The Symbolic Meaning of Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum blossoms in autumn, so it is a symbol of autumn. People even call September "gathering the moon", because chrysanthemum is homophonic with "syndrome" and "nine" with "long", so chrysanthemum is also used to symbolize longevity or longevity.

Moreover, it is more meaningful to pick chrysanthemums on the ninth Double Ninth Festival of the ninth lunar month to refine chrysanthemum tea. Some people even soak the chrysanthemums picked on this day in aged rice wine or bathe with chrysanthemums, which all mean "longevity of chrysanthemums on water".

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The Cultural Connotation of Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum is a famous traditional flower in China, and it is also one of the "four gentlemen" in flowers. Therefore, since ancient times, literati and painters have always liked to draw chrysanthemums. In the writings of literati and painters of past dynasties.

Chrysanthemum is no longer an ordinary flower of nature, but a flower of a gentleman, a flower of seclusion and a flower of longevity. It presents a kind of delicate, elegant, cold, wild or lofty spirit, which embodies the personality ideal of literati and painters who are unwilling to admire glory, willing to be plain and unique.

Because plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are all "gentlemen" in flowers, painters also like to create with this theme. In addition, the collocation of chrysanthemums and stones is also very common. Because chrysanthemums represent longevity, the combination of chrysanthemums with ribbon birds and gourds is also favored by painters. As for the historical allusions of Tao Yuanming's "picking chrysanthemums under the hedge", almost all famous artists have painted them.

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