These plants all have qualities worth learning.
Plum blossoms bloom in winter, symbolizing the good character of perseverance. Orchids are elegant in color and like to grow in quiet places, symbolizing modesty. Bamboo will not wither all year round, and it has an indomitable and determined character. Chrysanthemum is often used to describe the indisputable quality.
Poem "Four Gentlemen in Flowers"
1, plum blossom
Song: Wang Anshi
There are some plums in the corner, and cold ling opens them alone.
I knew from a distance that it wasn't snow, because there was a smell coming.
Several plum blossoms in that corner bloom alone in the cold. Why do you know from a distance that Bai Meihua is not snow? Because there is a faint plum blossom fragrance.
2. Beauty
Tang: Du Fu
Who is cuter than her? However, she lives alone in an empty valley.
She told me that she came from a good family and now she is humble to the dust.
There is a beautiful woman living in seclusion in a remote valley. She said: "I am a lady, and I only attach myself to vegetation when I am wandering."
3. Bamboo stone
Qing: Zheng Xie
Bamboo is not relaxed at all, its roots are firmly embedded in the cracks in the rocks.
After thousands of tortures and blows, it is still strong, whether it is the southeast wind or the northwest wind in winter, it can bear it and will still be tough and straight.
I firmly believe that Qingshan is not relaxed, it is deeply rooted in the crevices. After many trials and tribulations, the bones are still strong and can blow the east and west and the north and south winds.
4. Chrysanthemum
Tang: Yuan Zhen
In autumn, the bushes, like Taoist priests, are more and more inclined around the fence.
It's not that chrysanthemums are favored among flowers, but that this flower is even more flowerless.
Clusters of autumn chrysanthemums surround the house and look like the home of the poet Tao Yuanming. Looking at chrysanthemums around the fence, the sun will set before you know it. It's not because chrysanthemums are favored among flowers, but because they can't see better flowers after blooming.