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|蘭 亭 集 序 || lán tíng jí xù || Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion |- |(王羲之)|| wáng xī zhī || (by Wang Xizhi) |- |永和九年，|| yǒnghé jiǔ nián || In the ninth year of Emperor ...

In Chinese culture, the bamboo (zhú 竹), plum blossom (méi 梅), orchid (lán 蘭), and chrysanthemum (jú 菊) (usually, méi lán zhú jú 梅蘭竹菊) are collectively referred to as the Four Noble Ones (四君子 ...