Why is Mei Zhu Lan Ju called the traditional four gentlemen of China?

Mei Zhu Lan's plays are called "Four Gentlemen" because of their natural attributes, which conforms to the ancient definitions of personality strength, moral sentiment and cultural connotation. Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum respectively represent the noble, quiet, simple and indifferent characters in China traditional culture. In Ming Dynasty, Huang Fengchi compiled The Four Ghosts of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum. Since then, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have been called "four gentlemen", which is also commonly used by the world to imply the noble character of saints.

"Four Gentlemen" is the theme of China traditional culture. Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are called the four gentlemen. They refer to plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum respectively. Known as the "Four Gentlemen", their qualities are: pride, quietness, modesty and ease.

The "Four Gentlemen in Flowers" borrowed things to become a symbol of China's ambition, and it is also a common theme in object-chanting poems and artists' paintings and calligraphy. Its cultural implication is: plum, Zita Law, noble and upright; Orchids, fragrant valleys, sages in the world; Bamboo, elegant and indifferent, modest and gentleman; Chrysanthemum, Shuang Ling is elegant and a hermit in the world. No one is flattering and independent. Among the four gentlemen, only plum blossom was created by the wisdom of the ancients.

Mei Zhulanju's "Four Gentlemen" has been loved by the world for thousands of years with its elegant and indifferent quality, and has become a cultural symbol of personality. Although this is due to its own nature, it is also related to the appreciation and admiration of literati in previous dynasties.