Poetic charm and floral elegance

Author: (Tang) Li Bai
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The flowers and paintings passed down through the ages express emotions through the diverse and varied flowers. Though they are delicate and subtle sentiments about the blooming of flowers, they draw from genuine, natural, and peaceful reflections on life. Poetry and flowers, flowers and paintings speak to each other about the revival of spring, the lushness of summer, the solemnity of autumn, and the sharpness of winter. Carefully selected are over a hundred poems about flowers from authoritative versions of ancient poets such as Li Bai, Su Shi, Yang Wanli, and Huang Tingjian, covering more than fifty types of herbaceous and woody flowers. These poems often convey genuine emotions, express the temperament and character of the flowers, and present fresh insights with ease and natural grace. The flower paintings paired with the poetry are also selected from classic Chinese painting collections such as The Treasure of Paintings from the Three Pings Hall, The Spectrum of Woody and Floral Paintings, and The Spectrum of Herbaceous Flower Poetry and Paintings. Moreover, the informative introductions about each flower make flower lovers thoroughly understand them, sparking frequent interest in flowers.