读《中国荷花品种图志》有感

Introduction of the Book of Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars

《中国荷花品种图志》是继清代杨钟宝《荷谱》后划时代的权威性巨著。其贡献在于:客观地论证了荷花的起源和分布;对中国荷花(尤其是花莲)的发展历程作了科学地划分;创建了荷花品种分类新系统;致力于荷花品种的改良,建立品种资源圃,选育数百个新品种,并成功地申请国际登录;兴建"荷花世界"生态专类园及独树一帜的荷花展览会,有力地推动了中国荷花事业蓬勃发展;倡导和研究荷文化,使之向纵深发展。因此,《中国荷花品种图志》集学术、文学、美学、实用和欣赏为一体,具有很高的学术价值、艺术价值和实用价值,并对指导实际工作具有很重要的现实意义。

Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars is an epoch-making masterpiece after the Yang Zhongbao＇s Lotus Spectrum in the Qing Dynasty. Its contribution lies in that it objedively proved the origin and distribution of lotus, scientifically divided the development course of Chinese lotus lespecially hualianl, established the new classification system of lotus varieties, was devoted to the Jmprovement of lotus varieties and built variety resources garden to breed hundreds of new varieties and then successfully applied for international registration, buill the special ecological garden of ＂the Iolus world＂ and the spectacular Iolus exposition and contributed to vigorous development of Chinese lotus industry, inJtiated and studied lotus culture and pushed It for in-depth development. Therefore the book integrates academic, literature, esthetic. pradical and appreciation features, is of high academic. artistic and practical values, and Js of practical significance to guide the concrete work.