What are the Four Gentlemen in Flowers（
Pine, bamboo and plum trees are "three friends in cold weather"; Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are known as the "four gentlemen" of flowers. "Four Gentlemen" is the traditional theme of Chinese painting, which is the general name of four flower themes: plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. Painters often draw bamboo, plum and pine together in their creation, which is called "Three Friends in Winter". Plus Lan, it is called "Four Friends". In the Ming Dynasty, Huangfengchi compiled the Four Manual of Plum, Orchid, and Chrysanthemum. Since then, Plum, Orchid, and Chrysanthemum have been called
