Said by: Lan written by Xu Wei
Original text:
Lanting used to say that blue waves and red incense are all over the world.
Recently, wild incense has become a bundle, and a basket is not worth five pence.
Once upon a time, I planted a magnolia in Lanting. Green leaves are like waves, and red flowers are full of fragrance. Now a wild flower is not worth five pence.
There are many orchid paintings in Xu Wei's poems and paintings. He said in the poem "Narcissus Orchid": "Narcissus blooms late, why should it be accompanied by orchid?" It's also like rubbing and drawing a banana in the snow. "In the" Orchid Bamboo Map ",there is a poem:" Orchid and bamboo are one, and they are not related to each other. It's not far from the fragrance, and it's easy. There is a cloud in the poem "Painting Orchids": "It is always spring when you are drunk, and the spirit is decorated with flowers. Since I painted Lan Xiang, I have not been idle with the laity. "
Ming and Qing Dynasties is a very important period in the development history of orchid culture in China. The petal theory, the core content of China orchid culture, was born in this period. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Jiangsu and Zhejiang still advocated the simplicity of orchids, but turned a blind eye to the rich orchid varieties in the local area. Tao Wangling said in "Orchid Cultivation Theory": "Orchids are often collected, but those produced in Fujian are expensive." Later, it attracted attention because Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai were "paintable". While excavating the cultural connotation of orchids, the "petal theory" was gradually born and perfected.
Written in the 10th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 12), The Record of Traveling in South China is the earliest orchid work in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the only orchid writing in Yunnan. The appearance of "Tour Lu Fang in South China" is quite dramatic.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Xu Wei