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Chang'an Flower,(长安花,[[pinyin]]:chang'an hua）is the [[mascot]] of the [[Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition 2011]] which was held in [[Xi'an]], China in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huanqiu.com/zhuanti/finance/expo2011/ |title=【2011西安世界园艺博览会(世园会)】_环球网 |publisher=Huanqiu.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-24}}</ref> |
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'''Chang'an Flower''' ({{zh|s=长安花|p=Cháng'ān Huā}}) is the [[mascot]] of the [[Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition]], which was held in [[Xi'an]], [[China]] in 2011.<ref name="emblem">{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/expo2011/2011-03/24/content_12222755.htm |title=Emblem: Chang'an Flower |publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn |date=2011-03-24 |accessdate=2011-09-26}}</ref> The sculpture of Chang'an Flower was unveiled on October 10, 2010, is {{convert|3.6|m|ft}} tall, and is constructed of [[Fibre-reinforced plastic|fiberglass reinforced plastics]].<ref name="sculpture lands">{{cite web |url=http://en.expo2011.cn/2010/1010/1437.html |title=Sculpture of Expo mascot- Chang'an Flower lands in Xi'an today - Official website of Int'l Horticultural Expo. 2011 Xi'an |publisher=En.expo2011.cn |date=2011-04-28 |accessdate=2011-09-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705145217/http://en.expo2011.cn/2010/1010/1437.html |archivedate=2011-07-05 }}</ref> |
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==Meaning== |
==Meaning== |
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The Chang'an Flower is shaped like a [[pomegranate]] with a flower on top.<ref name="sculpture lands" /> The pomegranate flower was chosen as the city flower of [[Xi'an]] on August 13, 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-04-26/033815528421s.shtml |title=海棠花成为宝鸡市市花 |trans-title=Asiatic apple flower becomes city flower of Baoji |author=张红平 |publisher=Sina Corporation |language=zh |date=2009-04-26 |accessdate=2023-01-12}}</ref> Xi’an was also formerly known as [[Chang'an]] in ancient times, hence the “Chang’an” in the mascot's name. Chang'an translates to “forever peace” in English.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Chang'an/ |title=Chang'an |last=Cartwright |first=Mark |publisher=World History Encyclopedia |date=2017-07-12 |website=World History Encyclopedia |access-date=2023-01-13}}</ref> |
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The mascot was created to show the harmonious relationship that human beings share with nature. It is red, with a yellow flower on top of its head. It has a cartoon facial expression, big eyes, and small body to emphasize its friendliness and greeting.<ref name="sculpture lands" /> |
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The mascot shares a name with the emblem of the Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition, which was designed by Chen Shaohua and is printed in white on the mascot's red torso. Their name is derived from the poem “After passing the civil service exam” ({{zh|s=登科后|p=Dēngkēhòu}}) by [[Tang dynasty]] poet [[Meng Jiao]] ({{zh|s=孟郊|p=Mèng Jiāo}}), as it is the phrase "长安花" from the line "春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花" ("Riding on the crest of success, seeing all the flowers in Chang'an").<ref name="emblem" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://so.gushiwen.cn/shiwenv_6650a905deea.aspx|title=春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。|publisher=古诗文网 |language=zh |date= |accessdate=2023-01-12}}</ref> |
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The emblem is shaped like a pomegranate flower,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2010-07/06/content_10069698.htm |title=Flower arrangement, with cars |last=Lu |first=Hongyan |publisher=China Daily Information Co |date=2010-07-06 |website=China Daily |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> composed of concentric lobed rings that also resemble flowers. The innermost “flower” has three petals. Moving outward, the number of petals increases by one for every next ring, a design inspired by the claim in the [[Taoism|Taoist]] text [[Tao Te Ching|''Classic of the Virtue of the Path and the Power'']] that, “The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; and Three produced All things.”<ref name="emblem" /> |
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The ring in the center has three petals and is oriented like a triangle, such that it resembles the Chinese character ”人”, which literally translates to people and is representative of civilization, responsibility, and reason. It also represents the seeds of nature. The next ring has four petals and represents the corners of the land of Xi’an and a harmonious living environment. The next ring has five petals to resemble tree foliage and the common five-petalled flower shape, as well as represent the [[Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)|five elements]]. The outermost ring has six petals to resemble a snowflake and the flow of running water. The concentric rings of the emblem increase in numbers of petals to represent eternal harmony between human activity and the rest of the natural world.<ref name="emblem" /> The emblem appears on the mascot with the sections in between the lines solidly colored in with alternating red and white. |
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The flower was created to show a hormony relationship human beings share with the nature.It is composed of several natural petals.And it reflects the native features in [[Xi'an]].The cartoon facial expression shows the Flower's frinedness. And its big eyes show its happiness to see all the tourists. It also has a cute and a little fat body to show it lives a good harmonious life and it is always waving its hands to show it really expects you to come to see it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expo2011.sina.com.cn/ |title=2011西安世界园艺博览会_新浪世园_新浪网 |publisher=Expo2011.sina.com.cn |date= |accessdate=2011-09-24}}</ref> |
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==People's Attitudes== |
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People like this cute little Chang'an Flower a lot. And they like to call it little proegranate.(石榴花 [[pinyin]]: shi liu hua) |
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 25 November 2024
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Chang'an Flower (Chinese: 长安花; pinyin: Cháng'ān Huā) is the mascot of the Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition, which was held in Xi'an, China in 2011.[1] The sculpture of Chang'an Flower was unveiled on October 10, 2010, is 3.6 metres (12 ft) tall, and is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastics.[2]
Meaning
[edit]The Chang'an Flower is shaped like a pomegranate with a flower on top.[2] The pomegranate flower was chosen as the city flower of Xi'an on August 13, 1986.[3] Xi’an was also formerly known as Chang'an in ancient times, hence the “Chang’an” in the mascot's name. Chang'an translates to “forever peace” in English.[4]
The mascot was created to show the harmonious relationship that human beings share with nature. It is red, with a yellow flower on top of its head. It has a cartoon facial expression, big eyes, and small body to emphasize its friendliness and greeting.[2]
The mascot shares a name with the emblem of the Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition, which was designed by Chen Shaohua and is printed in white on the mascot's red torso. Their name is derived from the poem “After passing the civil service exam” (Chinese: 登科后; pinyin: Dēngkēhòu) by Tang dynasty poet Meng Jiao (Chinese: 孟郊; pinyin: Mèng Jiāo), as it is the phrase "长安花" from the line "春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花" ("Riding on the crest of success, seeing all the flowers in Chang'an").[1][5]
The emblem is shaped like a pomegranate flower,[6] composed of concentric lobed rings that also resemble flowers. The innermost “flower” has three petals. Moving outward, the number of petals increases by one for every next ring, a design inspired by the claim in the Taoist text Classic of the Virtue of the Path and the Power that, “The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; and Three produced All things.”[1]
The ring in the center has three petals and is oriented like a triangle, such that it resembles the Chinese character ”人”, which literally translates to people and is representative of civilization, responsibility, and reason. It also represents the seeds of nature. The next ring has four petals and represents the corners of the land of Xi’an and a harmonious living environment. The next ring has five petals to resemble tree foliage and the common five-petalled flower shape, as well as represent the five elements. The outermost ring has six petals to resemble a snowflake and the flow of running water. The concentric rings of the emblem increase in numbers of petals to represent eternal harmony between human activity and the rest of the natural world.[1] The emblem appears on the mascot with the sections in between the lines solidly colored in with alternating red and white.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Emblem: Chang'an Flower". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ a b c "Sculpture of Expo mascot- Chang'an Flower lands in Xi'an today - Official website of Int'l Horticultural Expo. 2011 Xi'an". En.expo2011.cn. 2011-04-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ 张红平 (2009-04-26). "海棠花成为宝鸡市市花" [Asiatic apple flower becomes city flower of Baoji] (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ Cartwright, Mark (2017-07-12). "Chang'an". World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。" (in Chinese). 古诗文网. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ Lu, Hongyan (2010-07-06). "Flower arrangement, with cars". China Daily. China Daily Information Co. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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