The elegance of the halls in the life of Chinese literati has formed in the Song Dynasty the "four arts of literati" of playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the "four arts of life" of flower arrangement, tea ordering, burning incense and hanging pictures. After thousands of years of inheritance and development, the Four Arts of Life are not only skills, but also a way to understand the wonder of the natural unity of man and heaven and earth, and to experience a wise, elegant and beautiful way of life, through which one can cultivate one's moral character and gradually enter the Tao.
Flower arrangement is to combine fresh cut plant materials (branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.) with suitable utensils, and use certain pruning techniques and plastic arts to re-create a delicate work of art with lyrical expressions. Through the ritual and creative process of flower arrangement, let go of distracting thoughts, calm your mind, and realize the natural temperament of heaven and earth, the way of flowers. The course first sorts out the development of Eastern and Western flower arrangements, looking at the different characteristics of Chinese, Japanese and Western flower cultures, as well as the process of mutual influence and integration. Then it enters the operational aspects of flower arrangement, such as plant knowledge, color composition, and the composition of Eastern flower arrangements. wait. In this process, you will get to know and get close to plants and flowers, pay attention to your inner experience, balance your psychology, and cultivate an elegant lifestyle and social etiquette.
The elegance of the hall of Chinese literati, in the Song Dynasty has formed the "the Four arts of literati": lyre-playing, chess, calligraphy and "Four Arts of Life": flower arrangement, tea, incense burn, hanging pictures. After thousands of years of inheritance and development, life four art is not only a skill, but also to learn from the natural unity between man and heaven, experience a wise, elegant, graceful way of life, to self-cultivation, gradually and humanely.
Flower arrangement is the fresh cut plant material (foliage flower fruit, etc.), with the appropriate utensils, after a certain degree of pruning technology and plastic arts, to recreate a lyric ideographic exquisite art. Through the ritual of flower arranging and creation process, put aside distractions, let the experience with tranquility, realize the nature of heaven and earth, the flower way.The course first combs the development of East-west flower arrangement, and looks at the different characteristics of Chinese, Japanese and western flower culture, as well as the process of mutual influence and integration, and then enters into the operation level of flower arrangement, such as plant knowledge, color composition, oriental flower arrangement and so on.In this process, recognize and close to plant flowers, pay attention to inner experience, balance psychology, cultivate elegant lifestyle and social etiquette.
