Classification of Chinese bonsai and characteristics of each type

There are many ways to classify bonsai in China, and there is no strict unified standard.

Bonsai researchers generally divide them into two categories based on different materials and shapes: those based on tree materials are called tree bonsai (or stump bonsai), and those based on rock materials are called landscape bonsai (or rock bonsai).

Flood and drought bonsai is another type of bonsai form between tree bonsai and water bonsai. It uses trees, rocks, figures, water and soil as materials, and uses rocks to separate various tree landscapes.

Scenery in nature often does not exist in isolation, but is an indivisible whole. The characteristic of flood and drought bonsai is that it can reproduce this complete landscape.

Therefore, the natural flavor is stronger.

If some characters, buildings and other small accessories are appropriately placed, some themes full of life interest can also be displayed, such as fishing in clear streams, grazing in willow ponds, etc.

Mountain rocks are mostly made of hard stone.

The trees selected are dwarf trees with small leaves, such as five-needle pine, true cypress, short-leaf podocarpus, June snow, elm, tiger thorn, etc.

When laying out paddy and drought bonsai, plants can be the main body, or landscapes can be the main scenery, but they must be coordinated and unified to become an organically connected whole.

Landscape bonsai uses various rocks as the main materials. After careful selection and processing, they imitate the natural scenery of real water. They are decorated in close proximity to the bonsai, showing cliffs, dangerous bees, secluded ravines, green mountains and rivers and other landscape scenery, as if they were three-dimensional.

landscape painting.

It is said that one peak can lead to thousands of miles of beauty, and one spoon can bring thousands of miles of rivers and lakes. This kind of artistic style that shrinks a thousand miles and makes the big appear in the small is the characteristic of mountain and stone bonsai.

Landscape bonsai can be divided into water basin type and dry basin type. Mountain rocks are placed in a shallow water basin, and water is stored in the basin to show the scenery of mountains and water. It is called water-stone bonsai; rocks are placed in a shallow dry basin.

The pot is filled with soil: it expresses the natural mountain scenery without water and is called dry stone bonsai.

In recent years, bonsai art workers have absorbed some of the advantages of shell carvings, hanging screens and other handicrafts, and created a bonsai that can be hung on the wall, which is called "wall-mounted" bonsai. This is to hang the pot flat on the wall.

The walls are inlaid with mountain stones, and various shade-tolerant plants are planted in soil. Tree bonsai uses trees as the main material, and the pots are generally called "iliac nine branches" (abbreviation).

Trees are living plants. During their growth, they undergo constant morphological changes as their age increases and the seasons change. Different tree species have ever-changing scenery, and some have different shapes.

The roots and stems are exposed; some are distinguished by leaf shape and leaf color; some are characterized by flowers and fruits. The tree posture strives to be simple, elegant, vigorous, and unique, with rich colors and delicate charm. This is the plastic art of tree bonsai.

Basic requirements and skills. Tree bonsai is the epitome of the graceful posture of natural trees. It is generally suitable to select tree species with short plants, dense branches and thin leaves, elegant shapes and long lifespan as materials, and then according to their growth characteristics and

According to artistic requirements, through technical measures such as climbing, pruning, pruning, picking leaves, and picking buds, we can create a more beautiful and colorful artwork than the natural tree. Although it is not tall enough, it has curved trunks and branches, simplicity and elegance.

Features include lush green leaves, delicious flowers and fruits. The specifications of tree bonsai are divided into different sizes. The smallest type is called miniature bonsai, also known as "handheld bonsai". Due to the small size of the basin, the characteristics of the materials used are small size and shape.

Delicate, exquisitely made, and concise lines can fully reflect the artistic beauty of miniature bonsai. This is a type of decorative bonsai with flowers and plants as the main body. It should not only highlight the ornamental value of famous flowers and grasses, but also pay attention to the layout and shape of the bonsai.

The selection of flowers and plants bonsai is different from tree bonsai, which is mainly for ornamental trees; it is also different from ordinary potted flowers. You can choose woody flowers that are mainly for ornamental flowers, such as crabapples, roses, rhododendrons, camellias, winter jasmine, etc.

Orchids, chrysanthemums, daffodils and other herbaceous flowers can also be used. Small accessories such as mountain rocks, shepherd boys, ladies, and Kaoweng can be used to express the overall decorative beauty of the flower bonsai and the poetic and picturesque theme of Yichu.