Plant Culture of Camellia

Camellia has many aliases, which makes people puzzled. In fact, camellia and camellia are the same concept, and "camellia culture" is also "camellia culture". Generally speaking, camellia culture has two understandings: narrow sense and broad sense. Camellia culture in a narrow sense only refers to the ideological reflection of Camellia in literature and art, not including the material form of Camellia. Camellia culture in a broad sense includes material form and ideology. The author thinks that a broad understanding is more appropriate. Just as tea culture and wine culture are inseparable from tea and wine in material form, camellia culture should naturally include camellia species, varieties, ancient trees and other material forms. If you want to know what Camellia culture is, you might as well borrow the definition of "culture" in Ci Yuan: Camellia culture is the sum of Camellia material wealth and spiritual wealth created in the historical development of human society.

Camellia culture is the artistic creation of China people and the treasure of oriental culture. Looking at the western camellia culture and Japanese camellia culture, it is not difficult to understand that camellia culture contains both material elements and spiritual elements, or that it is a spiritual culture.

In recent years, we have introduced many varieties from abroad, not only introducing material things, but also bringing western national aesthetic taste, aesthetic concept and national personality characteristics that have penetrated into camellia varieties. This is the western camellia culture. This western camellia culture is deeply hidden in the camellia varieties they pursue, appreciate and love. The western nation represented by the United States is cheerful and enthusiastic, which is reflected in the aesthetics of camellia and pursues super-large, colorful and bold varieties. They have a tradition of pursuing novelty, which is reflected in the cultivation of camellia varieties and the pursuit of novelty.

Japanese people are conservative, influenced by China culture, especially the Zen spirit, and prefer vividness, delicacy and compactness in the aesthetics of camellia varieties. They like to cultivate and appreciate multi-color single-petal varieties very much. 1On March 23rd, 999, when the author went to Japan to attend the Miyazaki meeting of the International Camellia Association, he saw a large number of ancient history documents of Camellia in the Toona Cultural Exhibition and the Camellia Cultural History Exhibition in Japan, showing the Camellia culture in Japan. There are Hundreds of Toona sinensis, Atlas of Toona sinensis Flowers, Toona sinensis Flower Fitting Screen, Toona sinensis Flower Collection, Hundred Toona sinensis Flowers, Plum Garden Sea Pomegranate Flower Spectrum and so on. "Camellia is a very important flower variety in Miyazaki City and even Japan, especially the single-petal white camellia, which is a symbol of purity, silence and thinking. White camellia, cold crystal clean, petite and exquisite, Miyazaki's camellia spirit is the cornerstone of Japanese culture since ancient times, which is why the Japanese have always loved single-petal camellia. "

China people have their own aesthetic tastes and ideas about Camellia. Over the past 1000 years, the people of China have cultivated countless varieties of Camellia horticulture, including Camellia culture in China. Influenced by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, especially Confucianism, the Chinese nation emphasizes elegance, beauty, harmony, solemnity and naturalness in the aesthetic taste of camellia varieties. Especially harmony and moderation, China people pay the most attention to it, and demand that camellia should be appropriate and harmonious in the coordination of branches, leaves and flowers. It must not be single petal and single branch, but charming but not demon, strange but not strange, full of charm and solemnity, giving people an intuitive feeling of beauty. This is the top-grade camellia.

It is precisely because people in the world don't just go one way, so the cultural connotation of Camellia is very different. Camellia has a long history and profound cultural connotation in China. Camellia culture in China is an integral part of national culture in China. It is inextricably linked with China's traditional culture, national psychology and national spirit, and integrated into the essence of China's Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Therefore, the cultural connotation of China Camellia culture has unique national characteristics different from other countries. In view of this, it is necessary for us to study and discuss the cultural connotation of camellia in China. We believe that the cultural connotation of China Camellia should include: China Camellia and historical documents; China Camellia and Poetry; China Camellia and Painting Arts and Crafts; The integration of China Camellia and social life; Name of Camellia Varieties and Cultural Characteristics of Ancient Tree Resources in China. Of course, these five aspects do not necessarily contain the connotation of China Camellia culture, but are put forward as a topic of discussion.