The spiritual quality of Bamboo

Bamboo is a perennial plant of the subfamily Bambusoideae of Gramineae, with tall and slender branches, green seasons, frost and proud rain, and is loved by the Chinese people. It is called four gentlemen with plum, orchid and chrysanthemum, and three friends with plum and pine. There are many ancient and modern scholars who love bamboo chanting bamboo. Let's take a look at the spiritual quality of bamboo.

Spiritual quality

Joseph Needham, a British scholar, said that East Asian civilization was "bamboo civilization". Chinese writers endowed bamboo with spiritual and cultural symbols such as elegance, purity, modesty, articulation and rigidity, while bamboo painting became an important kind of Chinese flower-and-bird painting. Zheng Banqiao in Qing Dynasty was famous for painting bamboo all over the world. Through the ages, "life is precious with bamboo in your chest" has become the preference of many literati. They often use plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum to show their elegant and vulgar taste, or as a warning of their own moral character, such as the "eulogizing bamboo" of the contemporary poet Zhou Tianhou: bitter festivals are based on self-treasure, and the rain is more dustless. The cold of the year talks about the gentleman, the green weaves the Spring Festival.

Ten virtues of Bamboo

The bamboo body is straight, preferring to bend rather than bend, which is called integrity. Although bamboo has bamboo knots, it does not stop, it is called striving forward. The bamboo goes straight to the middle, the bosom is like a valley, and it is said to be empty. Bamboo has flowers buried deep, plain face to the sky, called simple. Bamboo has a flower in his life, and he has no regrets when he dies. Bamboo jade bamboo faces the wind, stands upright, and says Zall. Although bamboo is called Zall, it is not like pine, but it is called a good group. The bamboo ground is like stone before it can be made into a device, which is said to be firm. Bamboo into a symbol, Su Wu uphold, said the conduct. Bamboo text handed down from generation to generation, hard work without complaint, said to bear.

Cultural implication

1. Bamboo newspaper is safe: bamboo refers to bamboo slips. Bamboo newspaper is another name for the old family letter, which refers to the safe family letter. Tang Duan Cheng style "Chiefyang Zaza sequel support"in the north only Tongzi Temple has a bamboo nest, only a few feet long, it is said that its temple program dimension, daily report bamboo peace."

2. Bamboo bracts and pine trees: the roots are as solid as bamboo, and the branches and leaves are as luxuriant as pine trees. It is used as a tribute to longevity or when the palace is completed, and it is also a metaphor for the prosperity of the family. The Book of songs is as dry as a bamboo bud and as luxuriant as a pine. Ming Fan Shiyan "Mozhong Ji"I wish you a happy birthday. May the bamboo bud be loose and luxuriant, and the sun and moon will be long."

3. Childhood relationship: green plum refers to green plum, bamboo horse refers to the bamboo pole on which a child rides a horse, which is a metaphor for the innocent feelings of boys and girls playing together. Tang Li Bai's "Chang Gan Xing" poem Lang Jun always rides a horse across a bamboo pole, holding green plum around the chair to compete for chase. For a long time, we lived together in Changgan, and we were innocent and never suspected each other. "

4. Mao Lin Xiu Bamboo: Xiu means long, dense and tall bamboo forest, Jin Wang Xizhi's "Collection of Orchid Pavilion". "here are high mountains and lush forests to repair bamboo."

5. Powerful: the situation is like splitting bamboo. After splitting the upper end, the lower part is separated with the blade, describing victorious, unstoppable and irresistible momentum. "Jin Shu du pre-biography"the military prestige has risen, such as broken bamboo, after a few sections, it can be easily solved." Ming Shi Nai an "Water margin" in the ninety-ninth "Guan Sheng" and other people, take advantage of the momentum, such as bamboo, and beat Dagu County. "