What are the symbols and metaphors of "Peony, Pine and cypress, Chrysanthemum, Lotus, Peach Blossom, Plum Blossom, Mulberry and Liu Cui"?

Peony-Fu Gui Peony is a famous traditional flower in China, which is magnificent and has a beautiful national color. Since ancient times, there have been rich, auspicious and prosperous meanings. Pine and cypress symbolize loyalty. Pine branches stand proudly, cypress trees are solemn and solemn, evergreen all the year round, and survive the severe winter. "The Analects of Confucius" praises: When the cold comes and the summer goes, you will know that the pine and cypress are withered.

Chrysanthemum-Denying wind and frost, chrysanthemum symbolizes hermit, mainly because Tao Yuanming, a great poet in Jin Dynasty, loves chrysanthemums and has a poem "Pick chrysanthemums under the east fence and see Nanshan leisurely". Because chrysanthemums are open in autumn and do not compete with flowers, people gradually associate chrysanthemums with the image of hermits. There is also a poem in the Tang Dynasty, "The lotus has been covered by rain, but the chrysanthemum still has branches in Ao Shuang", which expresses another metaphorical meaning of chrysanthemum: indomitable spirit.

Lotus-Innocent lotus emerges from the mud without being stained, symbolizing that Buddha and Bodhisattva are above the world of mortals.

Mulberry-hometown Mulberry refers to hometown and hometown. In ancient times, people liked to plant mulberry trees and catalpa trees around their houses. Later, people used things instead of places and "mulberry" instead of hometown. Praise someone for the benefit of his hometown, often with "merit in mulberry."

Liu Cui-Attachment is a good wish for friends and relatives. But in any case, separation always makes people feel melancholy. The ancients had a poem "Folding Willow", which was specially used to bid farewell to homesickness, and folding willow in poetry was also a euphemism for parting. For example, Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote "Smelling the flute in Los Angeles on a Spring Night": "No one can stand the homesickness." It describes the thoughts of parting.