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(Created page with "thumb|State flower of [[Taiwan.]] An '''Ume''', '''Chinese Plum''', or the '''Chinese Apricot''' ''(Prunus mume)'' is a type of Korean and Japanese plum of the family Rosaceae. It starts out as a white flower like an almond. It is also native to China but it is not called "Ume" in Chinese. A lot of people have painted pictures of Ume. It is often painted with bamboo next to it.<ref>{{cite we...") |
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[[Image:Prunus mume Yaekanko.jpg|thumb|State flower of [[Taiwan]].]] | [[Image:Prunus mume Yaekanko.jpg|thumb|State flower of [[Taiwan]] (梅花).]] | ||
An '''Ume''', '''Chinese Plum''', or the '''Chinese Apricot''' ''(Prunus mume)'' is a type of [[Korea]]n and [[Japan]]ese [[plum]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rosaceae]]. It starts out as a white flower like an [[almond]]. It is also native to China but it is not called "Ume" in Chinese. | An '''Ume''', '''Chinese Plum Blossom''', or the '''Chinese Apricot''' ''(Prunus mume/Prunus mei)'' is a type of [[Korea]]n and [[Japan]]ese [[plum]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rosaceae]]. It starts out as a white flower like an [[almond]]. It is also native to China but it is not called "Ume" in Chinese. | ||
A lot of people have painted pictures of Ume. It is often painted with [[bamboo]] next to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wdl.org/en/item/2874/|title=The Plum Blossom|date=11 February 1662|website=www.wdl.org}}</ref> | A lot of people have painted pictures of Ume. It is often painted with [[bamboo]] next to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wdl.org/en/item/2874/|title=The Plum Blossom|date=11 February 1662|website=www.wdl.org}}</ref> | ||
==Cultural significance== | |||
[[Image:China Airlines Lineup TPE.jpg|thumb|Plum blossoms painted on [[China Airlines]] aircraft tails.]] | |||
Plum blossoms have been well loved and celebrated across East Asia, and in Vietnam of Southeast Asia. The '''Nationalised flower of the [[Republic of China]]''' was officially designated as the [[plum blossom]] by the [[Executive Yuan]] of the [[Republic of China]] on 21 July 1964.<ref name="roc">[http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/aboutroc/national_flower.htm Government Information Office, Republic of China - National Flower] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805163640/http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/aboutroc/national_flower.htm |date=2011-08-05 }}</ref> The plum blossom, known as the ''[[meihua]]'' ({{zh|c=梅花|p=méihuā}}), is a symbol for resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, because plum blossoms often bloom most vibrantly even amidst the harsh winter snow.<ref name=npm-roc>{{cite web|title=The Three Friends of Winter: Paintings of Pine, Plum, and Bamboo from the Museum Collection|url=http://www.npm.gov.tw/exh91/3friends/english/infor.htm|publisher=National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院)|access-date=31 July 2011|location=Taipei}}</ref><ref name="tw"/> As the plum tree can usually grow for a long time, ancient trees are found throughout China. | |||
{{Wide image|Clustering chinese plum blossoms by chen xianzhang.jpg|1600px|"Clustering Chinese Plum Blossoms" by [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] painter [[Chen Lu (painter)|Chen Lu]], [[Hunan Provincial Museum]] collection}} | |||
===East Asia=== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Rosaceae]] | [[Category:Rosaceae]] | ||
[[Category:Plums]] | [[Category:Plums]] | ||
[[Category:Taiwan]] | |||
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