What does it mean that there are flowers at four o'clock and grass at eight o'clock?

Flowers bloom at four o'clock, and grass grows at eight o'clock, which means flowers bloom all year round, and there is always green grass at four o'clock.

Flowers bloom at four o'clock, and grass grows at eight o'clock. This sentence first appeared in the first time in the Mirror Flower Edge written by Li Ruzhen in the Qing Dynasty. The phrase "There are flowers in four seasons, but there are long grass in eight festivals" vividly describes the beauty and vitality of nature.

Flowers that bloom all year round mean that flowers can bloom at any time, showing the tenacity and durability of nature's vitality. It can also be understood that no matter when and where, nature is full of vitality and beauty.

There is long grass in the eight solar terms, which means that grass can remain evergreen in the eight solar terms, which means the permanence and tenacity of life. This expresses awe and praise for life, and also implies that we should be like grass, and we should keep the vitality and tenacity of life no matter how many storms we experience.

Jing Hua Yuan is a novel by Li Ruzhen, a scholar in Qing Dynasty. The first half of the novel tells the stories of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others who traveled overseas by boat, including their experiences in countries such as the country of daughters, the country of scholars and the country without intestines. The second half tells the story of Wu Zetian's selection of talented women in the imperial examination, Tang Xiaoshan, born of Baihua Fairy, and hundreds of talented women born of other flower fairies, who made a difference in the DPRK.

The literary value of "Jing Hua Yuan";

1, full of classical color and profound cultural connotation: The Garden in the Mirror is a classical novel that combines myths, history, legends, folk customs and other elements. It depicts all kinds of people and events in the society at that time with rich classical colors and profound cultural connotations.

2. Colorful characterization: A variety of characters have been portrayed in the mirror flower circle, including fairies, fairies and historical celebrities in myths and legends. These images are not only distinctive in personality, but also of high artistic value.

3. Unique satirical and critical style: Through the description of the society in the Tang Dynasty and the exposure of official corruption at that time, the author's unique satirical and critical style was reflected.

4. Concern and thinking about women: The Mirror Flower Garden deeply pondered and paid attention to women's status, destiny and life, created a series of female images with distinctive personalities, and reflected the author's thinking and concern about women's issues at that time.