A good bonsai needs artistic conception to make great efforts in styling.

A good bonsai should not only make efforts in modeling to make it ornamental, but also need to have a certain artistic conception. Light style without artistic conception, it will appear somewhat dull, no vitality, with artistic conception, the whole work is the same as alive, bringing people not only visual enjoyment, but also spiritual edification.

The artistic conception of bonsai refers to a kind of artistic realm caused by the audience according to their own emotion, knowledge and artistic accomplishment when watching bonsai. The artistic conception of bonsai is similar to that shown in literary works, except that it is not directly revealed like some literary works, but needs to be understood by the viewer themselves. Viewers will have different feelings about the artistic conception revealed by bonsai according to their different life experiences and literary attainments.

The appreciation of the artistic conception of landscape bonsai mainly looks at the overall composition and appreciates the beauty of artistic conception through modeling. In the process of composition and creation of bonsai, there are "primary and secondary", "hide first", "see the big in the small", "near the big and far away" and other techniques, through which the viewer can create a kind of artistic conception, when the viewer appreciates the landscape bonsai. You can go to these techniques to appreciate whether the bonsai is good or not.

The artistic conception of bonsai trees mainly depends on the shape of the trees. Bonsai trees are more in pursuit of natural beauty. For example, a cliff-style old pile plum blossom bonsai naturally reminds people of the spirit that is not afraid of the cold, not afraid of attack, strong and resolute. A pot of pine and cypress bonsai, green branches and leaves, upward trunk, can remind people of prosperity, a scene of prosperity.

Artistic conception is a standard of bonsai appreciation, but it can not be regarded as the only standard, and a kind of artistic conception can not be forcibly added to bonsai to set off the beauty of bonsai. Good works should be recognized by everyone and have natural beauty. Therefore, in the appreciation of bonsai, the first standard is natural beauty and artistic beauty. Only when these two exist, can the artistic conception be extended.

For example, a work is generally done in shape or lacks natural beauty, but in naming, it gives a very powerful name or a very rich artistic conception, so don't be deceived by its name, and don't associate it according to its name, so as to think that the bonsai is good.

If everyone judges the work in this way, then anyone who picks a grass by the side of the road and puts some stones will be able to make a "good work". This is not conducive to the development of bonsai art, is likely to bury a lot of good works that do not have any gimmicks.

When appreciating the quality of bonsai, the artistic conception of bonsai should not be regarded as the life of bonsai. The artistic conception should come out of the viewer's own style extended after the perfect composition and shape of bonsai, not forcibly given by the producer.