The symbolism of orchids. What does orchids represent?

Since ancient times, orchids have been regarded as a symbol of nobility, elegance, patriotism and unswerving chastity.

The symbolism of orchids: nobility, elegance, patriotism and unswerving virginity. Orchids represent unswerving love. The flower words of orchids: beautiful, noble and virtuous.

Orchid is a precious and magical herb. It grows in the wild forests of the mountains, "growing green and cold, smiling in the middle of summer" (Zhang Xueliang's poem), with noble moral character, elegant branches and leaves, and delicate and fresh flowers. She is a kind of spirit, a kind of art, a kind of feelings and realm, and a kind of culture rooted in the long history of the Chinese nation. Its character and style has become a symbol of the ideal personality of the Chinese people.

Confucius, the founder of Chinese orchid culture, symbolizes the firm and upward personality of "Zhilan was born in the valley, not because there are no people but not fragrant; a gentleman practices morality and does not change his character for the sake of poverty". The patriotic poet qu Yuan nourishes orchid and praises orchid, expressing that he does not drift with the tide and does not collude with villains, and the world is full of integrity. Lu Xun, a modern Chinese litterateur, politician and thinker, loved orchids since childhood. His deep affection with orchids has added elegant demeanor to orchid culture. Commander-in-Chief Zhu de loved orchids so much that he could not forget orchids even in the hard war years. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he vigorously promoted and spread orchid culture and education, and gave orchids to many flower parks after years of meticulous cultivation. He gave orchids to Zhongshan Park in Beijing and the Botanical Garden in Shanghai. Zhang Xueliang carefully raised orchids, he said of the orchids: "Orchid flowers in the gentleman, its fragrance is also light, its posture is also elegant, the realm of orchids is distant." He wrote a poem for Lan: "Fang has a reputation all over the world and has settled in Wanjia; Ye Li contains righteousness, and the flowers are not flashy."

Zhao Mengjian, Zheng Sixiao and Zheng Banqiao are famous painters in Chinese history. Their orchids show the elegant temperament, noble soul and rich spiritual connotation of orchids, which are pleasing to the eye, cleanse the mind and Tao Zhi sentiment. It has become an excellent masterpiece and has been handed down through the ages. And more cultural celebrities such as Confucius, qu Yuan, Li Bai, du Fu, Su Shi, Lu you and so on, their actions of loving Lan, Zhi Lan and Yong Lan have made Orchid culture a unique traditional culture and excellent culture and a noble and elegant personality symbol. All people who appreciate orchids, plant orchids, love orchids and sing orchids draw moral strength from orchids, so as to consciously shape and improve their own personality and mind, edify their sentiments and enrich the spiritual world. Orchid culture nurtures, supports and promotes generations of people to love and raise orchids. And in the process of planting orchids, Yilan, Pinlan, writing orchids, painting orchids, developing and selecting new and high-quality orchids, orchid culture is inherited, broadened and developed. Various orchid events held frequently every year and the publication of a large number of orchid books have effectively promoted the development of orchid cause and orchid culture. The selection of orchids throughout the country as city flowers, Gai orchid villages, orchid professional markets, orchid theme parks, museums, etc., have further deepened the atmosphere of orchid culture, made orchids and orchid culture better popularized and entered thousands of households, and wrote a new chapter of orchid culture.