When it comes to China's national flower, friends from different regions may have different views. After all, there are many kinds of flowers in China, and most of them are planted and grown in many parts of the country. Therefore, friends from all regions will probably think that the representative flowers in this region can best represent China. In fact, in July, 20 19, peony officially became China's national flower with a vote of 79%. It is not surprising that peony has become the national flower of our country, because it is blooming brightly, very atmospheric and has a long history of planting. It is planted in many places in our country, so it is naturally loved by many friends. This article will introduce the new national flower peony. First, the origin of peony culture has a long history of planting peony in China. Peony flower has been recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic of Han Dynasty. In a tomb in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was also found that people used peony to treat diseases at that time, indicating that people at that time had fully discovered and utilized peony flowers. Because of the colorful peony flowers, people in the Southern and Northern Dynasties gradually began to raise this kind of wild flowers at home, and carefully studied the planting techniques of peony flowers to cultivate more varieties of peony flowers with different colors. Peony flower was first recorded as a cultured flower in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but it was not officially popular in the whole country until the late Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the Sui Dynasty, dignitaries began to plant peony flowers in their own courtyards, but in the Tang Dynasty, there were gardeners who specialized in cultivating peony flowers. At that time, the dignitaries in Chang 'an hired these gardeners to plant peony flowers in their courtyards. Not only officials in Chang 'an like peony, but even the emperor is interested in peony, an atmospheric flower. At that time, there were many historical records, and the emperor invited ministers to appreciate the peony planted by craftsmen. After the Song Dynasty, the planting technology of peony flowers has made great progress. For example, in the Song Dynasty, there were records of grafting, sowing and planting peony flowers. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, the technology of smoking flowers had become very common. The so-called smoked flowers are somewhat similar to our greenhouse today, that is, using the temperature of fire to make peony mature earlier. In addition, there are many books about peony cultivation, such as Eight Books on Peony, which was a special book about peony cultivation at that time. Second, the development of peony flower culture Today, the technology of peony flower is constantly developing and progressing, and the number of peony cultivated all over the country is also increasing. In addition, a special peony research institute has been established in China, and many scholars have also published special monographs on peony planting, in order to plant peony flowers more scientifically, make peony flowers better in varieties and plant them more scientifically and efficiently. Peony cultivation is not only popular in China, but also peony flowers spread from China to many different countries in the world. As early as the 8th century AD, the varieties of peony from China had already spread to Japan, and peony was brought to France in the14th century, where it was widely cultivated. /kloc-peony was introduced into Holland in the 0/7th century. Since then, with the travel of Dutch businessmen in Europe, peony flowers have blossomed everywhere in Europe and become a very important flower variety in Europe. Third, the comprehensive value of peony The greatest value of peony is of course its ornamental value. Peony is famous all over the country and is rated as the national flower, and it can be spread to so many countries overseas. One of the important reasons is its beautiful appearance. Peony flower is famous for its magnificence, elegance and bright colors, and has always been known as the "king of flowers". Liu Yuxi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising peony: "The peony demon in front of the court is unqualified, and the pool is pure and affectionate." Only the peony is the real beauty, which attracted countless people to appreciate at the flowering stage and alarmed the whole Chang 'an City. "It shows people's love for this beautiful and gorgeous flower. Besides poems and songs, there are many works in ancient China that praise peony with words. The peony in the painting is also magnificent and beautiful. Besides ornamental value, peony also has medicinal value. As we said at the beginning of the article, China's earliest record of peony appeared in Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica, which is one of the four classic works of ancient medicine in China, just proving the value of peony in traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, before peony was planted as an ornamental flower in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, peony was always called a medicinal plant, which was roughly equivalent to all kinds of herbs we are talking about today. Today, peony still has medicinal value and can be seen in some Chinese herbal medicines, but compared with the ornamental value of peony, its medicinal value is not so famous. Four. Conclusion Peony is a famous flower in China and even in the world. As early as the Qing dynasty, peony was once rated as the national flower. Peony has been loved by the broad masses of people for its beautiful atmosphere and grandeur since ancient times. In today's era of scientific and technological development, it is much easier to plant peony flowers in ancient times. If people want to see peony flowers, they don't need to go to the royal courtyard or hire a special gardener to plant peony flowers for themselves. With the development of science and technology and people's research on flower planting technology, we can plant and raise peony flowers at home today, and we can see this popular "national flower" at home. Peony is magnificent. The ancient dynasties loved peony because it represented the prosperity of the dynasty. Today, we re-evaluate peony as the "national flower", which also represents the revival and prosperity of our country. Peony, a flower symbolizing prosperity, is in full bloom in our country. References:
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