Why is Mei Opera called "Four Gentlemen"

The characteristics of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are: pride, quietness, gentleness and ease. "Four gentlemen in flowers" has become a symbol of China people's aspiration by borrowing things, and it is also a common theme in the paintings and calligraphy of poets and artists.

"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, exploring the waves and proud of snow, noble and noble; Orchids, fragrant valleys, sages in the world; Bamboo, elegant and quiet, 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.