The Origin of Traditional Chinese Flower Arrangement

Chinese flower arranging had its original idea and prototype nearly 2,000 years ago. During the Tang Dynasty, Ikebana became popular in the court, and in temples, it was used as a flower offering in front of the Buddha in the altar. During the Song Dynasty, the art of flower arrangement was popularized among the people and loved by the literati, and there were a lot of poems about the appreciation of flower arrangement in various dynasties. To the Ming Dynasty, the art of flower arrangement in China is not only widely popularized, and there are monographs on flower arrangement, such as Zhang Qiande's "Bottle Flower Spectrum" and Yuan Hongdao's "Bottle History" and so on. The development of Chinese flower arrangement art to the Ming Dynasty, has reached its heyday, in technology, theory are quite mature and perfect; in style, emphasizing the natural lyricism, beautiful and simple performance, elegant and bright colors, simple modeling. During the Qing Dynasty, the art of flower arrangement was not emphasized, developed and popularized among the people. In modern China, due to many factors such as war and chaos, the art of flower arrangement basically disappeared from folklore. Until recent years, with the development of the national economy, reform and opening up, people's living standards gradually improved, flowers gradually returned to people's lives. Eastern-style flower arrangement advocates nature and emphasizes beautiful lines and natural gestures. The layout of the composition is staggered, echoed, sparse and dense, and the works are elegant and fluent. According to the natural form of plant growth, there are different forms of flower arrangement, such as upright, tilted and drooping.