Selected Peony Poems of Peony Culture

The rich and noble people in Chang'an cherish the waning spring and compete for the first purple peony to bloom. ---Tang Dynasty/Pei Yu

When Chang'an was young, he cherished the remnants of spring and fought to recognize the purple peony of kindness. ---Tang Dynasty/Pei Shiyan

The clouds think that the clothes and flowers are compatible, and the spring breeze blows the threshold and the dew is strong. ---Tang Dynasty/Li Bai In February, at the old house in Qujiang, my grandma was in love and the peonies bloomed. ---Tang Dynasty/Dou Gong The national beauty is drunk in the morning, and the clothes are dyed in the fragrant night. ------------Tang Dynasty/Li Zhengfeng The peonies are blooming in Chang'an, and the embroidery hub is rolling with clear thunder. ----------Tang Dynasty/Cui Daorong The jade pendant wears a female rose, and the golden seal shines on the peony. -----------Tang/Cen Shen Peonies bloom one after another, and the city is busy. ----------Tang/Wang Jian This flower has a different name and price, and its beauty will benefit the imperial capital. ----------Wang Jian Divine Comedy clear and turbid wine, peony flowers in different shades. -----------Tang/Yuan Zhen The lingering sound of orioles falls in the wind, and the peonies are all gone and their leaves are in clusters. The poor color changes over the years, and Zhulan is completely red. ---Yuan Zhen Flowers grow on the glazed ground, and the light and wind dazzle the purple milkvetch. --- Yuan Zhen Flower-watchers in the city go to camp at dusk. The Chinese people ignored it and took the name of peony. -----------Tang/Bai Juyi Running in a carriage to see peonies, and riding a horse to listen to Qin Zheng. ----------Bai Juyi A clump of dark flowers is a gift from ten households. ----------Bai Juyi: Flowers bloom and fall for twenty days, and everyone in the city is crazy. ---Bai Juyi One time he was a rue official, and three times he saw peonies blooming. ----------Bai Juyi After seeing the jade pistil of Tang Chang, it is still time to worship the peony. ---Bai Juyi A few days have nothing to do with the king, and the peonies are all gone. ---Bai Juyi The white flowers are lonely and unloved, but they also occupy the famous peony. ---Bai Juyi "Parrots are expensive in Longzhou of Qin, but peonies are poor in the princely family." ---Tang Dynasty/Wang Jian In the turbulent time of March, peonies dominate the spring breeze. ---Tang Dynasty/Quan Deyu There are more than a thousand flowers in diameter, and this flower exists in the world. Now that I see the color, I don’t want to show off to other families. ----------Tang/Liu Yuxi Today, I drink before the flowers, and I am willing to get drunk for a few cups. But the flowers of sorrow have words and do not bloom for the elderly. ----------Liu Yuxi Unfortunately, it will be a nice spring next year and no one will call to see the peonies. ---Liu Yuxi Only peonies are the true national beauty, and they move the capital when they bloom. ---Liu Yuxi During the flower season of Santiaojiumo, tens of thousands of households and cars watch the peonies. ---Tang/Xu Ning The peonies laugh and the gold sparkles move, and the purple bamboo shoots of Wuxing are heard. ---Tang Dynasty/Zhang Wengui If Chang'an were in the residence of the Five Marquises, who would be willing to spend money to buy peonies. ---Tang Dynasty/Li She Let's look at the beautiful poems written by Peony, but I don't know what else is there. ---Tang Dynasty/Yao He. The heart-broken Lord refuses to repay the spring glory. He peeks at the red peonies here and there. ---Tang/Lu Chang The origin is not to seek fame, but to wait for the spring breeze to see the peonies. ---Tang Dynasty/Zhang Hu Peony is worried because she is hungry, and she regrets that she is passionate and thin. ---Tang Dynasty/Xue Neng Birds are afraid of hearing the owl, and flowers are ashamed to carry peonies. ----------Tang/Xu Tang I heard that the flowers in the garden were blooming in late spring, and the talented people in Chang'an looked at the beard frequently. ---Tang Dynasty/Wu Yuanheng The famous secluded garden faces Zimo, and the evening breeze carries the fragrance of peonies. ---Tang Dynasty/Zheng Gu Before green apricots came out of Chang'an, powerful men should be afraid of peonies. ---Zheng Gu When spring comes, the old and the sick are tired of greeting each other, but the peonies are cut and wild pines are planted. ---Zheng Gu Peony is so charming that it confuses people's hearts, and a country is like crazy and does not waste money. ---Tang Dynasty/Wang Hub Every evening when I go home drunk, my clothes smell of peonies. ---Tang Dynasty/Weng Chengzan The yellow bird sings in February, and if it blooms, the peonies will bloom. ---Tang Dynasty/Huang Tao I wanted to say goodbye but didn't climb the willow tree as a gift, so I stayed together until the peonies bloomed. ---Tang Dynasty/Xu Wei The peonies nest in the light spring rain, and the willow silk is sparse in the summer breeze. ---Xu Wei Amidst the sound of rain, the peonies are surrounded by dust on the streets. ---Xu Wei Opened the Qinglu in February and March, destroying thousands of families in Chang'an. ---Xu Wei The prince bought it at a high price, and the peaches and plums fell and the remaining flowers began to bloom. ---Xu Wei When I visited the emperor in spring the year before last, I knew all the famous flowers in the temples. ---Tang Dynasty/Wang Zhenbai The atmosphere of peonies under the tower and willow silk at the head of the river. -----------Tang/Cao Song

The most reminiscing about those days was the infinite spring breeze in the north of Agarwood Pavilion. ---Xin Qiji

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There are many famous peonies in Luoyang, and he claims that they are unparalleled in the world. --Song Dynasty/Mei Yaochen

Luoyang is the most suitable place for flowers, especially peonies. --Song Dynasty/Ouyang Xiu

The spring beauty of Luoyang is good in Zhongzhou, and the red sandalwood is always the best. --Song Dynasty/Lu You

As I grow old, I have forgotten everything in the world, but I still see Luoyang flowers in my dreams. ---Lu You

The old music of Luoyang is separated from Fangyuan, and Yao Wei searches for the incense to return to his soul. --Li Shi

Han Jun asked me about Luoyang flowers. I have been competing endlessly for the new ones over the old ones. --Mei Yaochen

Luoyang people are accustomed to seeing strange flowers, and the peach and plum blossoms have not yet bloomed. Only when the peonies are in full bloom can the city be filled with endless joy - Shao Yong

The grass in Luoyang Garden is cold, and I dream of Yao Fu's inch of elixir. --Southern Song Dynasty/Xie Fangde

My family has a thousand flowers in Luoyang, and I have dreamed of going around the fence for three years. --Southern Song Dynasty/Yang Wanli

This is Luoyang flower, still carrying Chang'an sun. --Southern Song Dynasty/Xue Shishi

Luoyang was divided into the Hou family, Wei Zi, Yao and Huang Xiao boasted--Southern Song Dynasty/Ye Yin

Luoyang City was green and spring rain, and the country has fallen without famous flowers. --Yuan/Puyuan

Expelled from Xijing and demoted to Luoyang. The ridiculous thing about shoveling the scorched bones caused poets to talk about Emperor Wu.

--Modern/Xu Letters