Chinese horticultural therapy from which traditional forms

China is the origin and representative of East Asian horticultural culture

There are two widely recognized horticultural culture centers in the world, one of which is the Western horticultural culture center represented by Europe; the other one is the East Asian horticultural culture center represented by China. Oriental horticultural culture center originated in China, spread in the Korean Peninsula, Japan, etc., East Asian countries horticulture that is in the Chinese traditional horticultural culture and technology based on the establishment.

China's ornamental horticultural culture is mainly manifested in: a wealth of ornamental horticulture plant resources; exquisite ornamental horticulture technology; there are the world's largest number of classical ornamental horticulture monographs, with a profound culture of horticultural appreciation.

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Chinese medicine can also be applied to horticultural therapy

Chinese medicine, unique in the world, can be applied to Chinese horticultural therapy. For example, according to the therapeutic effect and personal condition, participants are given the choice to cultivate different kinds of herbs, and then harvest and take them. Because they are the fruits of their own labor, their expectations of healing will increase; in addition, Chinese horticultural therapy can also be combined with herbal fumigation, herbal baths and immersions, tai chi and other therapies.

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The idea of horticultural therapy has long been germinating in China

Chinese literati from ancient times, that is, the reverence for nature, and plants as a personality, especially in the Wei, Jin, and North and South Dynasties as a representative. Tao Yuanming (372 a.d. 427) like to live in the countryside, leaving behind the "picking chrysanthemums under the East Fence, leisurely see the South Mountain" of the best lines; unearthed in Nanjing Xishanqiao brick mural "Bamboo seven sages", showing the literati intoxicated in the bamboo trees under the scene. We might as well call it Chinese classical "horticultural therapy", it has Chinese characteristics of horticultural therapy discipline system is not without reference.

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China's horticultural therapy, we must highlight the Chinese characteristics

Horticultural therapy, both a horticultural operation and health care combined with the practice of technology, but also a horticultural appreciation of the combination of spiritual and psychological culture. Although China has the cultural and technical foundation of horticultural therapy, it has not yet begun the development and research of horticultural therapy.