Totally random post of mine but hey! It's Syaoran related so it can't be that bad ^__~
I just finished seeing Live the inauguration of the Olympic Games in Pekin (it was
gorgeous!) and they talked/showed many aspects of the Chinese culture, and it was so beautiful I couldn't help but most agree with Clamp's taste, who absolutely love to put on chinese clothing on their characters, and use chinese themes in almost everything they do, somehow ^^
And they talked about Plum Blossom and I thought "
Hey! Isn't that Syaoran's favorite flower?...not! It's peonies!"
At that point, I went to google (after finishing watching the whole thing of course ^^), to search for the significance of Plum Blossom in flower language :
The national flower of China, the plum is associated with winter
and is considered a harbinger of the New Year and spring. It represents purity,
strength, courage, and perseverance and symbolizes a person who can stand fast
in the face of adversity. The plum blossom has five petals, which are said to
represent long life, happiness, health, prosperity, and the natural passage of life.
While (for the ones who don't remember), Peonies are more like :
- shyness and beauty - the Chinese name for peony is 'sho yu' - meaning most beautiful.
In folklore the peony was linked to the moon, it was believed to have been created by
the moon goddess to reflect the moon's beams during the night. During the Middle Ages
'lunatics' were covered with peony leaves and petals in order to cure them.
Ok.
So I
definitely and
without a single doubt think that Syaoran-kun looks great surrounded by peonies and that it's 100% full of greatness for this gorgeous flower to be his favorite, since our Syaoran is indeed shy and most beautiful! AAWWWW!!!! XD XD XD Furthermore, if I remember well, I think there is some kind of link between peonies and cherry blossom...
But I can't help but think the 'meaning' of the Plum flower is also very close to his character, in another way.
Also, 'Li', Syaoran's family name, means 'plum' in chinese...
Well! that's it! It was just me sharing my random thoughts about it aha~
Feel free to give your pov if you feel like it of course ^^