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What is Hanamichi

Hanamichi is a traditional Japanese cultural heritage that was introduced to Japan with Buddhism. Hanamichi is also known as "Ikebana", "Hado", and "Ikibana", which is the method and technique of inserting properly cut twigs or flowers into a vase or other vessel after artistic processing. Hanamichi is a Japanese interior decorative art, pay attention to the artistic shape, the most perfect shape for the triangle, that is, the shape is divided into three sides, each on behalf of the sky, earth, people, the highest branch symbolizes the sky, the lowest branch symbolizes the earth, the middle branch symbolizes the people, said the perfect as desired.

The basic elements of Hanamichi, that is, the "three elements of Hanamichi", including color, form, texture. Such as color consists of brightness, hue, saturation. The six colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple represent passion, fondness, cheerfulness, gentleness, generosity and melancholy. The three most basic elements of beauty are expressed through the flower material, that is, the art of flower arrangement.

The main schools in Japan are Ikebana-ryu, Kusatsuki-ryu, Kohara and Misei-ryu.