A Study of Traditional Garden Plant Personification Based on"Perception-Preference-Personality":The Example of Pine Trees in The Complete Tang Poems
Landscape preference refers to the attitudes and preferences of an individual,community,or ethnic group for specific landscapes.Preference for traditional garden plants that reflect the deep-rooted and rich garden culture of China,together with the personification of landscapes,plays a significant role in the formation of a healthy and harmonious social personality for the Chinese people.It is scientifically important to explore the connection between landscape preference for plants and personality.Supported by theories in personality neuroscience,this study constructs a research framework based on the neuropsychological process of"perception-preference-personality",in which flowers and trees contribute to personality development.Subsequently,taking the pine trees in The Complete Tang Poems(the"big data"in this case)as an example,and using NVivo software and the grounded theory research method,the study found that:1)Poets preferred pine trees,with a total of 3,044 Tang poems on the landscape of pine trees,accounting for 6.22％of the entire collection;2)Among them,visual landscapes account for the biggest share,followed by auditory and tactile landscapes,accounting for 82.85％,10.09％,and 9.23％,respectively;3)Visual landscapes such as"green","frost and snow","loneliness","crane","wind,clouds,and moon",and auditory landscapes such as"sound of pines in the wind"have a total of 1,432 codes,which shows the collective landscape preference of the Chinese people for pine trees.This has contributed to three personalities of the pine tree as"Baimuchang"("the best tree in the forest"):tenacity,integrity,and transcendence.The research framework of"perception-preference-personality"demonstrates comprehensively and effectively the inherent relationship between landscape preference for traditional plants and personality.
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