The origin of peony culture, if peony entered poetry from the Book of Songs, is about 3000 years ago. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic that peony was a medicinal plant, and peony had entered pharmacology. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yang Zihua painted peony in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and peony has entered the art field. According to historical records, Yang Di built the West Garden in Luoyang, and ordered the world to plant exotic flowers and plants, and Yizhou planted 20 boxes of peony in the West Garden. Since then, peony has entered the royal garden and set foot in gardening. In the Tang dynasty, a large number of peony poems emerged, and Liu Yuxi's "only peony is the true national color, and the capital moves when it blooms" is widely known; Li Bai's poem "The clouds should be beautiful in clothes and flowers, and the threshold of spring breeze is thick" is a swan song throughout the ages. Since the Song Dynasty, in addition to a large number of peony poems, there are more than a dozen peony monographs in the Song Dynasty, such as Ouyang Xiu's Luoyang Peony, Lu You's Tian Peng Peony Spectrum, Qiu Zhuo's Peony Honor and Disgrace, and Zhang Bangji's Chen Zhou Peony. Sui ordered peony, even with peony flower spectrum, Wang Youpu, Xue Fengxiang has Bozhou peony history, Hao Youguang has a peony spectrum, Su has a peony spectrum, and Peng Yu has a peony spectrum in Cao Zhou. The peony poem "Wen Bin" scattered in various miscellaneous works and collections of past dynasties, peony legends and stories spread all over the folk flower town, and peony cultural phenomena are common in sculpture, sculpture, painting, music, drama, clothing, daily life and diet.
After liberation, peony cultivation has made great progress, peony culture has been paid more and more attention, and a large number of peony researchers and experts have appeared.
Peony culture is compatible with many sciences and has a very wide composition, including philosophy, religion, literature, art, education, customs, people's feelings and other cultural fields. The cultural information provided by peony culture can reflect the basic picture of national culture and conform to the "holographic law" of the universe.
Peony culture is a part of national culture. Compared with other cultures, peony culture has the following characteristics: strong biological characteristics; (2) strong pharmacological properties; (3) Strong horticultural characteristics; (4) Strong aesthetic characteristics; (5) Strong literary features; (6) Strong local flavor; (7) a strong sense of wealth; (8) Strong aftertaste of life.
Peony culture is a combination of spiritual civilization and material civilization, which is true from the development history of peony at all times and at all times. Peony develops in prosperous times, and it is liked in peaceful and prosperous times, and so is peony culture. History has once again proved the profound philosophy of "national prosperity and a hundred flowers blossom".
Historically, the peony in Luoyang, the ancient capital, is the richest and best. There are two traditional famous species, one is Yao Huang with yellow flowers, and the other is Wei Zi with purple flowers, which have been passed down to this day. "There is no peony in Luoyang", and peony is designated as the city flower of Luoyang, and April 15-25 every year is designated as the "Luoyang Peony Fair". During the flower show, Chinese and foreign tourists gathered to enjoy the flowers. Besides, peony is called the treasure of flowers in China.