Answer: Why is the national flower of China peony?

China's laws do not define a certain flower as the national flower. At present, the voice of choosing the national flower is relatively loud, which is mainly divided into peony and plum blossom. At present, more than 100 countries in the world have established their own national flowers, and China is the only big country that has not yet established a national flower. Because there is no national flower, at the APEC meeting of 200 1, a joke appeared in the news report, which was based on the peony, the national flower of China.

1999 At the Kunming World Horticultural Exposition, the vacancy of the national flower became the century regret of the ancient country. The choice of national flower must meet four conditions: first, it is widely distributed; Second, the appearance should be beautiful; Third, it should have profound cultural connotation; The fourth is to have certain economic value.

Choosing the national flower is a very serious matter. We would rather be careful than make a hasty decision, otherwise it will cause eternal regret. Some scholars keep writing letters to the leaders of the Central Committee, the National People's Congress and the State Council, expounding the idea of "one country, two flowers" (peony and plum blossom), and publishing relevant articles in Internal Reference for the central leaders to circulate.

At present, China has not designated a certain kind of flower as the national flower, but the people have a very high voice for the peony symbolizing wealth and the plum blossom symbolizing perseverance. The national flower dispute between plum blossom and peony has been going on for more than 20 years, starting from 1984.

From 65438 to 0994, China Flower Association proposed that peony should be the national flower and orchid, lotus, chrysanthemum and plum blossom should be the famous flowers in the four seasons. However, it fell through because of the opposition of the Plum Blossom School, which was the closest to determining China's national flower. At present, the most popular voices are one flower in one country (peony or plum blossom), two flowers in one country (peony and plum blossom) and five flowers in one country (also known as one dragging four, namely peony, orchid, lotus, chrysanthemum and plum blossom).