China fosters the deep relationship between lotus and culture. As lotus is regarded as the gentleman of flowers in China, it represents the ideal personality of this ancient oriental nation. It is difficult to make lotus ornaments for the made-up articles may be more alike in shapes instead of in spirit.

In ancient Chinese folk society, there were traditions that to see someone off in spring with plum twigs and to cherish the memory of someone with lotus in autumn. With the moral of purity, constancy and auspiciousness, lotus has always been the symbol of peace, harmony, cooperation, unity, and solidarity. Even if in a dirty environment, it can keep clean and maintain its virtue, resembling what a gentleman should do.