"The flowering period of Heze Peony is in early and middle April. The first flowers opened around April 5, when there were relatively few flowers. The flowering period is April10-April 16, which is the best time for viewing. Late-maturing peony opens around April 20, mainly some rare varieties. Heze has the reputation of "the hometown of peony". Peony flower is a kind of elegant, soft and unflattering flower, which has a long history. The Peony Festival in Heze, Shandong Province is a grand and lively festival. The blooming peony flowers have attracted many flower lovers from all over the world.
Heze City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, is the peony capital of China, which was called Cao Zhou in ancient times. Located in the southwest of Shandong Province, at the junction of Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and Anhui provinces, it is adjacent to Jining City in the east, Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City in Anhui Province in the southeast, Shangqiu City in Henan Province in the south, Kaifeng City and Xinxiang City in Henan Province in the west and Puyang City in Henan Province in the north. It is located between 34 39 ′-35 52 ′ north latitude and114 45 ′-16 25 ′ east longitude, with a length of 157 km from north to south and a width of/kloc-0 from east to west. The total area is 12239 km2 [77]. By June 5438+00, 2022, Heze City had two municipal districts and seven counties [103]. By the end of 20021,the permanent population of Heze city was 8,732,400.