When the peony blooms, it is full of flowers and brilliant. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the whole country fell for it, and the Peony Fair became a carnival in the capital Chang 'an. Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, could not help but admire: "Only peony is the real national color, and the capital moves when flowers bloom." Later, Li Zhengfeng wrote a famous sentence, "The national color is full of wine, and the fragrance is dyed in the dark night", and there is a good poem about peony written by Pi Rixiu: "The residual red is the best when it is fragrant, and it is called the flower king, boasting about the beauty of traveling to the west and monopolizing the first spring in the world". Angel Han, a university student of Zhaowen Museum in the Northern Song Dynasty, praised the peony as "a beautiful country". Thus, since the Tang and Song Dynasties, peony has become a symbol of auspiciousness, happiness and prosperity, passed down from generation to generation. From 65438 to 0959, Premier Zhou Enlai said in Luoyang: "Peony is the national flower of our country. It is elegant and magnificent, and it is a symbol of prosperity, happiness and happiness of our Chinese nation. " Today, this cultural symbolic meaning of peony has been given a new meaning, because it very aptly represents the beautiful image of China's reform, opening up and bright future, has distinct characteristics of the times, and expresses the ideals and aspirations of the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country.
(2) Expectation and pursuit of a rich life
Peony flowers are rich in purple and magnificent, giving people a sense of wealth in temperament. Peony has been called "the flower of wealth" since the Song Dynasty. Talking about the Song Dynasty philosopher Zhou Dunyi's "Love Lotus Theory", he wrote: "Since Li Tang, the world has loved peony very much". "Peony, flowers bloom with wealth". Since then, peony has been closely linked with the word "wealth". Xu Wei, a famous painter in the Ming Dynasty, wrote on the theme of Mo Peony Poetry: "Fifty-eight years of poverty, why have you ever missed Luoyang Spring?" Otherwise, the marriage is less fat, and the rich flowers are written in ink. He also called peony "the flower of wealth". Zhao, a native of Heze in the Qing Dynasty, wrote "On Peony's Richness". He wrote, "I see a peony flower. Grain Rain is open, its national color is unparalleled, and it has a unique wealth. What can compare with the gorgeous people in the Champs Elysé es? ""that is to say, with the wealth of peony, it is wealth, wealth without arrogance, not a gentleman but a real gentleman; Expensive, expensive but not clumsy, but also a hermit. "In paintings and various arts and crafts of past dynasties, peony, as a symbol of wealth, has different meanings when combined with other flowers, birds and rocks.
It should be mentioned that in the old society, the word "wealth" seemed to be a symbol of wealth and status in the stage of exploitation. In fact, the word "wealth" itself has not been occupied by the exploitation stage. In a sense, the development of human society is driven by the pursuit of material wealth and spiritual wealth. Confucius, a sage, said, "Be unkind to letting wealth and fame drift by like clouds." He only opposes being rich and heartless, despises taking wealth by heartless means, and does not regard wealth as evil and heresy. In fact, the word wealth is widely used in the folk culture mentioned later. Peony is endowed with rich character, which is the essential connotation of peony winning the love of the broad masses of the people. In the old society, poor working people always thought they could get rich. The pursuit of wealth can be said to be the innate nature of human beings. For thousands of years, generations of China people have gone through hardships in the pursuit of a better life. Today, the China * * * production party has clearly stated that poverty is not socialism, and the fundamental way out for China is to take the road of * * * prosperity. Peony represents people's expectation and pursuit.
(3) High-spirited, strong-hearted, not afraid of powerful people.
People love peony, and it also gives peony an excellent character that can represent the spiritual strength of the Chinese nation. In the legend of Wu Zetian's demotion of peony, Wu Zetian went to the garden in winter and ordered the flowers to open in a limited time. Flowers are intimidated by strength and have to open. Only the peony didn't blossom on time, but was set on fire by Wu Zetian and banished from Chang 'an. In Autumn Weng Encounters Fairy, a group of evil slaves destroyed the flower garden, and it was fairy peony who arrived in time to save the damaged peony and severely punish the mob. Peony is not afraid of powerful and evil forces and is highly respected. She is considered to be "not particularly rich and gorgeous, but strong and powerful, especially higher than a thousand flowers." Peony, as a "rich flower", is not delicate and fragile. She used to grow up in a vast mountainous area. In modern times, due to the shrinking forest area and the indiscriminate excavation of medicinal materials, wild peony can only grow tenaciously in cliffs. On the arid and barren land of the Loess Plateau, she still blooms gorgeous flowers. As the song of Peony sings, she really shows the virtue of "giving beauty to the world", a selfless dedication.
Besides, in people's minds, peony is also the embodiment of beauty and a symbol of purity and love. The folk song "Hua 'er", which is widely circulated in northwest China, refers to peony, which is also the name of the man to the woman in the two-person turn.
The country is rich and strong, the family is rich and secure, and people like happiness and auspiciousness. These characteristics and significance are all in peony!