The national flower is a symbol representing a country. The national flowers of some countries have cultural, historical or religious roots, which can be traced back to hundreds or even thousands of years ago. In many countries, plants are selected as symbols representing specific geographical areas. Some countries have uniform flower symbol badges all over the country, and these specific flower symbols are used to represent and vividly symbolize a country or a nation.
peony
Peony belongs to the woody flower of Paeonia genus of Ranunculaceae, which has many varieties and colors, with yellow, green, scarlet, crimson and silvery red as the top grades, especially yellow and green. In China, the most famous peonies are Luoyang in Henan and Heze in Shandong. The poems of Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, "Flowers bloom and fall for 20 days, and the whole city is crazy" and Liu Yuxi's "Only peony is the true national color, and the capital is in full bloom when flowers bloom" describe the scene of peony flowers in Luoyang City at that time. Peony has also become the national flower of the Tang Dynasty, the most powerful dynasty in China history.
other countries
More than 100 countries in the world have established the national flower, and China is one of the few big countries that have not yet established the national flower. The national flower should meet several conditions: it is a famous flower originating in a country, with a wide planting area, strong social identity, love to see and hear, high ornamental value, profound cultural accumulation, profound cultural connotation, high economic value, and certain economic value, such as eating, making tea, taking medicine, making spices, etc.