Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - What flowers in Luoyang (what flowers in Luoyang, Henan)

What flowers in Luoyang (what flowers in Luoyang, Henan)

The flower in Luoyang is peony.

Peony is a famous traditional flower in China, which is magnificent and beautiful. Since ancient times, it has been rich, auspicious and prosperous, representing the demeanor of the Chinese nation as a big country.

Luoyang is the most suitable place for pulse flowers, especially peony. Luoyang peony, rooted in the land of Heluo, began in Sui Dynasty, flourished in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty. According to legend, Wu Zetian held a banquet in the Tang Dynasty to enjoy flowers in winter, which made the flowers bloom, but Peony refused and was banished to Luoyang. After I moved to Los Angeles, I was in full swing. When Wuhou heard about it, he ordered the peony to be burned. The branches of the peony were burnt, but the next year it was still blooming, and the flowers were bigger and brighter. Luoyang peony is famous all over the world, and it has gradually become a trend for Luoyang people to cultivate peony and watch peony. As Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi, poets in the Tang Dynasty, praised: Only peony is the real national color. When the flowers bloom, the capital moves, and the flowers bloom for 20 days, and one city is crazy.

1982, the Standing Committee of Luoyang Municipal People's Congress officially designated peony as the city flower. There are many varieties of peony in Luoyang, with rich colors, including 9 color systems, such as red, white, pink, yellow, purple, blue, green, black and multicolor, and there are 10 flower patterns, such as single petal type, lotus type, chrysanthemum type, rose type, rose type, hydrangea type, crown type, gold ring type, thousand-layer platform type and basket platform type. At present, the planting area of peony in Luoyang has reached more than 654.38+10,000 mu, with more than 1 100 varieties. Ten thousand mu Mangshan peony industrial belt and ten thousand mu Luonan Sui and Tang Dynasties ruins high-efficiency agricultural sightseeing park were initially built. Peony spreads all over the city's garden attractions, street flower beds, government courtyards and suburban gardens. Driven by the progress of science and technology, Luoyang peony has achieved four seasons of flowering, and its full flowering period has been continuously extended. Luoyang peony has also continuously entered the international market. Luoyang people make friends, hold flower parties, sing opera culture, trade and tourism with flowers as the media, and have achieved good economic and social benefits. The annual China Luoyang Peony Culture Festival has been successfully held for 33 sessions. In 2008, Luoyang Peony Fair was selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list. 2065438+0016543810, Luoyang Peony Flower Festival was upgraded to a national festival and renamed as China Luoyang Peony Culture Festival, which was co-sponsored by the people of China, the Ministry of Culture and the People's Government of Henan Province. Peony Culture Festival is not only a warm link for Luoyang's foreign exchange, but also a colorful bridge for Luoyang to go to the world and an aromatic business card for the world to understand Luoyang.