Chinese traditional philosophy and the appreciation of National Orchid

Carry forward the national orchid culture and spread the knowledge of orchids

Guolan has a unique grace, is afraid of arrogance, and has not declined for thousands of years, which still has a profound influence on Chinese culture, aesthetic thought, aesthetic psychology and aesthetic consciousness. "Orchid-a symbol of culture" is a profound and accurate definition of national orchid put forward by Professor Liu Qingyong. From an ornamental plant to the rich connotation of Chinese culture, Guolan has been discussed by people. As can be seen from the existing literature, what plays the greatest role in this is the articles and verses of Confucius, the earliest and most famous thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism in China, and qu Yuan, the founder of romantic lyric poetry. As soon as the ornamental plant Guolan appeared in the text, it reached a very high height, and from then on had a far-reaching impact on Chinese culture and art.

Why didn't other ornamental plants reach this level? This is the national orchid's "posture, color, fragrance" and its unique charm coincide with Chinese traditional philosophy and culture. The form of Guolan itself is actually very simple. Simplicity is a kind of simplicity, and simplicity is the highest state of formal beauty. People in the short visual communication is difficult to accept the complex and tedious image, can only be simple, can only be the national orchid, simple leaves, simple fragrance and special, charming charm, mobilize the bow team to win the artistic realm and aesthetic intensity. As soon as the sages saw the national orchid, the elegant spirit pounced on them, and they were captivated by the unique color, posture and fragrance of the national orchid, but they did not rigidly adhere to the appearance of the object, but intended to pour out their minds.

As the saying goes, "affectionate vegetation, always with a great change of affection, so that my chest has been spit out and then"! Once the national orchid is endowed with cultural color, it has become a perfect combination of national orchid, philosophy and personality, and the specific performance has turned to the feeling of conceptual beauty, emphasizing and omitting the national orchid plant. This form expresses an idea. With an emotional impulse, the rhythm of power, symbolic means and rich imagination, the sages made Guolan become an example and a standard of life, so that the aesthetic of Guolan went into culture and philosophy; so that the aesthetic of Guolan does not stay on a kind of pure sensory stimulation, but into an idea.

Isn't it true that famous sentences such as "Fran should be the king of vanilla, and today Dumao is in the company of grass", "making friends with good people, such as entering the room of Zhilan and not hearing its fragrance for a long time," are all famous sentences that embody the highest realm of Chinese traditional philosophy, "the unity of man and nature". The "unity of man and nature" in Chinese traditional philosophy requires people not only to know "Heaven" and "humanity", but also to practice "Heaven" and "humanity", and "Heaven" is based on "humanity", so it is OK to know and practice "Heaven". It is nothing more than asking people to reproduce the work of heaven and earth creation with their thoughts and feelings. Therefore, it is also the performance of "the unity of man and nature". Guolan just recreates this kind of creation of heaven and earth. It was only then that the sages lamented that Guolan reflected the unity of Chinese traditional philosophy on the issues of truth, goodness and beauty. Guolan's perfect reappearance of the highest realm of ancient aesthetics lies in that the basic spirit of Chinese traditional philosophy is to teach people how to be a man, so there should be a requirement of "being a man", that is, an ideal realm of truth, goodness and beauty. Although the forms and contents of people's ideals are very different, they should always have an ideal and pursue a noble spiritual realm. And Guolan recreated this example. No matter what situation Guolan lives in, there is a standard, a pursuit, and will always be king incense. In the bleak winter of severe frost and withered flowers, the national orchid stretches its muscles and bones with its proud flower appearance. In particular, the national orchid, which grows up in the wilderness of mountains and streams, is unconspicuous, independent from the world and at peace with the world. No matter how fierce the wind and snow, never let the head touch the heel. How steadfast it is to grovel! The personification of Guolan is "the unity of man and nature".

With the development of the times, orchid art and orchid culture from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing to modern times, no matter from cultivation skills to the appreciation of orchid form, leaf and flower art, the national orchid appeared more widely in poems, books and paintings, making orchid culture more magnificent, broad and exquisite. The art form of orchid culture integrates emotional beauty, realistic beauty, ideal beauty, artistic conception beauty and formal beauty, and pushes the performance of Chinese orchid to a wonderful state of perfection. Therefore, it is not difficult to see that the essence of the appreciation of the national orchid is the perfect combination of orchid and Chinese traditional philosophy, this perfect promotion has brought about endless changes in the orchid culture, and this change will continue. National Orchid appreciation and Orchid Culture is a wonderful work in ancient Chinese culture and art, the product of Chinese traditional cultural psychology and aesthetic ideal, and the result of the development of aesthetic consciousness, philosophy and artistic law. Therefore, Guolan is the quintessence and national treasure. Today, as a fine work in the treasure house of Chinese culture and art, it is gradually accepted by the world through a variety of media tools. Instead of the level in which the national orchid was limited to officers and doctors to enjoy each other, it has become an independent art form, which will be carried forward in the future.

Orchids, you are a good teacher on the way to raise orchids.