The peony dispute, Luoyang, Heze and Xiangyang, who is "the best in the world"?

It's spring, and it's the season of flowers.

Recently, there are more and more topics about peony flowers, which are nothing more than the contention that Luoyang peony is the best in the world, or Heze peony is the best in the world. Of course, there is also a Xiangyang, and some netizens have dug up a slogan in Xiangyang-there is no need to go to Luoyang to enjoy flowers. This is tough enough to directly hit Luoyang from the root, but is it really like that?

Let's talk about the peony flowers in detail!

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Luoyang, Heze and Xiangyang, who is "the best in the world"?

Let's talk about the slogan first. It's actually just a propaganda slogan. It's not enough to prove it, and it's even more untrue. If we look through the old news on the Internet, there are countless things like "The peony in the world goes out of Chang 'an", "The peony in the world goes out of Heze" and "The peony in the world goes out of Shanxi". As for "Why go to Luoyang to enjoy flowers", it's a marketing tool. In those days, Disney was too far away.

Peony is graceful and elegant, ranking among the top ten famous flowers in China (orchid, plum blossom, peony, lotus, chrysanthemum, rose, osmanthus, rhododendron, daffodil and camellia). Many people regard peony as the national flower, but there is no clear national flower in China.

Paeonia suffruticosa is native to the mountainous areas around Qinling Mountain and Daba Mountain in western China, and there are many wild areas in Qinling Mountain and northern Shaanxi Mountain.

as an ornamental plant, it began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

during the sui dynasty, the introduction and cultivation of royalty and dignitaries was a transitional stage.

The Tang Dynasty developed rapidly. Pay attention, here we should distinguish Chang 'an from Luoyang.

The prosperity of peony began in the early Tang Dynasty, and some people think it was the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

In a word, peony flowers once shone brilliantly in Chang 'an and Luoyang, attracting much attention. Peony with good appearance is worth ten thousand yuan, but the price of rice bucket is thirteen, and that of Qi and Qing is only San Qian (a bucket of rice is thirteen yuan, and a bucket of rice between Qingzhou and Qizhou is only San Qian), which shows that peony is expensive!

Luoyang peony is the best in the world, which is closely related to Luoyang's geographical environment and historical position.

"Luoyang is the most suitable flower, especially peony." (Ouyang Xiu)

There are beautiful mountains and rivers in Luoyang, and the ancient capital raised people and flowers. It is said that there was a man named Song Shan-fu in Luoyang at that time who was good at planting flowers. At the call of Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he went to Mount Li to plant peonies with different colors, which shows that it was a common practice to grow and enjoy flowers in the big environment at that time, from emperors and bureaucrats to the people of Li.

as for the saying that "Luoyang peony is the best in the world", it may be that Ouyang Xiu's "Luoyang Peony Story" evolved from "those who left Luoyang are the best in the world today", and Ouyang Xiu was a Song Dynasty person, which means that Luoyang peony flourished in the Tang Dynasty and was the best in the world in the Song Dynasty.

However, flowers never bloom for a hundred days. With the change of dynasties and historical changes, peony in Tianpeng, Sichuan Province rose in the Southern Song Dynasty, and sometimes it flourished in Luoyang.

At present, the main scenic spots of Luoyang Peony are Wangcheng Park, China National Garden, Shenzhou Peony Garden, International Peony Garden, National Peony Garden, Peony Park and so on.

Among them, Wangcheng Park was built on the ruins of Wangcheng in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty; China National Garden is located on the site of the ancient city of Sui and Tang Dynasties in Luonan; China Peony Garden is opposite to Baima Temple; Guose Peony Garden is located in Mangshan Town, also known as Luoyang National Peony Gene Bank in China.

Obviously, Luoyang Peony is better than Luoyang's historical and cultural heritage, at least it is a plus item!

Heze was called Cao Zhou in ancient times, so it is said that both Heze peony and Cao Zhou peony are the best in the world.

The development of Heze Peony is later than that of Luoyang Peony, but there is a great momentum for latecomers to catch up.

As mentioned earlier, peony flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, especially in Chang 'an and Luoyang, but after the Ming Dynasty, the planting center of peony had moved.

where has it been transferred?

Cao Zhou, of course.

Cao Zhou was Cao Guo in ancient times, and Zhou Wuwang named his sixth brother, Zhen Duo, Cao Bo, who built Cao Guo and made Tao Qiu his capital.

the northern Zhou dynasty changed western Yanzhou to Cao Zhou.

In the third year of Sui Daye, it was changed to Jiyin County.

Tang Wude returned to Cao Zhou in four years.

in the fourth year of Ming hongwu, Cao Zhou, Shandong province was reduced to Cao county, Shandong province, which belonged to Yanzhou prefecture.

In the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, Cao Zhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture, and in the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, it was promoted to Caozhou Prefecture.

There are many places of interest in Cao Zhou, including yao wang mu, Tang Wangling, Yi Yin's Tomb, Shunwang Temple, etc., which shows the historical and cultural heritage of Cao Zhou, which is also quite rich and heavy!

Let's talk about Cao Zhou Peony, which was recorded as early as the Southern Song Dynasty. By the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the cultivation had flourished. By the Qing Dynasty, it was more prosperous, with a cultivated area of 1, mu. Several peony gardens were built, especially Muli Garden, Ningxiang Garden and Qiyuan Garden.

Being able to build gardens and plant peonies is enough to show that the local Cao Zhou peonies are flourishing, which has become a common practice.

as for the saying that "the peony in Cao Zhou is the best in the world", according to Cao Nan Peony Manual, "The peony in Cao Nan was the best in the sea in the Ming Dynasty", the saying that "the peony in Cao Zhou is the best in the world" came into being in Qing Dynasty, which is by no means invented by modern people.

Cao Zhou Baihua Garden, Cao Zhou Peony Garden, Gujin Garden and China Peony Garden are the scenic spots for viewing peony in Heze.

Cao Zhou Baihua Garden, formerly known as Wanhua Village, was built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. There is a peony king in the garden, which is said to have been cultivated by He Yingrui, a senior minister of the Ministry of Industry in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. Its plant height is 2.6 meters, and its crown width reaches 4 meters. It is one of the largest and oldest peonies in China at present.

Cao Zhou Peony Garden is a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot, which was developed on the basis of more than 1 peony gardens since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the east of the peony garden, it is close to the ancient water river, which is the site of the battle of Guilin in the ancient battlefield.

In addition, there are two graceful white marble fairy peony in the Peony Garden, one is called "Ge Jin" and the other is called "Jade Edition". There is this story in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.

The ancient and modern garden was founded by Wang Meng in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt by Wang Ziyong in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt by Wang Yuchang in the Tongzhi period of the late Qing Dynasty. In 1958, the garden was rebuilt and named "Ancient and Modern Garden".

From the above situation, Heze Peony is worthy of the name, and it is not lacking in historical and cultural details as some people say on the Internet. In fact, Cao Zhou Peony is the best in the world for a long time, and the reason why Heze Peony is famous is that the local peony flower has become an industry, which is better than Luoyang Peony.

At present, the spring is full, peony flowers are in full bloom, and peony flowers are held everywhere. For a time, tourists are like weaving. In fact, who is the best in the world? What do you think?

peony capital in your heart? Radio % 1, Luoyang % 2, Heze % 3, Xi 'an % 4, Xiangyang % 5, other voting.