What is the symbolism of the orchid? What are the spiritual qualities?

The symbolism of the orchid is often characterized by purity, elegance, patriotism and steadfastness.

Since ancient times, people have regarded orchids as a symbol of purity, elegance, patriotism and steadfastness. Orchid is a kind of precious and marvelous herb, she grows in the deep mountains and wild forests, "fights the cold with long green, smiles through the summer" (Zhang Xueliang's poem), with high moral character, elegant branches and leaves, and fragrant and fresh flowers.

She is a kind of spirit, an art, a kind of sentiment and realm, a culture rooted in the long history of the Chinese nation.

Orchids are "beautiful", "noble", "pure", "virtuous",

The orchid is a symbol of "beauty", "purity", "simplicity", "virtue", "virtue", "chastity", "elegance" and so on, because of the high quality of the orchid, but also "the gentleman in the flower" of the name of beauty.

Often with chrysanthemums, daffodils, irises, known as the "flowers in the four elegant", and with the plum blossom, bamboo, chrysanthemums and known as the "four gentlemen".　

Flowers, is a kind of elegant gift, through the gift of flowers to express subtle feelings and wishes, is indeed a different mood, if you know some of the significance of sending flowers and skills will be more appropriate.

The earliest meaning of orchid is the good luck of love. Qu Yuan compared orchid to a gentleman in his poem, so later people understood orchid as a symbol of gentleman's purity and virtue. For example, orchid and osmanthus (orchid, osmanthus) is a metaphor for virtue, which is to leave the favor to the descendants, and is also used to praise the prosperity of other people's children and grandchildren.

Orchid was later derived from a number of layers of meaning, such as the beautiful article called "Orchid Chapter", the children of others called "Orchid Jade", and the friendship and worship into a brotherhood called "Golden Orchid of good" and so on. "

These are the most common names in the world, and they are the most popular ones.

Since ancient times, people have regarded orchids as a symbol of purity, elegance, patriotism and steadfastness. Orchids symbolize nobility. Orchids are elegant, dignified and fragrant, and have always been a symbol of noble character. The poet Qu Yuan loved orchids, and in his immortal work "Li Sao", there are many good lines about orchids.

The orchid is born in the front garden, waiting for the breeze.

Orchids are known as "the gentleman among flowers" and "the fragrance of the king". For the Chinese, orchids also have a deep national significance. Among the four traditional Chinese gentlemen, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, unlike the loneliness of Plum, the frostiness of Chrysanthemum and the temperament of Bamboo, Orchid symbolizes the temperament of an intellectual and the introverted style of a nation.

So for orchids, Chinese people can be said to have deep-rooted national feelings and character identity. Orchids, with their elegant and graceful leaves, noble and elegant flowers, and their pure and far-reaching fragrance, have been loved by people since ancient times.

So, in Chinese traditional culture, raising orchids, enjoying orchids, painting orchids and writing orchids have always been an important way for people to cultivate their feelings and cultivate their character, and Chinese orchids, which are known as "National Fragrance" and "King's Fragrance", have become the representatives of elegant culture.