All parts of the apricot tree are used in traditional medicine. these are so pretty! Because the sound zǎo is the same as in 早 zǎo ‘early’ a picture of a jujube portrays the wish for ‘soon’. Over the centuries varieties have been selectively bred for early flowering, bloom size and color. I keep the peel on. You’ll need to make sure they’re not canned in sugar. The Song poet Lin Bu is said to have spent his spare time feeding cranes and planting plum trees near West Lake, Hangzhou. The examples are excellent. It is a favorite subject in Chinese landscape paintings. Magnolias are also known as 玉兰花 yù lán huā 'jade orchid flower' and together with a crab apple 海棠 hǎi táng and peony give 玉堂富贵 Yù táng fù guì meaning a wish for wealth and honor as ‘Jade Hall’ (yutang) was the academy of scholars. All parts of the plants have their own name and usage; the fruits and leaves as food; the seeds as medicine. It is rarely eaten in China, but instead hung up to give a fresh, citrus fragrance to a room. Available under a Creative Commons License The symbolism of flowers in Chinese art is very rich, so each flower has its own entry in this survey of symbols. Bunge's pine ➚ 白皮松 bái pí sōng is widely grown as an ornamental pine tree in parks and gardens. We love oranges in our household. Families force them to flower early by growing in a pot with water and pebbles. Xiexie ni. If combined with a lychee in a picture this can be taken to mean a wish for children to be born soon; or if combined with a cinnamon tree a desire for quick promotion to high office. Chinasage is a new web resource, pages will be added and enhanced regularly. In Europe, the cuckoo flower ➚ is a completely different species (Cardamine pratensis) that flowers at the time when cuckoos arrive from Africa. The colours of the plants should coordinate with the colour of the container, appearing to spill naturally out of it. Unsolicited comment from a genuine Chinasage visitor. 松籁 Sōng lài or 松涛 sōng tāo is the music of pine trees as the wind soughs through its needles and branches and is much loved by the poets. I didn’t know either until I started looking into them more! The four friends of the flowers are the swallow; oriole; bee and butterfly. Lan Caihe is portrayed as a woman or an hermaphrodite and plays heavenly music. The peach of immortality in Chinese mythology (蟠桃; pántáo) can make people perpetually young. The welcome blossoms of plum trees in late winter has made the plum tree a popular plant. Lan is a popular girl's name. The British inherited an opium production area in northern India and opium trade with China when they conquered India. Its name in Chinese means ‘baby peach’. Read on for all the juicy deets you need to know about mandarin oranges, and stick around for a citrus-wonderland of recipes in the coming days. A late-blooming flower is not necessarily lacking in fragrance, Life full of experience. It often forms as a ‘double’ gourd - the shape has a distinct waist between upper and lower bulges. Irises are also called 百合 bǎi hé and are considered good for keeping evil at bay particularly at the Dragon boat festival where they were used to decorate doorways. The character for laughter uses the radical for bamboo suggested by the rocking and rustling of bamboo plants in the wind. The flower was much admired in the works of the great Tang poets. I’ll show this video to her – I’m sure she’ll want to try this way of sectioning an orange , My family ALWAYS had them when they were in season too! Thanks for asking, Aubrey. your own Pins on Pinterest The large, tough fruit of the plant ‘Lagenaria siceraria’, when dried and hollowed out makes a water-tight container. The bright orange/red color makes it suitable for festive decorations. It has been called ‘Buddha's hand’ (佛手 fó shǒu) or ‘Finger lemon’. It celebrates Chang'e, the goddess of the moon, and particularly the romance with the archer god Houyi. A picture of a chrysanthemum with nine quails symbolizes a wish for nine generations to live in peace in the home 九世同居 jiǔ shì tóng jū. A legend has Empress Wu Zetian ordering all flowers to bloom and when the peony disobeyed she had it dug up and burned. In short, sort of! 1st: plum; 2nd: apricot; 3rd: tree peony; 4th: cherry blossom; 5th: magnolia; 6th: pomegranate; 7th:lotus; 8th:pear or quince; 9th:cassia or mallow; 10th:chrysanthemum; 11th:gardenia; 12th: poppy. The town of Turpan in Xinjiang is famous for growing many sweet melons in the hot summer heat. Discover (and save!) What we call tangerines in the U.S. are commonly more tart and have a deeper orange/red color than the common mandarin. I'd like to receive the free email course. The society was violently suppressed as it was considered immoral for a woman not to wish to marry. As it sprouts and flowers each year in Spring the Narcissus is called literally a ‘water immortal’ and in a painting may symbolize the immortals and good fortune. The widespread willow is a very useful tree. I love all kinds of oranges, mandarins or otherwise so I really should take the time to find out more about them. Orange peel is considered an effective medicine. It is considered one of the flowers in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West and from that longevity. A creeping plant often with tendrils (especially vines) is sometimes used in paintings to symbolize immortality. It became mudan after centuries of being known as 芍药 sháo yào possibly due to the appearance of a red variety (as dan is one word for 'red'). It is one of the three friends of winter with the bamboo and the pine tree. We would be most grateful if you can help improve this page. lotus, flower - enlightenment The pomegranate is the emblem of the tenth month of the traditional calendar. Orchid - elegance (also symbol of spring). Amen” 叭咪 bā mī as ‘padme’ is the Tibetan name for lotus. It has been collected so voraciously that is extinct in the wild in China. There are several trees given the general term 同 tòng including the Parasol tree (Firmiana simplex ➚) and Paulownia imperialis ➚. Together with a persimmon 柿 shì an apple wishes success in business affairs (事 shì). The character 桔 jú is made up of the radical 木 mù ‘wood’ and 吉 jí ‘lucky’. The similar sounding 堂 táng means ‘hall’, so a picture of apple blossom can represent the home in a painting. Smug, Plant melons and you will harvest melons; plant beans and you will harvest beans, Live with the consequences of your actions, “I found this a really clear explanation of Classical Chinese poetry. Peach blossom - luck Persimmons and tangerines together give a wish for success in all things. A boy shooting an arrow at three oranges indicates a wish for him to come first (hit the target) in all three levels of examination, here the orange is just a symbol for a circle 圆 yuán to form 连中三元 lián zhòng sān yuán. Because tong also means ‘shared, joint, together’ the tree represents a wish for a shared and peaceful life. Vines are often shown in combination with rats, gourds and grapes. The peony has a double flower and that has led to a hidden meaning of a wish for repeated riches. Like the peony it symbolizes female beauty and so with a butterfly symbolizes a young man's quest for love. Welcome to the fun! The round melon fruit represents a pregnant woman’s ‘bump’ and is full of seeds and so in a painting symbolizes a wish for many children (sons). Great post! Hù 护 sounds the same and means ‘protect’ while 祜 hù means ‘blessing’. It is widely prescribed in traditional medicine, and this has proven efficacy as willow bark is a source of salicylic acid - aspirin. Birds, Animals, Colors, Flowers & fruit, General Nature and Assorted / miscellaneous. The eggplant or aubergine is used to symbolize an official because of the shape of the attachment to the stem looks like the hat of an official. Just as in Europe, spring is a favorite time for marriages and as this is the season for peach blossom, they are associated with marriage. As an evergreen it is, together with pines and plums, regarded as one of the three friends of winter. The fruits are considered yang in traditional medicine and so are eaten to offset an excess of yin. The petals can be used to make a soothing, herbal tea and the petals are also used to flavor wine. Also ju sounds close to 祝 zhù ‘to wish’ so it symbolizes a wish for good fortune. The dried beans mixed with water make a milk-like liquid : soy milk 豆浆, dòu jiāng and this is then left to coagulate into soft bean curd blocks. The persimmon is grown for its large juicy fruits and is often called the ‘Chinese fig’. Because the flowers emerge before the leaves and it takes a long time to come into flower it is associated with longevity. If the picture shows roots (柢 dǐ) of a tree this symbolizes numerous generations (代 dài). Traditionally, spirits of the dead came forth to feast on the fruits of summer harvest. Parts of the plant are used as medicine for fever and diarrhea. I think if I didn’t buy them by the boxes I’d be going to the store for more every other day! 1.1.1.1 Chinese symbol 寿 – shòu (longevity, “long life”) It is now a well-known health tonic, but with no proven efficacy, it was originally harvested in Shanxi province, but now comes mainly from farms Jilin province and Korea. The character for flower 花 huā has an interesting origin. It was believed that it cried when it was pulled out of the ground. So in this section we also include such things as apples, aubergines, oranges, peaches, pomegranates and walnuts. Unfortunately garbage disposals aren’t so common here in Europe. For a long while it was the custom of women to wear a garland of flowers in their hair although white and blue flowers are unlucky and avoided. Mulberry trees are very widely planted in China because they are the food plant of the silkworm. There are many varieties of chrysanthemum in a great range of colors and flower shapes. It's straight, un-branched habit exemplifies virtue and honesty. Pear blossom with raindrops is considered one of the most beautiful sights and so is associated with a beautiful girl. There is also a seasonal association too, the four virtuous plants 四君子 sì jūn zǐ are Spring: orchid or magnolia, Summer: peony or lotus, Autumn: chrysanthemum and Winter: plum or bamboo. A willow tree is featured prominently and hence the name. The flowering time is just right for the New Year festival.

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