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One. China has no national flower.
At the '99 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition, visitors from China couldn't help asking: What is our national flower? This is an embarrassing problem: China does not have its own national flower.
As early as the early 1980s, China held two folk flower appraisal activities. For the first time, plum blossom won the championship, but peony was inferior. The second time, peony was king, and plum blossom ranked second. On 1994, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) instructed the China Flower Association to conduct a national flower selection, and finally selected peony and plum blossoms that met the requirements.
What is the national flower? Half a year later, 3 1 provinces, cities and autonomous regions voted: 18 provinces agreed to one country, one flower (peony), accounting for 50.6%; There are 1 1 in the provinces in favor of four flowers in one country (peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and plum), accounting for 35.48%. The national flower selection leading group finally determined that peony is the national flower of China, and orchids, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums and plum blossoms are the four famous flowers in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Peony won the championship, and the general trend has been set, only to be finally crowned by the National People's Congress. However, at the Third Session of the Eighth National People's Congress held in 1995, due to various factors, the results of the national flower selection reported by the Ministry of Agriculture were not passed and have been shelved so far.
Two. China is the only great country academician who does not have a "national flower", so he calls for a quick confirmation.
China is the only big country in the world that has not determined its national flower. Recently, Chen Junyu, an academician of China Academy of Engineering and a professor at Beilin University, called for an end to the chaos over the national flower issue as soon as possible, and the discussion on the national flower could not be delayed any longer.
Academician Chen was the first expert to advocate the selection of national flowers. As early as 1982, he put forward the suggestion that plum blossom should be the national flower. 1988, he put forward the idea of "two flowers in one country", that is, plum blossom and peony are both national flowers, which caused great repercussions at home and abroad.
Academician Chen said that the national flower is the flower of the people. Although it is not written into the constitution, it is highly valued by people all over the world. The national flower has inspired people to love the motherland, hometown, nature and landscaping. More than 100 countries in the world have their own national flowers. Regarding the selection criteria of national flowers, Academician Chen's point of view is that they should be famous flowers that are native to the motherland and have a long history of cultivation; High ornamental value, excellent quality, deeply loved by the people; Rich in national characteristics, closely related to traditional literature and art; It has certain economic uses. These standards have basically been recognized by all sectors of society.
As early as 1986, a large-scale domestic famous flower selection activity was held. A jury of 1 14 experts headed by Academician Chen won150,000 social votes, and the result was that plum blossoms ranked first, followed by peony. In the selection sponsored by China Flower Association 65438-0995, the opinion of the expert committee is "two flowers in one country" or "four flowers in one country" (peony in spring, lotus in summer, chrysanthemum in autumn and plum in winter and winter). Six years have passed, and there is still no conclusion. Academician Chen believes that the "four flowers" scheme is somewhat cumbersome and difficult to promote. China is a vast country, and "one flower" is extremely difficult to represent. And "two flowers" have precedents in many countries.
He emphasized that "one country, two flowers" has a large coverage and its advantages and disadvantages complement each other. Plum blossom mainly highlights spiritual civilization and embodies the indomitable character of China people. Peony is a symbol of material civilization, which means prosperity, peace, prosperity and peace. Academician Chen said that he had consulted the constitutions of more than 100 countries, but there were no provisions on the national flower, which showed that the selection of the national flower was a matter for the people. He believes that democracy should be fully promoted and the enthusiasm of the broad masses of the people should be mobilized in the selection of national flowers. He suggested that China Flower Association should be the main body, and horticultural society, landscape architecture society, agricultural society, forestry society, CPPCC, democratic parties and non-governmental organizations should join the selection.
Academician Chen, who is over 80 years old, called for the national flower issue to be put off any longer. He hopes that in his lifetime, he can see the national flower solved satisfactorily, thus speeding up the process of China's flower recovery leading the world. National flowers of various countries:
The National Flower of Chile-Lily
The National Flower of Britain-Chinese Rose
The National Flower of Italy-Daisy
New Zealand's National Flowers-Alsophila spinulosa and Pteris argentea
The National Flower of Singapore-Jin Zhuo Vandelan
Pomegranate, the national flower of Spain
The National Flower of Tanzania-Lilac
The National Flower of Thailand-Water Lily
Water lily, the flower of Bangladesh
The National Flower of Egypt-Water Lily
Japan's National Flower-Cherry Blossom
Mexico's National Flower-Cactus
The National Flower of America-Mountain Rose
Kenya's National Flower-Kenshanlan
The National Flower of Holland-Tulip
Tulip, the national flower of Turkey.
The National Flower of Korea-Woody Flowers
Wei Ying, the national flower of France.
Sunflower, the National Flower of Russia
The national flower of Germany-cornflower
Australian National Flower-Acacia.
Brazil's national flowers-tropical orchids and hairy crab claw orchids
Afghanistan: tulips
Algeria: Iris, oleander.
United Arab Emirates: malachite and zinnia
Argentina: ivory red
Austria: edelweiss
Azania: Brody.
Belgian: Rhododendron, Rose, Bai Weiling Beauty.
Bhutan: Meconopsis
Bolivia: Cantua
Bulgaria: Rosa Turkestana
Myanmar: Dragon Boat Flower
Colombia: Three-way Catland
Costa Rica: Catland
Cuba: ginger flower
Denmark: Chrysanthemum
Ecuador: Lee Castelain
Ethiopia: calla lily
Fiji: Fusang
Finland: Lily of the Valley
Greece: Corydalis
Honduras: Carnation
Liechtenstein: Lilium pulse
Hungary: tulips
India: Lotus
Indonesia: Chestnut
Iraq: Chinese rose
Iran: Turkish rose, tulip bell flower
Ireland: white clover
Israel: Anemone
Cambodia: water lilies
Latvia: cornflower
Lithuania: Ruxiang
Guyana: water lilies
Libya: pomegranate
Laos: frangipani
Luxembourg: Chinese rose
North Korea: Welcome azaleas.
Madagascar: Tourism Bananas
Malaysia: Fusang
Malta: cornflower
Morocco: Chinese rose, carnation
Nicaragua: ginger flower
Nepal: Rhododendron arborescens
Monaco: Carnation
Pakistan: Su Qing
Peru: Sunflower, Cantu Flower
Philippines: Chestnut
Poland: Corydalis tricolor
Portugal: lavender
Romania: Dog Rose
Switzerland: edelweiss
South Africa: Brody Creeping
Sweden: Lily of the Valley
Guatemala: Lee Castelain
Zimbabwe: THE TEMPLE OF JIALAN