Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Urgent! Talk about the meaning of pine and cypress, silkworm, bamboo, lotus and fox respectively.

Urgent! Talk about the meaning of pine and cypress, silkworm, bamboo, lotus and fox respectively.

Pine and cypress symbolize loyalty. Pine branches stand proudly, cypress trees are solemn and solemn, evergreen all the year round, and survive the severe winter. "The Analects of Confucius" praises: When the cold comes and the summer goes, you will know that the pine and cypress are withered. Pine trees and bamboo plums are called "three friends of the old cold". In literary and artistic works, pine and cypress are often used to symbolize unyielding heroism.

Spring silkworm: dedication, the so-called spring silkworm must be woven until death.

In the traditional culture of China, the image of bamboo is a symbol of honest and frank, solar terms and backbone. Green characteristics of bamboo in strong wind and frost. Bamboo is tall, straight and beautiful, and will not wither when it is cold. Since ancient times, it has been widely loved by people. The ancients often used "jade can be broken without changing its color, bamboo can be burned without destroying its festival" to describe people's integrity.

Lotus: a gentleman, pure and spotless.

Lotus symbolizes innocence. Lotus is gorgeous and fragrant, with green leaves, which is very elegant. Zhou Dunyi's masterpiece "The Theory of Love Lotus" calls it "getting out of the mud without being stained", and praises the noble character of Lotus as a symbol of innocence and nobility.

The fox symbolizes hypocrisy, betrayal and cunning.