in deep mountains and valleys, they can wash away that beautiful and fragrant posture and maintain their natural beauty with a clear and plain fragrance. This kind of "recluse" is not only a hermit's temperament, but also a cultural universality, a gentleman's demeanor of "people don't know what to do", an open mind that does not seek career access, fame and fortune, but only ambition in the chest, symbolizing the quality of alienating dirty politics and preserving their beautiful personality. Orchids never flatter people, and they don't want to be transplanted to busy cities. Once they leave the quiet pure land, they will inevitably be defiled by dirt. Therefore, orchids are only suitable to bloom in secluded places and in the ideal realm of poets.
Symbolic significance of bamboo:
The rustle of bamboo in the breeze and the sparse shadow of jathyapple deeply touched the poet, and the green character of bamboo in the gale and frost guided the poet, so most literati's houses in China planted bamboo. Prince Phthalein said, "How can you live without this gentleman for a day!" " Su Dongpo said: "Eating without meat is better than living without bamboo. No meat makes people thin, no bamboo makes people vulgar. Thin people can be fat, and vulgar people can't rule well. " Simple and straightforward language shows that the long-standing cultural spirit has penetrated into the bone marrow of literati.
Symbolic significance of chrysanthemum:
Qiu Ju has both the temperament of a martyr and the temperament of a noble scholar. In late autumn, under the setting sun, beside the hedge, clusters of yellow bows are proudly open, not afraid of severe frost and loneliness, regardless of origin, showing valuable quality.