Referring to “plum”, we will think of plum blossoms in full bloom in winter and sour, sweet and delicious plums in early summer. Is the plum of plum blossom the same plant as the plum of plum? Let’s understand it through the interpretation of “Mei”.
As one of the four gentlemen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, many people have a vague impression of “orchid”. Is orchid orchid or orchid? Why is it widely praised?
Zheng Banqiao in the Qing Dynasty has a couplet “humble bamboo has low head leaves, proud plum has no upward flowers”, which vividly depicts the image characteristics of bamboo and plum and the character given to them by people.
The “Chrysanthemum” we see today is explained in Shuowen Jiezi as “big chrysanthemum, wheat.” wheat is also written as Qu wheat, or wheat sentence ginger. It is mainly used as traditional Chinese medicine and can also be used as an ornamental plant.