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What is baohua?

One of the traditional decorative patterns in China, also known as "Bao" and "Bao Huahua". Prevalent in Sui and Tang Dynasties. According to legend, it is a decorative pattern, which means "treasure" and "fairy". Ornamental composition usually takes a certain flower (such as peony and lotus) as the main body, with other flowers and leaves of different shapes and sizes embedded in the middle. Especially in the flower core and petal base, the round beads are arranged regularly, like sparkling pearls, faded in many levels, rich and precious, hence the name "Baohua". In gold and silver wares, Dunhuang patterns, stone carvings, fabrics, embroidery and other aspects, there are common rare flower patterns.

The theme of decorative patterns in China is mainly decorative patterns of animals and geometric figures. Since Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, under the influence of Buddhist decorative arts, decorative patterns of plants and flowers have penetrated into almost all artistic fields, including ceramic decoration, architectural decoration and metal utensils decoration. Buddhism regards lotus as a symbol of holiness and auspiciousness. Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, lotus patterns have been widely used in the decorative arts of grottoes. The lotus patterns in the Northern Dynasties are mainly realistic, and most of them are expressed from the perspective of overlooking the front. The center is a disk-shaped lotus flower, and the petals of the lotus flower are evenly arranged in multiple layers. This pattern evolved into the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and its shape became fuller. From the flower shape, in addition to the lotus, there are also the characteristics of peony flowers, and the multi-level arrangement of petals makes the pattern have a graceful and gorgeous aesthetic feeling. This pattern is also called baohua. After Sui and Tang Dynasties, precious flowers were widely used in brocade, bronze mirror and porcelain decoration, which contained auspicious and happy meanings. This is a unique pattern of our nation.

This precious flower with six petals is also used for the rank symbol of civilian cadres.

Yunnan Baiyao LOGO- Baohua

It is virtual, just like Phoenix is the king of birds and Baohua is the king of flowers, which means it is composed of peony, peony and chrysanthemum, symbolizing that Baiyao is located in a plant kingdom like Yunnan. The gourd in the middle embodies the characteristics of the pharmaceutical industry and is dedicated to the people. The elixir above symbolizes the insurance of Baiyao, which means that Baiyao is an effective product.

The whole LOGO is colorful and has national characteristics. The more national, the more international! Yunnan Baiyao, the treasure of Sinochem, is a national secret recipe, bearing the national medicine culture of traditional Chinese medicine, contributing to people's health and going global.

People carefully create the ideal flower shape of the combination, which combines the characteristics of peony and lotus.

The word "Bao Xiang" comes from Buddhism, which means the solemn phase of Buddha statue. The so-called "God's instrument shines inside, and the treasure is publicized outside". It means "treasure" and "fairy" and is often used in temples. It is full, complex and solemn, and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties.