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An overview of human common flower culture

Flower beauty is the common view of nature of human beings, and flower culture is a vein of human traditional culture.

People in many countries found flowers and gardening plants from the ruins.

For example, Sumerians left chrysanthemum patterns on pottery in 3000 BC; In BC 1500, the crocus pattern was left on the jar unearthed in Park Jung-soo Island. Blue and white water lily petals and murals were found in ancient Egyptian tombs in 1300 BC.

On the unearthed cultural relics, China found gourd-shaped objects on Neolithic pottery; The lotus pollen fossils unearthed from Hemudu Cultural Site in Yuyao, China, prove that the ancient people in China have used lotus for more than 7,000 years.

China folk have long used ornamental flowers as gifts, wear and decoration.

In Zhou Li, it is recorded that "the vassal holds Xun and the doctor holds Lan"; There are some customs in The Book of Songs, such as gathering young men and women, giving peonies on March 3rd when peonies are in full bloom, etc.

It is recorded in the Southern History of Sui and Tang Dynasties: "Anyone who offers lotus flowers to the Buddha, all the monks fill their stems with copper poppies, so that they can be prosperous but not withered."

The Peony in Luoyang written by Ouyang Xiu in Tang and Song Dynasties, Flowers and Trees in Luoyang written by Zhou, Plum Trees in Fancun written by Fan Chengda, Orchid Garden written by Wang Guixue, Chronicle of Ming Dynasty written by Wen Zhenheng, and Flower Mirror written in Qing Dynasty, etc., recorded rich gardening techniques, ornamental forms and decorative arts.

With the development of the times, there will be a new wave in the concept of flower appreciation, the use of interest, design techniques and the choice of varieties.

Returning to natural ecological gardens has become the theme that modern people yearn for; In the tense and competitive society, people are running around in the crowded crowd, getting farther and farther away from the green space, working and living in high-rise buildings isolated from nature, and facing the cold and rigid indoor space interface and furniture and equipment every day, which makes people physically and mentally exhausted and unable to relax and rest well.

At this time, people are more yearning for nature, so people should introduce those substances from nature and life into their lives in their own homes.

The decorative scope of flowers is gradually expanding, and the design form strives to achieve multi-level and multi-directional space decoration.

It is everyone's ideal to make flowers and plants as close as possible to people and enrich people's life from city to family.

With the development of society and the continuous progress of science and technology, it has brought rich material living conditions to mankind.

In particular, the rapid development of urban construction, the rise of high-rise and super-high-rise residential buildings, the increase of urban population and the emergence of automobile society have made urban space smaller, air pollution, traffic congestion and crowded living.

People who live in the height of flowers and trees for a long time are the epitome of the most dynamic posture of nature, so that they can stay in the downtown room and enjoy the natural scenery through the flowers and trees around them; Coupled with proper indoor and outdoor layout, it can make people feel as if they are in the natural landscape, which makes people feel excited and fascinated.

At the same time, these beautiful flowers and trees can beautify the living environment, cultivate people's sentiments and enrich people's spiritual life.

In today's society, with the improvement of family life quality, people's requirements for spiritual life are getting higher and higher.

Flowers and trees have entered the homes and daily lives of ordinary people, and their status is becoming more and more important.

The host can cultivate sentiment, express his artistic connotation and cultural accomplishment, and enjoy the harmony of nature and the happiness of flowers.