一盆景是什么?迄今为止,还没有哪一本教科书或者哪一位盆景艺术大师能给出让人信服的回答;这是一个看起来并不复杂、但要明确定义却相当有难度、想让所有人都认同非常不容易的问题。以我的理解,盆景本质上是一门生命(植物性)雕塑艺术,其特征表现为:凝而不固,生生不息。既然艺术是以生命(植物性)作为载体,就意味着作品有寿命限制,在某一天它会死去,这就产生了这样一个问题:当生命(植物性)消失后,盆景将留下什 What is a bonsai? So far, no textbook or bimonthly master can give a convincing answer; it does not seem complicated, but it is quite difficult to define it clearly, People agree that the problem is not easy. In my opinion, bonsai is essentially a kind of life (botanical) sculpture art, characterized by: Solidification, not solid, endless. Since art is based on life (botanical) as a vehicle, it means that the work has life-long limits and one day it dies. This raises the question of what happens when the life (plant) disappears