Auther：2023-11-21
Chrysanthemum is one of China's top ten traditional flowers, one of the four gentlemen of flowers and one of the world's four major cut flowers. In ancient China, chrysanthemum has many spiritual connotations, for example, chrysanthemum has the nickname of hermit among flowers; it is also known as one of the twelve guests, with the meaning of auspiciousness and longevity. Chrysanthemum is also known as the Shouke of the Twelve Guests, which means good luck and longevity. In poems, chrysanthemum is used as a metaphor for people with high moral character, symbolizing that they do not mix with the world. Chrysanthemums have a high ornamental value, and are often used as cut flowers in addition to potted plants or planted in flowerbeds. Some chrysanthemum varieties can be used for drinking, known as tea chrysanthemum; the sweet-tasting chrysanthemum seedlings and petals of some varieties can be used as vegetables.
In ancient myths and legends, chrysanthemums were also endowed with the meaning of good luck and longevity. The Chinese have the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Chongyang Festival. Tang Meng Haoran's Passing by the Old Man's Village: When it comes to the Day of the Chrysanthemum, I will come back to enjoy chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemum has experienced the wind and frost, has the tenacious vitality, high wind and bright integrity, because Tao Yuanming picks chrysanthemums under the East Fence, chrysanthemums thus got the title of hermit among flowers.
Chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity: chrysanthemum flowers open in autumn, so it is a symbol of autumn, people even call September month of chrysanthemums, because chrysanthemum and according to the homophonic, nine and long homophonic, so chrysanthemums are also used to symbolize longevity or long life; and to the first nine days of September in the Chinese lunar calendar, Chung Yeung Festival, the day of the picking of the chrysanthemums is more meaningful, and more refined chrysanthemum tea, and even more people will be taken on this day of picking chrysanthemums soak in aged rice wine, or chrysanthemums bathed in the chrysanthemums, all to take the chrysanthemum water on the longevity of the meaning of the.
