Luoyang cultural joke

It is said that Wu Zetian drank and wrote poems on a snowy day in the dead of winter after the Tang Dynasty. She took a drunken pen and wrote down the imperial edict, "Daming Garden, it is urgent to inform Spring, flowers must be released overnight, don't wait for the breeze to blow." Hundreds of flowers were overwhelmed by this fate and bloomed overnight, only peony could not resist. Wu Zetian was furious and demoted the peony to Luoyang.

As soon as the strong and unyielding peony arrived in Luoyang, it was in full bloom with its head held high, which angered Wuhou even more and ordered the peony to be burned. Although the branches were burned, the peony bloomed more vigorously in the next spring. Because this peony was set in the fire, people praised it as "burnt peony".

Later, after careful cultivation by Luoyang people, the flower became redder and brighter, and later generations named it "Luoyang Red".

? During the Jingkang period, the Jin army in the Northern Song Dynasty attacked Luoyang, and peony declined from then on.

But since Luoyang Peony became famous, admirers from all over the country came to buy it, making Luoyang Peony spread all over the country. Later, several peony producing areas appeared, all related to Luoyang peony.

It shows peony's fearless, heroic and unyielding character.

Extended data:

Peony flower is known as the king of flowers, with rich culture and paintings. She is an inherent specialty flower in China, with thousands of years of natural growth and more than two thousand years of artificial cultivation history. Its flowers are large, beautiful, colorful and fragrant, which have been praised by people of all ages and have high ornamental and medicinal value.

Since the medicinal plants were included in Shennong Herbal Classic in Qin and Han Dynasties, there are many articles scattered in various ancient books. Peony culturology, including botany, horticulture, pharmacology, geography, literature, art, folklore and other disciplines, is a part of China culture and folklore, and a complete cell of China culture. Through it, we can gain insight into the overall characteristics of the Chinese nation, which is the phenomenon of "cultural holography".

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.

References:

Peony _ Baidu encyclopedia