Image flowers in ancient poems

In ancient poetry, flowers are endowed with various intentions by poets, either arrogant, noble, forbearing or rich. Let's appreciate the intentions of flowers that often appear in ancient poems.

Chinese plum

In ancient times, people thought that plum blossom was the first of all flowers, so it was called "flower-oriented". Plum blossoms symbolize perseverance and nobility.

Wang Anshi's plum blossom: "it's not snow coming from afar, it's a faint fragrance." The poem not only describes the fragrance of plum blossoms, but also implicitly shows the purity and whiteness of plum blossoms.

Lu You's "Bu Operator": "Scattered into mud, ground into dust, only fragrance remains", using plum blossoms to describe his unfortunate experience of being devastated and his noble sentiment of not wanting to go with the flow.

Miracle's "Morning Plum": "In front of Xue Cun, a bloom last night" depicts a very beautiful picture of plum blossoms in the snow, and the plum blossoms in Zita Law stand proudly alone.

lotus

What grows in the mud is not soiled, which symbolizes noble interests and does not collude with the secular.

Zhou Dunyi's "Love Lotus Theory": "The mud is not stained, the ripples are clear, but not evil" has become a new criterion for scholar-officials to cultivate their self-cultivation and a symbol of Confucian gentleman's personality.

Bai Juyi's "Feeling Bai Lianhua": "White hibiscus flowers are born in Wujiang River. Don't mix it with the red one, and distinguish the colors by yourself. "Bai Lianhua's independence is used to describe his unyielding character.

chrysanthemum

Open in autumn, ling bing ao cream; Indifferent to fame and fortune, not seeking Wen Da.

Qu Yuan's Lisao: "Drink Mulan early and Qiuju late", which symbolizes a person's noble character by drinking dew and eating flowers.

Yuan Zhen's "Chrysanthemum": "Autumn bushes are like Taoist priests, and the fence is more inclined. It's not that flowers prefer chrysanthemums, but that there is no bloom. " Expressed the poet's pursuit of firmness and noble character.

Zheng Sixiao's Cold Chrysanthemum: I'd rather hold incense in the branches and die than blow it into the flowers. Chrysanthemum is used to express the poet's spiritual quality and become a portrayal of the poet's personality.