"Only the peony is the true national color, and the capital moves when bloom is in power", which comes from "Appreciating the Peony" by Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Original text:
The peony in front of the courtyard is enchanting and gorgeous but lacking in bones, and the lotus in the pool is elegant, clean and boring.
Only the peony is the real beauty, which attracted countless people to appreciate at the flowering stage and alarmed the whole Chang 'an City.
The peony flowers in the yard are gorgeous, but the style is not high; The lotus on the surface of the pool is bright and clean, but it lacks enthusiasm. Only the peony flower is the real national color and the most beautiful flower. When the flowers bloom, their grand occasion sensationalized the whole capital.
Creative background: Peony is a famous specialty flower in China, which blooms in late spring and is big and beautiful. In the Tang Dynasty, emperors Gaozong and Wuhou were transplanted from Fenjin (now Fenhe Valley in Shaanxi Province) to Beijing, and Xuanzong was still regarded as a treasure. This poem is about the grand occasion of enjoying peony in Tang Dynasty.
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Appreciating Peony is a poem written by Liu Yuxi, a writer in the Tang Dynasty. This poem depicts the custom of viewing peony in Tang Dynasty. The first two sentences set off the high standard and romantic beauty of peony with the "demon without personality" of peony and the "pure heartlessness" of lotus, making peony have four characteristics of demon, purity, sex and affection, which can be described as the most beautiful among flowers; In the last two sentences, the phrase "When bloom was in, the capital moved" was used to show the lively scene of people coming out to watch peony, so as to praise peony, a color that people love and love.
Through anthropomorphic comparison and suppression of others, the whole poem affirms the status of peony as the "real national color" in the flower world, truly shows the sensational effect of peony in Beijing in that year, and contains the ideal personality spirit in the poet's heart.