Quote#Nature
The Chinese hold some particular kinds of flowers in great…
Quote byHenry Phillips · 1779–1840
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: (quote from p. xviii; 1st edition 1824).
English (original)
The Chinese hold some particular kinds of flowers in great veneration, especially the , which they call Too Chong Fa: its flowers are deemed grateful to the gods; and, accordingly. at the commencement of the ,when the plant is generally in blossom, large branches with flowers are placed in all the temples as an acceptable new year's offering.
— Henry Phillips
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