The draping begonia has bright colors and graceful appearance. The flowers are clustered at the top, the petals are rose red, and the flowers are curved and drooping. If they are fluttering in the breeze, they are delicate and red. Looking from a distance, it looks like dense clouds. It is so beautiful that it is a very popular garden woody flower. So what is the meaning of the beautiful draped begonia flower? The flower language of the weeping begonia:
The weeping begonia symbolizes the homesickness of the wanderer and expresses the sadness of separation. And because Wang Renyu's "The Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao" records that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty once compared Yang Guifei to a talking begonia, which means that the beauty is considerate and like a talking flower, so later on Begonia is often used as a metaphor for beauty.
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Cultural background:
Begonia has a graceful appearance and blooms as brilliant as brocade. It has been admired by both refined and popular people since ancient times. Famous flowers, known as the "Flower Fairy", "Flower Royal Concubine", "Flower Noble", and also have the reputation of "National Beauty". In ancient times, they were often planted in royal gardens to match magnolia, peonies and osmanthus, forming a " The artistic conception of "Yutang is rich and noble". It is said that when Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty and Concubine Yang Guifei were watching the blooming lotus flowers at the Taiye Pool, everyone admired the noble appearance of the lotus emerging from the mud but not stained, and even talked about its graceful and graceful planting and outstanding demeanor. He told everyone that although the lotus is beautiful, it is still not as good as Concubine Yang, the interpreter of flowers. The Jieyu flower here is said to be the silk crabapple among the crabapples. The silk crabapple is used as a metaphor for Yang Guifei's beauty and talent that captivated the country. Since the metaphor of Tang Minghuang appeared, people have used Haitang as another name for a considerate beauty.
The beauty and elegance of crabapples have fascinated literati throughout the ages, and they all showed their talents and expressed their appreciation for the beauty of crabapples. For example, in the poem "Begonia" by the great writer Su Dongpo, "The east wind is full of glory, and the fragrant mist is covered with moonlight in the corridor. I am afraid that the flowers will fall asleep late at night, so I burn a high candle to illuminate the red makeup." Although the flower shape and color of Begonia are not directly described, But his love for Haitang is expressed vividly. Under the moonlight, the fragrance of crabapples spreads in the mist, refreshing and intoxicating. As time passed slowly, the moon had quietly turned over the corridor, and the night was already dark. However, because the poet loved Begonia so much, he was afraid that Begonia would also fall asleep, so he innocently and deliberately lit the tall red candle. , hoping to get along with Haitang for a longer time. In addition to literati, many painters throughout the ages have used crabapples in their paintings, such as "Begonia and Butterfly Picture" by the Song Dynasty painter, "Begonia Sleeping in Spring" painted by the modern painter Zhang Daqian in his later years, and so on.
According to the records of "Qunfangpu" of the Ming Dynasty: there are four types of crabapples: Xifu crabapple, Chuisi crabapple, papaya crabapple and Tiegan crabapple, each accounting for the beauty. People have their own preferences for these four types of begonias, and the draping begonia has soft branches facing the wind, and the graceful and graceful branches are like a lady with beautiful hair covering her face. She is affectionate and even more charming and compassionate.
Yang Wanli, a poet of the Song Dynasty, once wrote an affectionate poem about the Chuisi Begonia: "There is a unique scenery in the Chuisi Begonia, who knows that all will be lost to the Shu Begonia. The wind stirs the red world of the Jade Emperor, and the sun scorches the Blue Emperor. Purple clothes. I am still drunk with spring, but I am full of energy and want to put on my makeup. Look at the old man's new sentence, and see if Qu Taoxing dares to bear it. "Imagine the silky begonia blooming with purple calyx, soft and drooping. The red flowers look like drunken women, and the color is like spring dawn flowers. Viewed from a distance, the bright red flowers seem to dye the blue sky red. The beauty of the Silk Begonia cannot even be compared with that of peach and apricot flowers that bloom in a similar period.