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Like sakura with Japanese and tulip with Dutch, the four kinds of flowers, lotus, peony, plum and chrysanthemum, are the most popular with Chinese. People love flowers so much that they even bind their favorite plants to some human natures.

Lotus is considered as holy and pure, although its root is in dirty ooze. Struggling people from the bottom of society believe in bearing analogy with the flower and dream of their future success, as they have seen a plant growing from under water may have most beautiful blossoms blooming.

Peony symbolizes richness and nobility, mostly being appreciated by the persons of wealth and rank in their private gardens. The most well-known peonies are in Luoyang, once capital of ancient China.

Plum has its prime in winters. In freezing wind, plum blossoms stand on twigs to forecast the coming spring of next year. The brave appreciate such noble character of plum.

Chrysanthemum, the flower of sorrow, is also favorite of ancient Chinese poets. They even made themselves parallel of and romanticized the flower. Hereafter is an English translation of couples of lines versed by Li Qingzhao, a famous poet of Song Dynasty.

"After drinking wine after twilight under the chrysanthemum hedge,

My sleeves are perfumed by the faint fragrance of the plants.

Oh, I cannot say it is not enchanting,

Only, when the west wind stirs the curtain,

I see that I am more gracile than the yellow flowers."

Colorfully designed and close-up shot, the flowers are vivid and attractive in detailed description. This set of phone cards can be treasure to people who are card collectors and flower-lovers at the same time.