宋代文人的琼花书写

The Writings of Jade Flower by the Literati in the Song Dynasty

在众多花草文学意象中,扬州琼花作为一个被集中书写的对象肇始于宋代。配合着历史的变迁,琼花经由宋代文人持续的诠释与书写,文化内涵渐次增加,文学意象日益饱满。尽管琼花物种已随宋代扬州而逝,但琼花意象却变成代表着一种品格、一个城市、一段时间的文化符号,永远留在历史当中。

Among the great multitude of literary images of flowers and grasses, the jade flower of Yangzhou （Qiong Hua） began to be intensely written about in the Song Dynasty. With the historical changes, the cultural loading granted to jade flowers, through the Song literati, has been added to unceasingly. Now jade flower has turned into a cultural symbol, representing a character, a city, and a historical period.