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1、IknowthatAmerica’snationalflowerisrose,isit?DoyouknowwhatisChina’snationalflower?PlumblossomisevaluatedasthenumberoneoftheChineseTopTenFamousFlowers.AnditisalsoChina’snationalflower.Chineseplantculturehasitsuniquenationalfeatureswhichdifferfromthoseofothernati
2、ons.TodayI’dliketoexplaintoyouwhyplumblossomisveryimportanttoourChinesepeopleaccordingtoitshistoryandcultureconnotation.I’dliketobeginwithitshistory.PlumblossomwasoriginatedinthesouthofChina aroundthe YangtzeRiverdatingbackto7000yearagoduringtheNeolithicAge.Fr
3、omancientChinatomodernChina,plumblossomhasbeenplantednotonlyasanimportantkindofcommercialcropbutalsoakindofornamentalplant.Lateritwasintroducedto Japan, Koreaand Vietnam.Moreimportantly,weloveplumblossomalsobecauseofitsdeepcultureconnotation.Firstly,thiskindof
4、flowerhasfivepetalswhichsymbolizehappiness,goodluck,longevity,smoothsailingandpeace.Secondly,whenawhirlingsnowobscurestheskyandallotherflowerswitherandfall,onlyplumtreesstanduprightproudlyandbloominrichcolorsbringingpeoplethenewsofearlyspring.Thereforetheplumb
5、lossomcametosymbolizecourage,perseveranceandhope,butalsobeauty,purity,andthenewlife.InConfucianism,theplumblossomstandsfortheprinciplesandvaluesofvirtue.Becauseitblossomsinthecoldwinter,theplumblossomisregardedasoneofthe"ThreeFriendsofWinter",alongwithpine,and
6、bamboo.Itisalsoregardedasoneofthe"FourGentlemen"offlowersinChinesearttogetherwiththeorchid,chrysanthemum,andbamboo.Thirdly,itplaysanimportantroleinChineseliterature.IthasbeenfrequentlydepictedinChinesepoetryandartforcenturies.Anexampleoftheplumblossom'sliterar
7、ysignificanceisfoundin"LittlePlumBlossomofHillGarden"by LinBu ofthe SongDynasty.Inconclusion,becauseofitslonghistoryanddeepculturalconnotation,plumblossomisveryimportanttoChinesepeople.Wheneverythinghasfadedtheyaloneshineforth,encroachingonthecharmsofsmallerga
8、rdens.Theirscatteredshadowsfalllightlyonclearwater,theirsubtlescentpervadesthemoonlitdusk.Snowbirdslookagainbeforetheyland,butterflieswouldfaintiftheybutknew.ThankfullyIcanflirtinw
