The Four Seasons Colors of Quzhou, a Monologue of Twelve Traditional Colors

In Quzhou, you can encounter a "living" color spectrum and feel the intensity of the four seasons. The colors of the Chinese people are the crystallization of time and poetry, with twelve traditional colors, each with a unique story. In winter along the Qujiang River, peptide white is serene and quiet, morning mist drifts over the water, and the reeds in the Wuxi River wetlands are frosted, like the blank spaces in a Song Dynasty painting; at the end of the year, amid cooking smoke, the dumpling skins of Quanwang Mountain are as smooth as congealed fat, pure as poetry. Ink black is the deep night color of Qujiang and the base color of intangible cultural heritage, with ancient village blue tiles, scattered fishing lights, and tea fragrance solidifying like ink into poetry. At the spring equinox, vine yellow sprinkles over the rapeseed flower fields like Van Gogh’s palette; in May, loquats ripen, their flesh glowing amber, sweet juice staining yellow fingertips. During Qingming, three shades of green soak the mountains and fields, tea gardens ripple with green waves, and the bamboo sea of Xikeng is fresh and tender like the spring colors of Jiangnan. Vermilion is the warm tone of late spring, as the bayberries along the Wuxi River gradually turn orange-red, and trumpet creepers in the old streets scatter orange light. Before the plum rain season, phthalo blue dyes the sky and flowing water, with the Wuxi River reservoir shimmering with emerald waves. The three blues are as clear as a wash, representing the vitality of midsummer, with the Medicine King Mountain waterfall cascading jade pond water that reflects a cold stone blue light. Indigo is deep and rich, like the purple-black fruit in the blueberry orchard. When the autumn wind rises, dawn red spreads across the fields, Tang maples begin to color, and red persimmons hang on the branches. Come to Quzhou and start a journey of colors, feeling the romance and poetry of the four seasons!