12 Allusions to Chrysanthemums

The 12 allusions to chrysanthemums are as follows:

There are many poetic allusions to chrysanthemums in our country's ancient times, the most famous of which is the story of Su Shi's Huangzhou Chrysanthemum Mistake. The story: Su Shi one day to visit the chancellor Wang Anshi, coincidentally Wang in the meeting, the servant introduced Su Shi into the study to wait. On the desk, Su Shi found an unfinished poem, the ink was not dry, only two lines: "The autumn wind passed through the garden last night, blowing down the yellow flowers all over the gold."

Su Shi, who is full of experience, saw this, and sighed: "When the public pen ten thousand words, all embroidered articles; now not only stagnant, and fallacious, even if there are other flowers fall petals, which have chrysanthemums fall petals? Will this not become a laughing stock?" So, the pen continued to write: "Autumn flowers are not like spring flowers fall, said with the poet carefully chant." It is because of these two lines of poetry, Wang Anshi think Su Shi less see more.

Introduction of chrysanthemum:

Chrysanthemum is a perennial herb of the genus Aster in the family Asteraceae. Evolved from certain wild chrysanthemums by interspecific hybridization; stems are much branched, woody at the base; single leaves alternate, mostly ovoid, with coarsely serrated or y cleft margins; heads, peripheral ligulate flowers, size, shape varies greatly, there are a variety of flat petals, spoon-petals, etc.; the center of the tube-shaped flowers, often sparse or queasy.

Different petal shapes, forming different flower types, colors, varieties. Under the inflorescence for the involucre, ligulate flowers are mostly male flowers, tubular flowers for bisexual flowers, pistil stigma dichotomous. Chrysanthemums are native to China. During the Tang and Song dynasties, chrysanthemums traveled to Japan via Korea, then to Europe in the 17th century, and then to the Americas. Chrysanthemums can be classified according to the differences in flower size, flowering period and flower color.

Historically, the classification of chrysanthemum varieties was based on color, and there were 300-400 chrysanthemum varieties recorded in the Qing Dynasty's "Guang Qun Fang Spectrum". Chrysanthemum is a short-sunlight plant, preferring sunlight, avoiding shade and fearing waterlogging. Chrysanthemum is one of China's top ten traditional flowers, one of the four gentlemen of flowers and one of the world's four major cut flowers. In ancient China, chrysanthemum has many spiritual connotations, for example, chrysanthemum has the nickname of "hermit among flowers".

The chrysanthemum is also known as the "Shouke" in the "Twelve Guests", which has the meaning of good luck and longevity. In poems, chrysanthemum is used as a metaphor for people with high moral character, symbolizing that they don't get along with the world. Chrysanthemums have a high ornamental value, and are often used as cut flowers in addition to potted plants or planted in flowerbeds. Some chrysanthemum varieties can be used for drinking, known as chrysanthemum tea; sweet-tasting chrysanthemum seedlings and petals of some varieties can be used as vegetables.

Chrysanthemum has the functions of dispersing wind and clearing heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor, etc. However, chrysanthemums are used with caution for those who have a weak qi and a cold stomach, and those who have little food and diarrhea.