China has not yet decided whether the modern national flower is peony distributed in the Yellow River valley or plum blossom distributed in the Yangtze River valley.
More than 100 countries in the world have established their own national flowers. As early as 1929, the national government of the Republic of China designated plum blossom as the national flower. Plum blossom is also the only national flower in the world that represents the national spirit.
After the founding of New China, Chinese mainland did not clearly establish the national flower. Because the national flower has not been clearly established in mainland China, at the APEC meeting in 20001year, the story of "China's national flower with peony as the background" appeared in the news report; 1999 At the Kunming World Horticultural Exposition, the vacancy of the national flower became the century regret of the ancient country.
At present, most opinions tend to be "two flowers in one country", that is, plum blossom and peony are designated as double flowers. 1994, China held a national flower selection. Peony was selected as the national flower, and orchids, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums and plum blossoms were the "famous flowers in the four seasons", but in the end there were too many differences. In addition, some people advocate that the national flower is single, that is, choose one of plum blossom and peony.
There is even a country with four kinds of flowers, namely peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and plum blossom, which represent the four seasons respectively.
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The national flower of other countries
1, Russian sunflower
People in the former Soviet Union loved sunflowers, so they designated them as national flowers. Now Russia still regards sunflower as the national flower. "There are no catkins born by the wind, but sunflowers are biased towards the sun." Sunflower, yearning for the flower of light, brings people a beautiful flower of hope. It is full of treasures and selflessly dedicated to mankind.
2. Japanese cherry blossoms
Every March 15 to April 15 is the "cherry blossom festival" in Japan. However, due to the influence of global warming in recent years, the opening time of cherry blossoms has been advanced. Moreover, the warming of the Pacific Ocean also caused bloom to be blown away by the wind. It has greatly shortened the time for citizens to enjoy cherry blossoms.
3. Hibiscus koraiensis
In the history of Korea, the Taiji flag first appeared in19th century. 1882 In August, the envoy Park Woo-jin was ordered to go to Japan for negotiations. On the way, they discussed that it is impossible to be a representative of a country without a national flag, so they drew a Tai Chi flag on the boat to Japan.
1948, when the Korean government was founded, it also decided to use the Taiji flag as the national flag. Later, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Education of Korea officially promulgated the production standard of Taiji Flag, and decided that the top of the flagpole should be decorated with the national flower: hibiscus.
4. German national flower cornflower
Queen Louise, the mother of Prussian emperor William I, was forced to leave Berlin during the civil war. On the way to escape, the car broke down. While waiting by the roadside with her two children, she found blue cornflowers on the roadside. She made a wreath out of this flower and put it on the chest of nine-year-old William.
Later, William I was crowned German emperor. He still liked cornflower very much and thought it was an auspicious flower. Cornflower also encourages people to be cautious and learn with an open mind.
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Baidu encyclopedia-national flower