The quality of plum blossoms
In the long scroll of China's traditional culture, plum blossoms always bloom between the poetry scrolls in a unique manner. This kind of plant blooming in cold winter not only carries the magic of natural creation, but also embodies the spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. The botanical characteristics and spiritual character of plum blossoms 1. Ling Han Aoxue's life resilience is the first of the three friends in cold years, and the physiological characteristics of plum blossoms that can still bloom at minus 15℃ make it a natural model for fighting against adversity. Lu You, a poet in the Song Dynasty, said that "the snow abuses the wind and the food are becoming more awe-inspiring" is a vivid interpretation of this tenacious character. 2. The humble and indifferent philosophy of life is different from the hustle and bustle of peaches and plums competing for spring. Plum blossoms choose the bloom timing of "beautiful women don't compete for spring." This survival wisdom of actively avoiding and the Taoist idea of "the husband only does not compete, so the world cannot compete with it." Form a response across time and space. 3. Brave botanists who are fearless of wind and frost have found that the xylem density of plum blossoms is 23% higher than that of ordinary trees. This physiological structure gives them the natural advantage of resisting snowstorms and ice hanging, and when transformed into cultural images, they become the material carrier of fearless spirit. The cultural inheritance of the plum blossom image 1. Cultural projection of the light of hope From the plum blossom patterns in Dunhuang murals to the award bouquets of contemporary Winter Olympics, the image of plum blossoms and five blessings always carries the hope of dawn. Psychological research shows that viewing plum blossoms in winter can increase the body's dopamine secretion by 17%. 2. Concrete expression of fighting spirit In 2022, the aerospace project will send plum breeding experiments to the space station. This modern scientific and technological narrative of "heaven and earth are blooming together" gives the traditional fighting spirit a new connotation of the times. 3. The thousand-year-old sustenance of literati's character from the painting poem titled "Only leaving the clear air to fill the universe" in the painting of Wang Mian's plum blossoms in the Yuan Dynasty, to Xu Beihong's plum blossoms on the theme of the Anti-Japanese War in modern times, artists continue to use pen and ink to construct an aesthetic symbol system of national integrity.
When we stare at the plum shadows against the red walls of the Forbidden City, or taste the faint fragrance floating in Jiangnan gardens, this plant has long transcended the scope of biology and become the spiritual key to decoding Chinese civilization. In the contemporary context, plum blossom culture is realizing activation and inheritance through multiple paths such as ecological protection and artistic innovation.