Why do I love lotus ? Many friend asked me" Hi, why do you love lotus ?", “why did you give the nickname lotus?” This is the reason why I love lotus There are too many lovely flowers in the world. Tao Yuanming in Jin Dynasty loved chrysanthemum only. People have been interested in peony since Tang Dynasty. But I do like lotus that is clean even growing in the muddy pond. It is so pure, delicate and bright. The lotus is consistent, continuous and coherent deep inside. It appears to be straight, proper and honest. It gives a fantastically good smell and people could even sense its excellent smell far away. It has no unnecessary branches. It can be only appreciated distantly but not touched blasphemously. I am convinced that the chrysanthemum is a recluse while the peony is a rich and the lotus is undoubtedly the sovereign. We seldom find someone loves chrysanthemum like Tao. Who show the enthusiasm in the lotus in the same way as I do? Then who likes peony? Almost everybody! （ From zhoudunyuyiZhou Dunyi (1017 –1073), styled Mao Shu, assumedly named Mr. Lian Xi,a renowned ideologist and the founder of Idealist Philosophy ) ài lián shuō 　( běi sòng ） zhōu dūn yí　 爱　莲　 说　　( 北　 宋　）　周　敦　颐　 　　 shuǐ lù cǎo mù zhī huā ，kě ài zhě shèn fān 。jìn táo 　　　水　陆 草　木 之　花　，可 爱 者　 甚　蕃　。晋　陶　 yuān míng dú ài jú ；zì lǐ táng lái ，shì rén shèn ài mǔ dān 渊　 明　独 爱 菊 ；自 李　唐　来　，世　人　 甚　爱 牡丹　； yǔ dú ài lián zhī chū yū niè ér bù rǎn ，zhuó qīng lián 予 独 爱　莲　之　出　淤 泥　而 不 染　， 濯　 清　 涟　 ér bù yāo ，zhōng tōng wài zhí ，bù màn bù zhī ，xiāng yuǎn 而 不 妖　，　中　 通　外　直　，不 蔓　不 枝　，　香　 远　 yì qīng ，tíng tíng jìng zhí ，kě yuǎn guān ér bù kě xiè wán 益　清　， 亭　 亭　 净　植　，可　远　 观　而 不 可 亵　玩　 yān 。