Chrysanthemum is a popular flower in China, which has a long and rich historical and cultural connotation. Its historical allusions have a long history, and there are many legends and stories about it.

Chrysanthemum and seclusion

Since ancient times, chrysanthemum has been associated with elegance and seclusion. As early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming wrote a poem "Drinking", including the famous sentence "Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely". Tao Yuanming didn't kneel for Wudoumi, but chose to retire from the countryside and pick chrysanthemums to entertain himself, expressing his yearning for a free and secular life. Chrysanthemum has therefore become a symbol of hermit culture.

Chrysanthemum and Chongyang

Chrysanthemum is also the representative flower of the Double Ninth Festival. The Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival. According to legend, Fei Changfang, a Taoist priest in the Eastern Han Dynasty, designated the ninth day of September as the "Mountaineering Festival", so that people could climb mountains on this day to avoid disaster. When people climb mountains, they will wear chrysanthemums and drink chrysanthemum wine to pray for health and longevity.

Chrysanthemum and loyalty

Chrysanthemum also symbolizes constancy. Li Qingzhao, a poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote in "Drunken Flowers": "Undead, the curtain rolls west wind, and people are thinner than yellow flowers." The withered chrysanthemums are used in the words to describe the missing of her husband and express her deep love for her husband. Chrysanthemum has therefore become a symbol of loyal love.

Chrysanthemum and pride

Chrysanthemums bloom in the cold, not afraid of frost and snow, and become synonymous with arrogance. Xu Wei, a painter in the Ming Dynasty, described the Ao Shuang posture of Chrysanthemum in "Chrysanthemum Map", which implied that it was fearless of violence and indomitable. Chrysanthemum has therefore become a representative of noble character.

Medicinal value of chrysanthemum

Besides cultural connotation, chrysanthemum has high medicinal value. Chrysanthemum tea has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing fire and improving eyesight, and is a health care product in summer. Chrysanthemum can also be used as a chrysanthemum pillow, which can soothe the nerves and help sleep.

Ornamental value of chrysanthemum

There are many varieties and colors of chrysanthemums. Horticulturists have cultivated many novel chrysanthemum varieties through years of cultivation, such as lotus chrysanthemum, dragon claw chrysanthemum and boat chrysanthemum. These chrysanthemums are beautiful and colorful, and they are deeply loved by flower lovers.

Chrysanthemum has a long history and cultural connotation, and is a traditional flower that China people love. It has not only ornamental value, but also medicinal value. It is an auspicious flower that combines beauty and practicality.