Peony flower legend

Legend has it that on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed heavily in Chang 'an, Xijing, and Wu Zetian wrote a poem after drinking: "I will visit the Ming Dynasty Garden, and I will report to bloom overnight, so don't wait for the breeze to blow." Hundreds of flowers are awed by this fate and open overnight, but peony is not out of season and flowers can't open. In a rage, Wu Zetian expelled the peony from Chang 'an, sent it to Luoyang and burned it at the stake. Peony suffered this disaster and was in a state of anxiety; However, the roots and branches are not scattered, and they do not move in the cold. When the spring breeze blows strongly in the coming year, bloom will look even brighter, and it is called "burnt peony". Luoyang peony is known as the "flower" in the world, and it is more and more popular for Luoyang people to cultivate peony and watch peony.

It is said that Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Guifei watched peony by the agarwood pavilion in Hou Yuan. In order to remember the beautiful scenery in front of him, Li Bai was asked to write poems. At this time, the poet was drunk and not awake. Half asleep, he began to write three poems called "Qingpingdiao": Clouds desire clothes and flowers, and spring breeze blows the threshold to reveal wealth. If Yushan didn't see her, it would be Yaochi meeting under the moon. A red dew is fragrant, and the rain is heartbroken. Excuse me, who looks like Han Palace? The poor swallow relies on new cosmetics. Famous flowers fall in love and laugh like kings. Explain that the spring breeze is infinitely hateful, and the agarwood pavilion is northward. The imperial concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was very moved and immediately asked Li Guinian to compose music and sing for the musicians in the Liyuan. Its beautiful moment is pleasant, but only when the peony is in full bloom. Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi, poets in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem: "Only peony is the true national color, and when bloom moved, the capital moved" and "bloom was crazy on the 20th".