1. Writing background
After liberation, Lao She no longer needed vases. He had a small garden. In 1950, Lao She moved into a small courtyard house in Beijing. From then on, Lao She and his wife raised chrysanthemums in the yard. They raised more than 100 kinds and more than 300 chrysanthemums in one day. Every autumn, the flowers are so beautiful that you can hold a small chrysanthemum exhibition. This is the scene mentioned in Lao She's famous essay "Growing Flowers".
2. Introduction to the work
The article "Growing Flowers" is an essay written by Mr. Lao She for newspapers and magazines in 1956 and published in "Literary News" on December 12, 1956. . By writing about the process of growing flowers, it expresses the joy of growing flowers: joy and sorrow, laughter and tears, flowers and fruits, fragrance and color. It requires both labor and knowledge. It expresses the author's thoughts and feelings about loving life. The full text proceeds layer by layer in order from matter to principle, revealing the main idea of ??the full text.
3. Introduction to the author
Lao She (February 3, 1899 - August 24, 1966), formerly known as Shu Qingchun, also given the courtesy name Sheyu, is a famous modern writer, people's artist, and outstanding A master of language, Lao She is known as the "People's Artist". Manchu Zhenghongqi people, native of Beijing. The pen name Lao She was first used in the novel "Lao Zhang's Philosophy". Other pen names include She Yu, Jie Qing, Jie Yu, Feiwo, Honglai, etc. Chinese modern novelist, dramatist and famous writer. Lao She has many works, including "Camel Xiangzi", "Four Generations Under One Roof", "Teahouse", etc.
One of his famous quotes includes: I am a pawn in the literary and art world, and I have been practicing every day for more than ten years. Between the desk and the stool, the pen is like a gun, spilling blood on the paper. What I can be proud of is my hard work; a small soldier does not have a general's strategy in his heart, but I have indeed done everything a small soldier should do. It was like this before, it is like this now, and I hope it will be like this in the future. On the day I enter the tomb, I would like someone to give me a short tablet with the following inscription: The dedicated pawns of the literary and art world sleep here.