Using flowers as a medium to start an aesthetic and cultural journey

Sichuan online reporter Bian Yu

A few days ago, a chengdu life aesthetic practice with hibiscus as the medium - "a pot of wine between flowers, drunken beauty is the color of the fish, and Zhou Yaoying together in the search for fairy in Furong City" was held in Chengdu Chenghua District. More than 30 writers, poets, calligraphers, painters and other writers from Chengdu embarked on a journey to explore the aesthetics of Life in Furong.

Hibiscus collection, with flowers as a medium. Paintings by Yang Xuening

It is understood that the activity is divided into "visiting flowers", "wearing flowers", "appreciating paintings", "discussing poetry", "tasting wine" and other links. On the same day, more than 30 literati gathered at the west end of the north of the city to explore the road, walked through the sea of flowers in Furong, and went to the Taoqi Academy of The Raw Edge Bookstore. On the greenway, the low canopy of trees is covered with green leaves, embellished with crystal dewdrops, and the large hibiscus flowers are delicate and colorful, which triggers everyone's enthusiasm for creation. As the city flower of Chengdu, hibiscus flowers are planted all over the city of Hibiscus. It is red and brilliant, with rich landscape levels and a complete spatial sequence, revealing the vigorous vitality of the city. The poet Yuan Zhenlu remembered the demeanor of Prince Gao and the immortal Zhou Yaoying in Furong City, and wrote a poem: "Huang Ting Ling flew towards the imperial court, and Duckweed missed his old career." ”

Meng Chang planted Furong in Jinguancheng, Jinguancheng then had the reputation of "Furong City", the love of Meng Chang and Madame Huarui and its tragic ending, became the poet's endless poetry, the writer Mr. Ma Ping inscribed a poem: "The most pitiful Huarui went to Chengdu, and there were a few beads of residual incense and tears on the brocade." And look at the old trees planted in New Street, where Hibiscus is proud and lonely. ”

Sanping photography

In the exhibition hall on the second floor of Taoqi College, the exhibition of Yang Xuening's paintings with the theme of Furong is being held. For more than ten years, the painter Yang Xuening has been committed to the theme of Chengdu hibiscus flowers for creative research, and is committed to promoting hibiscus culture, known as "Hibiscus Painter". This exhibition exhibits nearly 20 works by Yang Xuening on the theme of hibiscus, and the works present different artistic conceptions of hibiscus flowers. Yang Xuening introduced that the hibiscus flowers he created are integrated with landscapes, gardens and humanities, hibiscus is a traditional theme, and the hibiscus harmonic sound "Fu Rong", which is a very important feature of Chinese culture, for which he created works such as "Happy Blessing Society". The hazy feeling of this group of works just shows the effect of moisturizing, using artistic expression techniques to present Chengdu life, focusing on conveying a "run" word.

Yang Xuening said that the hibiscus flower is a flower, but it is not only a flower, it is a symbol and portrayal of the city's history, culture and real life.

On the same day, the poets also took out the hibiscus poems they had formed in their walking and tasted each other. Peasant poet Lü Cheng attended the collection. For decades, he worked while writing poems, rhymed, and created on solid ground, harvesting abundantly. At the event, he recited the hibiscus poem he had just written in a Chinese river dialect.

The guests also expressed their views on topics such as hibiscus flower poetry and life aesthetics. As a research expert of Su Dongpo, Zhang Huashi introduced that "Zhou Yaoying" comes from the preface of Mr. Dongpo's long poem "Furong City", "The hereditary king Zizi Gao, and the immortal Zhou Yaoying toured Furong City", which is connected with ancient and modern, aiming to allow participants to witness and appreciate the endless aesthetic power of the city.