Just as scholars and gentlemen should live in houses of elegance and refinement, as ministers and kings should reside in ornate mansions and palaces, and as hermits and recluses should dwell in rustic mountain huts, so the selection and matching of flowers to vessels is a crucial aspect of Chinese flower arrangement. An inappropriate selection will not only fail to produce a pleasing effect but may sully the character of the flower!
文人雅士要住精緻的雅舍；將相帝王須配華貴的華屋，至於山野隱逸之士，則非竹籬茅舍不足以顯示其粗獷瀟灑。所以花器的選配，是中國插花的一大學問，如果選擇不恰當，不但收不到賞心悅目的效果，還適得其反，玷汙了花的品格呢！