Before and after the spring, there are scenes inside and outside the house

As soon as the Spring Festival passes, it is the Spring Festival. It was still early in the spring, and we were like naughty children, looking at the shadow of spring through the crack of the door. The scenery in front of you, of course, still hovers in the field of winter. But, thankfully, the great cold took away the extreme cold. No, the warm days will not be far away after all.

Before and after the spring, there are two kinds of scenery, one is the outdoor, the wonderful snow scenery of the royal garden. Second, indoors, the first month symbolizes the auspicious offering.

After the great cold, the capital ushered in another snow. As the saying goes, a snow makes the Forbidden City into the Forbidden City. How many people are looking forward to the snow in the Forbidden City! The classic corner tower snow scene is like the scene of the Moon Palace, pure and gorgeous. The multi-storey eaves, the graceful curve slightly upturned towards the sky, and the contours after the snow are clearer. In silence, talk to God. There is no need to look forward to the pear blossoms of the Chengqian Palace, the wisteria of the Yonghe Palace, and the magnolias of the Cining Palace, for the time being, for the sake of the snowy scenery of the Forbidden City, cherish the end of winter in front of you.

The Forbidden City after the snow, the sense of order of the building, those horizontal and vertical, symmetrical temples, in the vast world, solemn and strange. The colors of the red walls and yellow tiles are exceptionally bright, and there is a large open space in front of the palace that symbolizes the momentum of the emperor, like a blank space of Chinese paintings, mysterious and rich in meaning. This is the ellipsis of history, and the details hidden outside the countless history books are all in this blank space, and there is no way to say it.

The snow scenery of the Summer Palace is also beautiful. Some people marvel at the "peerless face". Diligent photographers arrive early, and there are few people in the frame. After the snow, in the early morning of the Seventeen Hole Bridge, the jade tree Qiong branch reflected the snow dragon. The water shadow is like a clear mirror, and there seems to be a flower dan dancing to the mirror at the water's edge. The earth is like a simple canvas. A bend of snow on the back of the lying bull is constantly watching the distance. Looking at the Buddha Xiang Pavilion from afar, it seems to be thousands of miles away. The country and mountains never sleep and the moon is thousands of miles, and the heavens and the earth are selfless and jade. What a world of selflessness!

At this time, the Temple of Heaven and earth; the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Moon, there is snow everywhere. Behind these magnificent names is the giant seal of "Jingcheng". After the snow, take a walk in these parks to feel the vicissitudes of heaven and earth and the grandeur of historical pictures. In contrast, how small the personal emotions are...

The grandeur of the royal garden, all after a snow. I don't know if any predecessors have summed it up - Jiangnan garden likes rain, and royal garden likes snow.

In recent years, I have been to Gangnam more. I always feel that whether it is the embankment of the West Lake or the humble administrator's garden and canglang garden in Suzhou, they all like rain. The gentle rain washed away the oily green plants, with a sensual chill and ambiguity, drenched the buds of the magnolia. The mottled walls of the ink effect, the poet holds up an umbrella and stands for a long time. The moss under the roots of the wall is slightly green, reflecting the flowing water under the leisurely rockery. Slippery fish, swimming around, catching rain bubbles on the surface of the water. Fewer pedestrians, Lin is more quiet. A semi-circular stone arch, waiting for the sensual beauty to step...

(Ming) Chen Hongshou Vase Flower Diagram

Speaking of indoor scenery, it refers to the confession. One side clears the offerings and lights up a house. Qing offering, focusing on a "Qing" word, came from the Buddha's offering earlier, so it does not show wealth. A bunch of grass, a branch, a bend of water, can become a clear offering.

In the field of Chinese painting, there are many works painted in the New Year with Qing offerings, that is, paintings from the Qing Dynasty. Painters of all dynasties have representative works. The most impressive, Qian Xuan of the Yuan Dynasty and Chen Hongshou of the Ming Dynasty, have all passed down their works. Chen Hongshou's Qing Offerings are the most distinctive, using bronze ware as flower-raising vessels. The rust color of bronze, at first glance, feels strange, and the more you taste it, the more timeless it is. This almost became a kind of code for his paintings.

The Haipai painter Wu Changshuo painted pictures of the Qing Dynasty almost every year. Calamus, daffodils, persimmons, plums, both auspicious and gentlemanly. The old man of Shiraishi also painted many of this subject, firecrackers, peonies, red lanterns, folk customs that the literati avoided, and became a vulgar and elegant pattern under his clever pen.

Confession is for the Sake of the New Year, the New Year's Blessing. After the cleaning years ago, every household began to decorate the interior. Modern people have interpreted the offering as flower arrangement.

The art of flower arrangement is best learned from the ancients. The Art of Flower Arrangement in Japan is inspired by Chinese Zen.

Vase flowers are best "the beauty of painters' sketches". I have not learned to arrange flowers, so I dare not show off, the most clumsy way is to try to simplify the color, not complicated. Looking at a professional book "The Beauty of Vase Flowers", it introduces a shortcut, that is, to arrange flowers according to the song dynasty flower and bird sketches. This is interesting, I often look through the album, but I never thought of using it as a reference for flower arrangement. The "Fruit Ripe Bird Diagram", "Pear Blossom Parrot Diagram", "Lamei Double Bird Diagram", "Water Hibiscus Diagram", frame by frame Song painting sketch, really like a different way of flower arrangement art. Those branches that stretch out from the air to the picture are vigorous, like the pen and ink of calligraphy. The flowers of the branches are quiet and flexible, and they want to rest.

In this sense, I first bought three dragon balls, the leaves are turquoise, the branches are strong, and the red beads are full, and the joy is not eye-catching. I love the light green at the base of the red bead root, which contains life. And buy Australian plum, dotted with stars, petals and leaves are all red, there is no ordinary plum blossom that is cold, delicate and attractive. Look closely at the flower type, exquisite and small, small family jasper-like pity. Such brightly colored flowers, the more simple the bottle, the better, and the quaint pottery has the most wild mountain atmosphere. Otherwise, it is easy to be born of wealth and frivolity.

Narcissus is essential every year. This year, she kept the indoor temperature in hand and didn't let her drive too early. In previous years, daffodils planted during the cold season were lazily basking in the sun, and in less than half a month, the flowers bloomed. Can't catch up with the Spring Festival. Now, let her grow slowly, prolong her youth, and control the flowering period after LiChun. In addition, a small turtle is placed in the water - not a real turtle, of course, but a stone carved turtle given by a friend, paperweight. And let it guard a basin of daffodils, making this small pond come alive.

Narcissus is simple and elegant, with the immortal qi of Gu Ying's self-pity. I remember that the Bada Shanren painted daffodils, painted them like Buddha's hands, and wanted to rest, which made me think about it for a long time, and I couldn't understand his meaning.

This year, I was particularly happy to buy fresh-cut snow willow, which has a nice name called "Southern Special Snow", from Kunming. Yes, there is little snow in Kunming, and the small white flowers that bloom on the willow trees are the embodiment of snow. When the snow willow first bought it, it was a green wicker, an upward stretched waist, soft and very graceful. Inserted in a white porcelain bottle, it was very delicate, and it reminded me of the girl's white arms. After a few days, small white flower buds appear, like jasmine. Suddenly, one morning, the moment my eyes met her, she sent you full of trees and flowers, and my mood was brilliant to the extreme. Under the lights at night, backlit admiration, it is like snow flying in the sky. The south is snowy, and the romantic feelings are full of houses.

In this way, this year, there is no lively temple fair, but it is not lonely. Precipitate yourself in silence and try to generate some joy in your ordinary life. This kind of interest, only go out and look for it yourself. Or, in a warm room, create with your hands. I heard the spring girl shouting in the air—are you ready? Live up to the spring light.