"Four gentlemen"

Plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum refers to: 梅花、兰花、竹、菊花. They are called the four gentlemen. Quality are: 傲、幽、坚、淡. Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have become the symbols of Chinese people's sense of object and metaphor. They are also the most common themes in poems about objects and literati paintings. They are rooted in the yearning for this aesthetic personality realm, and also the common themes in poems about objects and paintings by artists, known as the four gentlemen in flowers. The four gentlemen are not unworthy of fame, they have their own characteristics:

Plum explore the proud snow, cut snow ice, a proud bone, is a noble and noble person;

orchid: kongguyoufang, gu fang self-appreciation, sweet ya yiqing, is the sage of the world;

Bamboo: sieve breeze nong month, natural and unrestrained life, elegant Dan bo, is a modest gentleman;

Chrysanthemum: ling shuang elegant, maverick, not the trend of inflammation, is a hermit.