Magnolia Flower Language
Under the warm spring sun, the magnolia tree stretches its elegant branches, and its white petals are like white pigeons fluttering their wings about to fly. What touching cultural code does this flower that carries thousands of years of oriental aesthetics contain? Today, let us follow the fragrance and interpret the deep meaning behind the magnolia language. The triple artistic conception of Magnolia Flower Language analyzes the symbolic carrier of Gao Jie's character. Since "The bright moon wears Bao Lu" in "Chu Ci", Magnolia has been deeply bound to Gao Jie's character. literati in the Song Dynasty often used yulan blossoms in their paintings, using their "plain flowers reflecting the moon" state to describe the character of a gentleman. In modern garden design, magnolia is often used as the main landscape tree in the courtyard, not only because of its upright posture, but also because of the spiritual symbol of integrity it carries. The fragrance of emotion conveys a message that Jiangnan folk has always known as the saying of "Yulan Sannong": at the beginning, gifts to confidants to express sincerity, full bloom to lovers to express their feelings, and thanks to the elderly to Kangning. In the International Friendship Forest of the Shanghai World Expo Garden, representatives from various countries jointly planted magnolia trees, taking its flower connotation of "sincerity and boundless". In recent years, magnolia flower holding has become popular in the wedding market, which implicitly conforms to the beautiful wedding oath of "guarding jade for a century." Living specimens of plant aesthetics As one of the oldest extant angiosperms, Magnolia is of landmark significance in the history of plant evolution. Its growth characteristics of "flowers first and leaves later" are in line with the Taoist philosophical view of "being clever is like being clumsy." The thousand-year-old magnolia tree from Dajue Temple in Beijing is still interpreting the Zen aesthetics of "blooming flowers reveal Buddha nature". Guide to Application Scenarios of Yulan Flowers Ceremony In contemporary social etiquette, the application of Yulan is quite particular: you should choose a purple two-Qiao Yulan as a gift to a friend, with the auspicious sign of "Purple Qi Coming from the East"; you should use a white magnolia potted plant to celebrate your new marriage, which means "white heads are united"; When expressing condolences to teachers, it is better to use a dried tea gift, which is both elegant and practical. The Suzhou Museum has launched a series of cultural creations with magnolia patterns, integrating traditional flower language into the aesthetics of modern life.
From Qu Yuan Perrin's Ming Zhi to the Winter Olympics award bouquet, the Magnolia language has always been innovative in inheritance. When we look up at the trees full of beautiful characters, what we see is not only the natural beauty of plants, but also the spiritual map of Chinese civilization that has lasted for thousands of years. The next time you stop under the magnolia tree, you may be able to hear the sound of flowers blooming, which hides the cultural memories of the entire nation.