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Chinese Plants and Their Cultural Connotations——中国植物文化意象 09-1 The School of Foreign Language By: 蒋雪萍， 赵肖肖， 甘金平， 郝鑫 OUTLINE Introduction The China Top Ten famous flowers Conclusion Your suggestion 3. Chrysanthemum——The hermit菊花——花中隐士 A symbol of long life or duration “ju”(菊) sounds similar to “jiu”(久) Chrysanthemum——The hermit菊花——花中隐士 Keep a low profile and not fighting with other flowers. 耐寒唯有东篱菊,金粟初开晓更清。 唐·白居易?? Hardy only Dongli chrysanthemum, Jin Su opens the dawn more clear. 4. Orchid—“Sweetest Fragrance under the Sun”兰花——花中君子 Orchid conveys the image of a flower of such fragrance and beauty that it makes its surroundings seem plain by comparison. It thus tends to be lonely, perhaps content in its solitude. The association with a superior person is like entering a hall of orchids. —— Confucius 5. Chinese Rose——Queen of Flowers月季——花中皇后 China is the homeland of the monthly rose with a fairly long history of its cultivation. A Record of Flowers 《群芳谱》 6. Azalea——the Beauty of Flowers 杜鹃——花中西施 More ribbon like with each passing day is the Jin River, Azaleas on both banks are reflected in the clear water. By Yang Wanli [Song Dynasty] 日日锦江呈锦样，清溪倒照映山红。 Originated in China, azalea is one of the Chinese traditional famous flowers. Nickname——“Red on the mountain” （映山红）and “Mountain Pomegranate”（山石榴） 7. Camellia——Treasure in Flowers茶花——花中珍品 Camellia is an evergreen(常青树) and broad-leaved(阔叶的) shrub(灌木) originated in China known as “Shan Cha”. 8. Lotus—Fairy of Flowers荷花—花之仙子 Buddha—one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism. 佛教八宝祥之一 Importance in Chinese folklore—peace, purity, sincerity, perfection, an emblem of summer. ……余谓菊，花之隐逸者也；牡丹，花之富贵者也；莲，花之君子者也。噫。菊之爱，陶后鲜有闻；莲之爱，同余者何人？牡丹之爱，宜乎众矣。 ——《爱莲说》 周敦颐 …… I am convinced that the chrysanthemum is a recluse while the peony is a rich and