Paper Cutting Trivia: Lotus Flower Paper Cutting

The lotus flower, also known as the lotus flower, or water hibiscus. In ancient times, there are many poems praising the lotus. Song Zhou Dunyi "Love Lotus" "out of the silt and not stained, Maundy League and not demon" is still popular.

Buddhism in the lotus flower to give sacred meaning. Lotus, Buddhism is considered a symbol of the Pure Land, the Buddha's body is placed on top of the lotus flower, called "lotus platform" "lotus seat"; Buddhist scriptures are called "Lotus Sutra"; robes called The sutra was called "Lotus Sutra"; the robe was called "Lotus Clothes"; and the monk's residence was called "Lotus Room", taking "the meaning of purity and untainted". The lotus pattern became a symbol and sacred object of Buddhism. It was used as a decoration on idols, artifacts, and buildings related to Buddhism.

Lian Sheng Gui Zi; the motif often combines lotus flowers, osmanthus flowers, sheng and children. Lotus and "Lian", sheng and "Sheng", Gui and "Gui" harmonize to form an idiomatic picture to express good ideals and wishes.

Fish Playing with Lotus: Fish symbolizes fertility and masculinity in the folk concept of fertility worship, while lotus symbolizes femininity. Juxtilian: also known as the parallel lotus, refers to a flower stalk on which two lotus flowers grow. The parallel lotus is used as a metaphor for husband and wife getting together, **** together with each other.

In and get even: the pattern is a combination of lotus flower, lotus house and lotus root. Lotus room, after the lotus bloom, the receptacle grows into an inverted conical rosette, there are dozens of fruits for the lotus seed, the hole and the hole is divided like a room. Lotus root, the underground stem of the lotus. The word "lotus root" harmonizes with "even", and "lotus" harmonizes with "and". The meaning of the Chinese character "因和得偶" is to get a good match, or to make money in harmony.

Yi Pin Qinglian: Yi Pin is the name of the highest official rank in ancient times. The emperor and the civil and military officials*** are divided into nine grades, and the first grade refers to the highest grade. "Lotus" and "Lian" resonance, a product of clean and honest means living in a high position without greed, justice and cleanliness, which is the old time the people of the Qing official's praise of the words."