If we start - " let's start @ the beginning."

                       Ginkgo

Purity

Please visit Wikipedia, through LINKAGE:

             Chinese Lotus Plant

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          The Lotus Leaf - " Was it designed, the water-repellent lotus leaf ? "

And    National Geographic News, through LINKAGE:

          Nature mimicked    &    Lotus Material

Joy

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          Blog        &       Camellias at dusk in a Chinese garden

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          How to write ' Persimmon ' in Chinese

There is a famous literati painting, titled " Six Persimmons."

Please visit through indiana.edu, LINKAGE:     Mu Ch'i

And visit wisdomportal.com of Chou Peter Y, through LINKAGE:

                  Symbolism - Mind - Painting - Poetry

And while on the subject of symbolism - translate the following Chinese pun...

through plambeck.org LINKAGE:          " Men of refined taste."

                Many seed - Many Children

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            ChineseApple

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            How to write Pomegranate in Chinese

Pomegranate punsai in fruit.

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                  Punica granatum

   Springtime - feminine beauty & grace -

tender, slender branches seem to dance rhythmically over the surface of Chinese garden ponds.