Bai Mei Tu - A Collection of Plum Blossoms from Osaka, Japan

Author: Yang Zhenyi
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: China has nearly 7,000 years of history in eating and cultivating plums, with a profound plum culture. It had always been my belief that plums were uniquely Chinese until I saw such a vast and diverse plum grove in Japan. Upon further research, I learned that it was the envoys sent to the Sui and Tang dynasties who introduced plums from China to Japan. From edible plums to ornamental plums, they have been cultivated for over a thousand years. Over the years, I have accumulated a large number of photographs, originally just for my own enjoyment. To my surprise, my friends were also amazed and loved them, so I thought, why not publish them as a book? It can be enjoyed by plum lovers and also serve as a reference for plum painters. With travel to Japan so convenient today, those interested after reading this book might as well visit Osaka to admire the plum blossoms. This is a photography collection that primarily showcases plum blossoms in Osaka, Japan.