Flower God and Flora
Jiang Xun Talks about Dream of the Red Chamber (103)
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1、 Zijuan and Xueyan have always known Lin Daiyu's nature: sitting quietly without any worries, either frowning or sighing deeply; and those who are well behaved, for some reason, often shed tears on their own.
2、 Lin Daiyu leaned against the bed railing, holding her knees with both hands and tears in her eyes, as if she were carved from wood or clay. She sat straight for more than two days before falling asleep
3、 This is probably the earliest description of insomnia and depression in literature. Daiyu has always been like this, unable to sleep at night, unable to sleep well, often sitting alone, and no one knows her thoughts.
4、 There is a god in the West called Flora, known to those studying art history as the one who announces the arrival of spring. The flower god of Mangzhong Festival is very similar to the Western Flora, but we don't know what the flower god looks like.
5、 The Greek goddess of flowers is a woman, covered in flowers all over her body. You may remember that in Botticelli's painting "Spring", there is a Flora. In the Baroque era, Flora like Titian's painting became very plump.
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