What are the four beauties of Chinese flower arrangement?

Appreciating the "four beauties" of Chinese flower arrangement refers to the beauty of linearity, nature, artistic conception and proposition.

Brief introduction of China's illustrations.

Chinese flower arrangement is an ancient traditional cultural phenomenon, mostly to meet subjective and emotional needs, but also a special form of entertainment in daily life. Flower arrangement originated from ancient folk love flowers, planting flowers, enjoying flowers, picking flowers, sending flowers, enjoying flowers and hairpin flowers.

Its root lies in constantly creating new beauty to vent inner desires and emotions, which is a concentrated and exaggerated life. Writing, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, drama, movies and any other behavior or thing that can express beauty belong to art.

Second, the characteristics of Chinese flower arrangement

Oriental flower arrangement advocates nature, pays attention to beautiful lines and natural posture. Its composition and layout are patchy, its pitch echoes, and its works are elegant and smooth. According to the natural form of plant growth, there are different forms of flower arrangement, such as upright, inclined, bent and drooping.

Symbolic Meaning and Historical Culture

I. Symbolic significance

Chinese flower arrangement is deeply influenced by Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and feudal ethics, and has formed a unique world view and aesthetic taste of the Chinese nation. It believes that everything is spiritual, advocates "harmony between man and nature", and regards flowers and trees in nature as spiritual and emotional things. Therefore, people in China have always cared for flowers and trees, giving them many symbols and meanings, personifying and deifying them.

In order to be clear-headed, to pin feelings, and to stretch interests. In flower arrangement, I also think that all kinds of flower materials are not only the material for modeling and the main material basis for expressing formal beauty, but also the language and tool for conceiving and expressing feelings, and an important factor for creating and expressing artistic beauty.

Therefore, from ancient times to now, the center and theme of flower arrangement is that all materials must be intentional and the implication must be auspicious. The highest artistic realm is to pursue the beauty of branches and flowers and highlight the expression of flowers and patterns.

Second, history and culture.

Give all kinds of flowers and trees many symbols and meanings, such as lotus, which is regarded as pure and noble and often used in peony before Buddha. Flowers are colorful, elegant and beautiful, and are called "the king of flowers".

It is a symbol of wealth and nobility, and it is the main flower pillow plum blossom in the court flower arrangement in the Tang Dynasty. It is "thin and oblique" and "floating with a faint fragrance", with the character of lofty and elegant, proud of snow and frost; Osmanthus fragrans is a symbol of official prosperity, literary progress and Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. Bamboo is a symbol of modesty and loyalty; Pine trees are symbols of majesty and longevity, and so on.