Fourgentlemenofplumblossom(花中四君子之梅)Theclass:English131Name:HeCaiSharpEdgeofaSwordComesoutfromGrinding,(宝剑锋从磨砺出)PlumBlossom'sFragranceComesfromtheBitterCold.(梅花香自苦寒来)CHINESEPEOMS1、Introduction—梅花的简介2、Cultureandnoblequality—文化底韵及高贵品质3、Valueofplum—梅花的功能ThreePartsPlumoriginatedinthesouthwestofChinaandwaslaterintroducedtoJapan,Korea,TaiwanandVietnam.ThereareMorethanthreethousandyearsofculturalhistory.Sheloveswarmclimate,butcanstandthewintercold.Plumblossomgrownsinwellventilatedplace.Inchina,therearemorethan30largevarietiesandmorethan300smallvarietiescurrently.梅花原产中国西南部,已有三千多年的栽培历史。喜温和气候,但却不畏严寒。梅花品种及变种很多,目前大品种有30多个,小品种有300多个。1、IntroductionTheplumblossom,whichisknownastheMeihua,isoneofthemostbelovedflowersinChinaandhasbeenfrequentlydepictedinChineseartandpoetryforcenturies.Theplumblossomisseenasasymbolofwinterandabeginningofspring.梅花,是中国最心爱的花之一,并已经常描绘的中国艺术和诗歌的世纪。梅花被看作是冬天的象征,春天的预兆。2、PlumCultureTheblossomsaresobelovedbecausetheyareviewedasbloomingmostvibrantlyamidstthewintersnow,exudinganetherealelegance,whiletheirfragranceisnoticedtostillsubtlypervadetheairateventhecoldesttimesoftheyear.梅花被人们所钟爱,是因为他们被视为绽放最充满活力的一片冬天的雪,散发着一种空灵优雅,而其香被发现仍巧妙地弥漫在空气中在今年甚至最冷的时候。2.1PlumCultureBecauseitblossomsinthecoldwinter,theplumblossomisregardedasoneoftheThreeFriendsofWinter,alongwithpine,andbamboo.TheplumblossomisalsoregardedasoneoftheFourGentlemenofflowersinChinesearttogetherwiththeorchid,chrysanthemum,andbamboo.ItisoneoftheFlowersoftheFourSeasons,whichconsistoftheorchid(spring),thelotus(summer),thechrysanthemum(autumn)andtheplumblossom(winter)因为花开在寒冷的冬季,梅花被视为“岁寒三友”之一,和松树、竹子一起.梅花也被视为“四君子”之一,配以兰花,菊花等竹子。它也是“四季的花”之一,它由兰(春),荷花(夏),菊(秋)和梅花(冬)组成。2.2PlumNoblequalityCulinaryuse-sourplumjuice、PlumliquorMedicinaluse-dentaldiseases、stomachArtappreciate-Banquet、peom3、ValueofPlumCulinaryuse-sourplumjuicesuanmeitang(酸梅湯;sourplumjuice)ismadefromsmokedplums,calledwumei(烏梅).Theplumjuiceisextractedbyboilingsmokedplumsinwaterandsweetenedwithsugartomakesuanmeitang.Itrangesfromlightpinkish-orangetopurplishblackincolourandoftenhasasmokyandslightlysaltytaste.Itistraditionallyflavouredwithsweetosmanthusflowers,andisenjoyedchilled,usuallyinsummer.Culinaryuse-PlumliquorPlumliquor,alsoknownasplumwine,ispopularinbothJapanandKorea,andisalsoproducedinChina.Umeshu(梅酒;sometimestranslatedasplumwine)isaJapanesealcoholicdrinkmadebysteepinggreenplumsinshōchū(焼酎;clearliquor).Itissweetandsmooth.MedicinalusePrunusmumeisacommonfruitinAsiaandusedintraditionalChinesemedicine.[20][21]IthaslongbeenusedasatraditionaldrugandhealthyfoodinEastAsiancountries.[22]ArecentstudyhasindicatedthatPrunusmumeextractisapotentialcandidatefordevelopinganoralantimicrobialagenttocontrolorpreventdentaldiseasesassociatedwithseveraloralpathogenicbacteria.ArtappreciateBecauseitblossomsinthecoldwinter,theplumblossomisregardedasoneoftheThreeFriendsofWinter,alongwithpine,andbamboo.[14][30]TheplumblossomisalsoregardedasoneoftheFourGentlemenofflowersinChinesearttogetherwiththeorchid,chrysanthemum,andbamboo.[30]ItisoneoftheFlowersoftheFourSeasons,whichconsistoftheorchid(spring),thelotus(summer),thechrysanthemum(autumn)andtheplumblossom(winter).[30]ThesegroupingsareseenrepeatedlyintheChineseaestheticofart,painting,literature,andgardendesign.Thankyou!