Bao-xiang flower 寳相花

​lit. buddha-like flower / treasure flower

pronounced as: ​​bao sh'young flower

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​The baoxiang flower or "bao-xiang hua" is a type of fictional, hybrid floral design. Each individual design represents a fusion of plants and motifs originated from different cultures, including South Asia (India), Central Asia (Persia/Sogdia), the Mediterranean (Byzantium & Greece), and Chinese domestic arts. ​

• ​The baoxiang flowers used in "Duan-Xiu" and Fen-Tao" are adapted from the Tang dynasty (618-907) murals in Cave no. 45 and no. 321 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang.​ Particularly, Cave no. 45 dates back to the High Tang era (of Tang dynasty), a prime time of cultural and economic exchange in Asia.​​

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