The cultural form of the spotted tongue orchid

Gentleman among flowers

Orchid is one of the four gentlemen of flowers and one of the oldest flowers in China. There is a legend that orchids were grown as early as the time of Emperor Yao. The ancients believed that orchids have the three beauties of "fragrance", "flowers" and "leaves", as well as the four pure things of "clear aroma", "clear color", "clear spirit" and "clear rhythm". They are "the ideal beauty and the magic of all changes". Because of his clear and bright character, he is loved by literati and scholars.

Favorite of literati

The first person to endow orchids with a certain humanistic spirit was Confucius. According to Cai Yong's Qin Cao in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Confucius returned to Lu from Wei and hid in a valley. He saw a solitary orchid flourishing alone and exclaimed: "Orchid should be the king of fragrances."

The real orchid culture originated from Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet from the State of Chu during the Warring States Period. He planted, loved, and sang orchids, and used orchids as his expression, which has influenced future generations for thousands of years.

Later poets also had many famous lines when writing about orchids, such as Chen Zi'ang's "When the years have passed and the flowers have fallen, what has become of the fragrance?" Liu Kezhuang's "When I saw the Master looking over the porch, I felt ashamed of the ordinary people competing with the beautiful waves."

Poets linked the purity of orchids with the perfection of human personality, allowing orchid culture to continue to expand and continue.

Huicao Lanxin

Orchids are known for their purity, elegance and fragrance, with graceful leaves and distant aroma. Scarcity makes things valuable. The unique petals of the spotted tongue orchid make people unforgettable and impressed at first sight.

In the minds of Chinese people, orchids have become the embodiment and symbol of all beautiful things. Character like that of orchids is the essence of our Chinese culture.