1. the flower of a gentleman. Zhou Dunyi said, "Lotus is a gentleman among flowers." In the Qing dynasty, the lotus leaf cup pot lotus: "A thousand petals and two hearts are fresh and strange, and the water does not touch the mud. What is better than flowers? Gentleman, demeanor is better than Zhang Lang. The evening breeze is cool under the screen window, and the flowers and leaves are fragrant. " This kind of ice lotus blooms strangely, bringing flowers, but keeping the water from being polluted. Isn't it a portrayal of the image of a gentleman? "Autumn to the sky, Ling Bo vomit red alone. If you don't agree, you will go with the wind "(Sui Hongzhi respects" A Lotus in Autumn Pond "). The lotus described by the poet is independent and strong, which is admirable. Su Zhe, a poet in the Song Dynasty, even pursued the nobleness of Mu Lian: "White lotus is born in mud, but turbidity has nothing to do" (White lotus in a basin), and "He Jie holds oil and water in flowers" (Harmony Beauty).
2. Beautiful flowers. It is also common to use lotus flowers to represent the image of beautiful women in ancient poetry. Wang Changling's Two Poems of Picking Lotus (Part II): "Lotus leaves and skirts are the same color, and hibiscus blooms on both sides of the face. I can't see it when I enter the pool. I feel someone coming when I hear the song. " Lotus leaf skirt, lotus face, one integrated mass, set each other off into interest, at first glance, it is almost impossible to tell which is the lotus leaf, which is the skirt, which is the lotus flower and which is the face. She is the poet's dream lover. Another example is Du Yan's Lotus in the Song Dynasty: "Cut the moss into a small pool, and the lotus will be green. Dawn comes with a puff of smoke, like painting a real princess taking a bath. " It is about the picturesque lotus, like a real princess taking a bath.
3. the flower of love. Because "lotus" and "pity" are homophonic, there are many poems about lotus in ancient poetry to express love. For example, the "Xizhou Qu" written by Yuefu in the Southern Dynasties: "In autumn, the lotus in Nantang is picked, and the lotus is over the head; Bow your head to get lotus seeds, which are as green as water. " "Lotus seed" means "Reiko Kobayakawa" and "green" means "feelings". Here, the combination of reality and reality, homophonic pun, expressed deep thoughts on the man I love. Meng Jiao's Poem of Hatred expresses the heroine's deep and sad lovesickness with a silly imagination: "Try my concubine and your tears, there are two drops of water. Look at the hibiscus, who will die this year! " Tears become a pool, tears drown hibiscus, witness love, such spoony love words, unless the temperament is neutral, otherwise you can't say it.
4. The flower of nostalgia. Meng Haoran's "Summer Sympathy in Nanting" in the Tang Dynasty: "The wind sends lotus fragrance, and the bamboo leaves drip. I will pick up my lute and play, but, alas, who here will understand? "In the dead of night, the poet is in the beautiful scenery of lotus fragrance, and he wants to fiddle with the strings, hoping that he can't get the reward from his confidant. William Wang wrote "Lost Lotus" in the Yuan Dynasty: "I once brought wine back to the West Lake, and the fragrance was bright. The wheat straw is dead today, but it sends autumn sounds to the guest clothes. " The poet passed on the voice of the defeated lotus to the travelers, and wrote a beautiful and touching portrait for Huairen.
The images of lotus flowers are colorful, lotus flowers are born for human beings, and words are expensive because of lotus flowers. People and lotus flowers set each other off and become interesting, and colorful poems full of life feelings are interpreted.