Unlike the particular placement of flowers which emphasizes structure and form in Japanese flower arranging, the Chinese craft is an expression of mood and feeling which does not adhere to a standard form, While arrangements may lack the decorative beauty of their Japanese counterparts, they possess a creativity seldom seen in the Japanese pieces.
相形之下，襲自大唐的日本花道，發展卻十分可觀，至今流派三千，吸引不少國人東渡學藝。有心人看在眼裡，莫不亟思及早尋回屬於我們自己的傳統插花藝術。