"Butterly and Orchids of Love" by Chi-Jen Liu
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Among the Flowers
Gardens stimulate our senses and calm our thoughts. With a lifetime of Taoist practice, Chi-Jen Liu knows that a tree is not just a tree, and a blossom is not just a blossom. Flowers can vary in meaning, from being symbols of wealth and beauty to embodying healing powers and inspiration.
“Peony Queen” by Chi-Jen Liu · Details
The peony – big, bold, and colorful – has great cultural status in China and is known as the "queen of flowers." The fragrant and graceful peony symbolizes nobility, elegance, and wealth. Displaying "Peony Queen" in the living room can create energy fields of peace, prosperity, power, and good fortune.
“Winter Beauty Blossoms” by Chi-Jen Liu · Details
In the cold of winter, plants and animals enter into a state of hibernation to conserve their life force; and in the warmth of spring, they come out again with renewed vigor. Winter can be seen as a metaphor for the phases in our lives when our will power and survival skills are put to the test; and spring is the resurrection that occurs when we are forced to draw upon our hidden strengths – and prevail. Similarly, the plum tree in "Winter Beauty Blossoms" blooms again every spring despite the cold merciless winter. Chi-Jen Liu conveys that our human struggles eventually transform into something valuable: "Behold the beautiful red plum blossoms of early spring. The older the plum trees are, the stronger they become — they are fearless of the winter cold." Plum blossoms symbolize the patience and endurance needed in winter phases of life, and the hope and beauty of every spring.
"Forever Spring Flowers" by Chi-Jen Liu · Details
In Chi-Jen Liu's "Forever Spring Flowers," rows and rows of flower buds await their turn to blossom. Appearing year after year, these bright red blossoms symbolize eternal youth, prolonged beauty, and continuous health.
"Fragrant Chrysanthemums" by Chi-Jen Liu · Details
Chrysanthemums are refreshing and expressive flowers. While most other flowers appear in the spring and summer, chrysanthemums thrive in the cooler autumn and winter months, inspiring many poets to praise the beauty, fragrance, and unique season of these flowers. Notice how Chi-Jen Liu arranges all the flowers in "Fragrant Chrysanthemums" according to specific number and color combinations. Three colors of chrysanthemums (white, yellow and red) create the numerological pattern associated with the numbers 7, 8, and 9 which in feng shui philosophy denote abundance and prosperity (7 is related to the color of white, 8 the color yellow, and 9 the color red).
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