Peony ancient book prints

Peony is loved by people in China because of its bright colors, which always brings elegant visual experience. Peony was originally famous for its medicinal value. Later, because of its high ornamental value, people began to plant them at home. The cultivation history of peony in China began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

After the initial development of this period, the number of peony in Sui Dynasty began to increase day by day, and the planting scope also began to expand. At first, wild peony mainly grew in the mountainous areas of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Luoyang, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, naturally began to introduce peony very early. Especially in Sui Dynasty, after Yang Di ascended the throne, he moved the capital to Luoyang, and peony was introduced into the royal garden because of its high ornamental value. According to the ancient book Haidi Mountain, Emperor Yang Di once opened a 200-mile-long West Garden and planted all kinds of exotic flowers and herbs in the world. At that time, there was a place called Yizhou, which specially planted 20 boxes of peony, with varieties such as Feilaihong and Yifuhuang. After the development of the Sui Dynasty, the late Tang Dynasty had a strong national strength and a prosperous economy, which further promoted the development of peony. Luoyang was the eastern capital of Emperor Gaozong in the Tang Dynasty. After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, Luoyang was directly promoted to the capital, also known as the capital of gods.

Based on this situation, Luoyang has also achieved very rapid development, so the atmosphere of flower viewing is also very rich, with? National color and fragrance? Peony has a good reputation and is one of the main forces of flower appreciation. This also made the very prosperous Luoyang Garden full of peonies, and almost every household in the city planted peonies every year. Except peony? National color and fragrance? Besides fame, it is also called? Kao? . Peony has great ornamental value, but after 1000 years of artificial cultivation, its color is more diverse and ornamental. Because peony flowers are big, bright and elegant, people also compare peony flowers to? Rich flowers? . Today, peonies are still loved by people, so many people hope that peonies will become the national flower of China.

Luoyang, as the most famous peony planting area, has always been known as? Millennium Imperial Capital, Peony Flower City? . Luoyang peony is famous for its climate and soil, which is very suitable for planting peony. Luoyang is not as hot as Leng Xia in winter, and the soil is very fertile, so the peony planted in Luoyang always grows big and colorful.