中日文化交流中的植物要素——从梅花、菊花、茶花等谈起

Notable Plants in Sino-Japanese Cultural Exchanges——Japanese Apricot, Chrysanthemum, Camellia and Other Plants

日本有代表性的植物除了樱花,还有菊花和梅花。菊花和梅花本非日本原产,一般被认为传自中国。本论文通过对外来植物作为文化符号在日本传播,成为日本文化重要构成要素的过程进行梳理,结合近年来日本人在中国开展的植树造林事业,从各种植物交流的角度分析论证中国人与日本人是如何相互走近的。

Besides plum blossoms, or sakura, chrysanthemum is one of the most representative plants of Japan. Chrysanthemum and plum blossoms are not indigenous to Japan, but presumably native to China. This paper therefore investigates the process of having been introduced to Japan and becoming essential components of Japanese culture, as well as Japan＇ s recently expanded tree-planting program across China. The paper also demonstrates how the distance between China and Japan is gettinz closer from the perspective of various plants.