中国文化中，花有着特殊的地位，它们是人们的集体共同意识，花象征着中国人最高贵的品质，也是一种语言传达了美好的寓意，以下这些花，在中国文化中最富诗意，各自代表了一些精神品质为中国文化所喜爱珍惜。

　　Chrysanthemu

　　菊花

　　Chrysanthemums bloom in the late autumn,

　　菊花开在深秋

　　so its ability to withstand the coldness

　　她抵御寒冷的能力

　　inspired many ancient scholars to write poems and paint pictures

　　给了很多古代学者以写诗作画的灵感

　　With its unsophisticated beauty,

　　菊花之美纯粹

　　chrysanthemum is also a symbol of longevity in Chinese literature.

　　是中国文学中长寿的象征

　　Lotus

　　莲花

　　Untouched by any impurities,

　　莲花不为污秽所染

　　the lotus symbolizes purity of the heart and mind

　　是心灵与头脑纯洁的象征

　　The adoration of the lotus has formed a unique “Lotus culture”

　　对莲花的喜爱，已经形成了一种独特的“爱莲文化”

　　lasting a long time in China.

　　在中国经久不衰

　　A Song Dynasty scholar, Zhou Dunyi, praised lotus as

　　宋朝一位学者，周敦颐，赞莲花为

　　“unsullied from silt where it comes from, retains demure despite being cleaned by water”

　　“出淤泥而不染，濯清涟而不妖”