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Illustration for Yi Lan (Flourishing Orchid)
A painting by Bai Yunli 		猗蘭圖
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The painting at right retells the scene in the illustration below from a book on the life of Confucius. Note that in early Chinese references the orchid seems to have been valued much more for its smell than for its appearance.