Plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. Known as the "four gentlemen." The characteristics are: pride, quietness, firmness and lightness. Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have become the symbols of China people's feelings for things, and they are also the most common themes in poems about objects and literati paintings. It is precisely because of their yearning for this aesthetic personality realm that it is also a common theme in object-chanting poems and artists' paintings and calligraphy, and they are called the four gentlemen in flowers. 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.