What does the representative plant of cold dew mean?

Cold dew is the fourteenth solar term in autumn, indicating that the temperature is gradually decreasing and the dew is gradually dignified. The representative plant is chrysanthemum, because chrysanthemum is in full bloom in the cold and dew solar terms, which symbolizes flourishing foliage and bright future. At the same time, chrysanthemum has been given the symbolic meaning of loyalty, purity and strength.

In China culture, chrysanthemum has always been one of the representative plants with great cultural value. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote Farewell to Ancient Grass, in which he wrote, "The vast grass crosses the plain and the four seasons come and go. Wildfire never quite consumes them, the spring breeze is blowing high "is the description of this chrysanthemum poem. In the Song Dynasty, chrysanthemum culture became more prosperous, and many scholars liked to express their feelings and outlook on life by depicting chrysanthemums. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the status of chrysanthemum culture was further improved, and it was an indispensable element in special festivals such as Mid-Autumn Festival and Cold Dew Festival.

Chrysanthemum has been used in China for thousands of years. As early as the Tang Dynasty, a large number of chrysanthemum paintings came out. After the Song Dynasty, with people's in-depth understanding and love of chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum became the theme material of painting, literature, music, speeches and so on. From ancient times to the present, in the development of chrysanthemum painting and technology, artists have deepened their aesthetic appreciation of chrysanthemum and cast a series of representative works of art. For example, Chen Hongshou's Painting of Cold Peony and Chrysanthemum in Ming Dynasty and Wu Changshuo's Painting of Chrysanthemum in Qing Dynasty are all classic representatives of chrysanthemum art.