The Secret of Chinese Painting Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit and vegetable painting, a kind of flower and bird painting, is full of local flavor and people like it very much. Do you know that fruits and vegetables in Chinese painting have beautiful meanings?

Cabbage is "elegant, green and white, not withered in winter, common at four o'clock, and scattered." Cabbage, homophonic "hundred treasures", also means that financial resources are rolling and wealth is constantly flowing.

Luffa-Missing and Caring

Luffa, homophonic "thinking about hanging", means missing and caring. Because Luffa also belongs to Cucurbitaceae, it also means Fulu.

Hulu, homophonic "Fulu", because of its small mouth, big belly and golden color, symbolizes the wide acceptance of wealth in all directions, and is an auspicious thing to attract money and treasure. Gourd is also a vine, and "vine" is homophonic with Wandai, and it also means "Wandai".

If you draw a gourd with branches and leaves, it represents the prosperity of the family and the prosperity of the world.

Five gourds, called "Five Blessingg", can bring good luck and wealth when hung at home.

Pumpkin, which grows on the ground, is simple and sweet and has the meaning of happiness and eternal life. Its vines are endless, and there are many seeds, which means that there are many descendants and it will last forever.

In Huang Chengcheng, pumpkins look auspicious, so they also symbolize harvest and abundance.

Eggplant, slender in shape, can bring people "longevity". There is a calyx on the top of the eggplant, which looks like a man in a hat, so it also means that senior officials win.

Lotus root, out of mud but not stained, means clean and noble. Lotus root homonym "even" means even, which means love is like oxygen.

It is transparent and completely transparent, indicating that the children born are smart.

Peach in traditional Chinese painting is generally "longevity peach", which shows love and wishes for the elderly and implies health and longevity.

Persimmon symbolizes prosperity and a heart of Dan. Because it is homophonic with "things", the ancients integrated various festive and auspicious connotations into it, such as "four generations under one roof", "everything is safe", "being human" and "all the best".

Grape fruit is in a string of many grains, which means that many children are blessed, people are prosperous and fruitful. It also symbolizes a profit of one million. Purple grapes also mean that purple gas comes from the east, which is rich, rich and noble.

Pomegranate fruit is like a red gem, sweet and sour, juicy, which is regarded as unlucky by China people. There are many children and grandchildren, bumper harvest and prosperity, harmony, auspiciousness and celebration. When drawing pomegranates, we usually draw a few open pomegranates, which are called "pomegranate opens 100 grains", which also means smiling often.

Litchi's "Litchi" homonym "Li" means plum, auspicious, dolly and auspicious. Coupled with its striking red color, it has become an auspicious symbol, and it has been painted three times in a row, meaning "three yuan Lian". Scientists also regard cracked litchi as a symbol of "huge profits"

Loquat is perfect in shape and golden in color. It looks delicate and lovely, rich and peaceful, which means family reunion. Because there are many hard seeds in the fruit, it is also considered as a symbol of many children and many blessings.

In addition, loquat trees are evergreen and full of vitality, which symbolizes hope and vitality.

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