Peony culture is a unique aspect of Chinese national culture, and it is the sum of material culture and spiritual culture around peony for thousands of years. It is not only expressed in the form of words, videos and paintings, but also in a large number of intangible, oral or exhibition forms, such as the annual Heze International Peony Fair.
Peony culture is an important aspect of Cao Zhou culture. Heze people have a special liking for peonies, and the county records: "There are more than 100 kinds of peonies and peonies in Cao Zhou, which are native to China, and the benefits outweigh the grain. Whenever spring flowers are in full bloom, they go out of the city to the east and connect with each other. Heze people also have a set of mature techniques for planting peony. Especially after liberation, they cultivated countless new varieties through grafting breeding. People here like to talk about peony, draw peony and write peony. There are many anecdotes and stories about peony among the people. In a word, the life of Heze people is closely related to peony. Therefore, as a remarkable feature of Cao Zhou peony culture, it has a strong local color. From the folk legends and stories about peony to the narration and chanting of Cao Zhou peony by literati, we can see the living habits and personality characteristics of Heze people. Those wanderers who are far away from home often regard peony as a symbol of their hometown, and send infinite homesickness in poems that miss their hometown.
Cao Zhou Peony has a strong tourist atmosphere. Since Ming and Qing Dynasties, Cao Zhou peony has been growing on the sea. Gan Chengde's poem "Crossing the Garden" in Qing Dynasty said: "Walking in spring can give you a glimpse of the beauty of the garden. There is also Tian Zi that I have seen before, and how many national colors are unknown. Wheatgrass doesn't blame the beauty for being jealous. She should care about the history of flowers. Sitting in the scenery for a long time is also quiet, and the sound of warblers passes through the depths of Qingyang. " As can be seen from this poem, Cao Zou is also a place where scholars learn topics. There are two articles about Cao Zhou peony in Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. After the founding of New China, under the care of the Party and the government, Cao Zhou peony has made great progress, and the related tourism in the hometown of peony is unprecedented. In particular, the annual Heze International Peony Fair has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists and foreign businessmen to negotiate business, enjoy the flowers and enjoy the local customs of Heze. Therefore, Heze Peony Fair is an important folk culture market, through which we can get a glimpse of peony culture.
Peony culture is a unique aspect of Cao Zhou culture. Its connotation is extremely rich. Moreover, with the development of Chinese national culture, its connotation is constantly expanding and developing. Studying peony culture is closely related to promoting economic construction and spiritual civilization construction. Cao Zhou peony culture is in the ascendant, and more and more people are studying it. It can be asserted that in the near future, it is not only an aspect that Heze people pay attention to, but also a topic that domestic researchers will pay attention to.
Peony culture belongs to the superstructure, involving almost all cultural fields. Such as academic culture, language culture, folk culture and sports culture. Of course, academic culture also includes philosophy, religion, natural science, humanities, literature and art, among which natural science and humanities include many disciplines. It is characterized by writing as the carrier, and works are handed down from generation to generation. Language and writing are the tools and foundation of learning. Folk culture, that is, folk culture, expresses folk customs and social customs. , does not necessarily have a text carrier. Sports culture is a variety of buildings, sculptures and cultural relics handed down from generation to generation. Therefore, all kinds of books, historical materials, monographs, collections, notes, poems, stories and legends, novels, romances, legends, calligraphy, painting, opera, movies, television, patterns, paintings, songs, gardens and various appreciation activities (such as flower fairs, flower exhibitions, book exhibitions and art exhibitions) with peony as the theme. From the content, it mainly includes peony culture in the field of science and technology and peony culture in the field of literature and art.
Peony culture in the field of science and technology refers to the cultural phenomenon formed by using various modern sciences to understand the natural properties of peony and using various technical means to rationally develop and utilize peony resources, such as various cultivation techniques, variety breeding techniques, bonsai and potted plants, production and application of medicinal materials, relevant laws and regulations, and utilization habits in various places. It also includes various understandings and concepts of peony formed in traditional customs around the country.
Peony culture in the field of literature and art refers to concrete works that reflect people's feelings and sensibility towards peony. It is a general term for works of art such as poetry, calligraphy and painting, music, sculpture, ornamentation and literature, and contains the contents of peony aesthetics. Poems, essays, dramas, novels, movies and TV shows related to peony in China in the past dynasties, calligraphy works with peony as the content written by calligraphers, landscape flower-and-bird paintings with peony as the theme written by painters, palace and folk architecture, furniture carving, craft carving and artistic conception and design of peony garden, etc. All belong to the peony culture in the art field.
Of course, this distinction is relative. Large-scale flower fairs and flower exhibitions based on modern cultivation techniques and related economic and cultural activities are the products of the combination of science and technology, art and economy.
Emperor Peony is an inherent specialty flower in China, with thousands of years of natural growth and more than 2,000 years of artificial cultivation history. Its flowers are large, beautiful, colorful and fragrant, which have been praised by people of all ages and have high ornamental and medicinal value. Since Qin and Han Dynasties, medicinal plants have been included in Shennong Herbal Classic, and there are many articles scattered in various ancient books. Peony culturology, including botany, horticulture, pharmacology, geography, literature, art, folklore and other disciplines, is a part of China culture and folklore, and a complete cell of China culture. Through it, we can gain insight into the overall characteristics of China culture, which is the phenomenon of "cultural holography".
The origin of emperor peony culture, from the Book of Songs to poetry, has entered pharmacology. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yang Zihua painted peony in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and peony has entered the art field. According to historical records, Yang Di built the West Garden in Luoyang, and ordered the world to plant exotic flowers and plants, and Yizhou planted 20 boxes of peony in the West Garden. Since then, peony has entered the royal garden and set foot in gardening. In the Tang Dynasty, a large number of emperor peony poems appeared. Besides peony poems, there are also peony monographs, such as Tang Shuyuan's Peony Fu, Li Deyu's Peony Fu, Ouyang Xiu's Peony in Luoyang, Lu You's Peony in Tian Peng, Qiu Jun's Peony Honor and Disgrace, and Zhang Bangji's Peony in Chen Zhou. Sui has Preface to Imperial Peony, even Peony Flower Spectrum, Wang has Fang Qun Spectrum, and Xue Fengxiang has History of Peony in Bozhou, all of which are common occurrences.
After liberation, the cultivation of court peony has made great progress, and peony culture has been paid more and more attention, and a large number of peony researchers and experts have appeared.
Peony culture is a part of national culture. Peony culture has its own characteristics: (1) strong biological characteristics, (2) strong pharmacological characteristics, (3) strong horticultural characteristics, (4) strong aesthetic characteristics, (5) strong literary characteristics, (6) strong local flavor, (7) strong sense of wealth, (8) strong life aftertaste and (9) strong life flavor.