Best Gift and Decoration for the Books. Size: 92*23 mm. Color:Golden.Package Included 4pcs bookmarks:Plum-blossoms(mei)*1,Orchid(lan)*1,Bamboo (zhu)*1,Chrysanthemum(ju)*1.The Four Gracious Plants, alternately called the Four Gentlemanly Plants, or the Four Seasons symbols, consist of Plum-blossoms, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemums. They were originally Confucian symbols for the four qualities of a learned man, but are now more commonly associated with the four seasons. They are plum blossoms which represented courage, the orchid stood for refinement, the chrysanthemum was a sign of a productive, and fruitful life, and bamboo represented integrity. In modern times, the four have come to be associated with the seasons as well; plums blossoms bravely bloom in the cold of an early spring, orchids disseminate a dim fragrance far in the heat of summer, chrysanthemums overcome the first cold of a late fall and bloom, and bamboo bares its green leaves even in the winter.
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