What is the national flower of China?

The national flower refers to the flower characterized by its own famous flower in China. It is a country's territorial integrity, long history and splendid culture, symbolizing the spirit of national unity and the personality virtue of Gog's essence. However, it is highly valued by people all over the world, which embodies the love for the motherland and strong national feelings and can enhance national cohesion. Many countries regard their famous flowers as national symbols, which have certain meanings. This kind of flower is called "national flower".

China national flower

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 in 200 1 year, there was a paragraph in the news report that "peony, the national flower of China, is the background"; At the 1999 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition, the vacancy of the national flower became a century regret of a long ancient country ... The choice of the 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. Twenty years have passed, and the national flower selection has never been successful. Some people applaud, some people oppose and some people question. Recently, the Forestry Society of China once again began to organize the selection of the national flower, which has been submitted to the National People's Congress for deliberation. This time, the deer will die, and the waves will rise again-who is the winner?

For more than 20 years, why has there never been a selection of overseas flowers?

According to the regulations of China Forestry Society, the selection of national flowers 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.

Some scholars immediately questioned that the requirement of "wide distribution" was inappropriate, which seemed reasonable but too subjective, because what everyone liked was not necessarily the most widely distributed species, and the giant panda was not widely distributed, but it was a national treasure that everyone loved. In the same way, "beautiful appearance" should not be a rigid rule, because there is no uniform standard for "beautiful" or not, and such a requirement is particularly meaningless because of China's vast territory, complex population composition and great differences in national traditions; Whether it is a "national tree" or even a "world tree", it is just a tree without much connotation. "Song Qing is proud of snow and shows its strength" is just a literary language, which is not sufficient. What's more, the connotation of traditional culture is profound. For example, Confucianism, which talks about the "golden mean", is a kind of culture, and anti-golden mean laws are also a kind of culture. How to express it with several kinds of flowers, birds, fish and insects?

It is true that China has a vast territory and a profound flower culture, so it is difficult for a country to represent the natural, plant and human conditions of the whole country.

It is understood that peony and plum blossom have many voices in the selection of China's national flower in the past. Professor Chen Junyu was the earliest expert who advocated the selection of national flowers in Chinese mainland. As early as 1982, he put forward the suggestion that plum blossom should be the national flower. Later, the idea of "one country, two flowers" (peony and plum blossom) was put forward, which caused great repercussions at home and abroad.

Many experts believe that it is more appropriate to have two flowers in one country. Plum blossoms can represent the Yangtze River valley, and peony can represent the flowers in the Yellow River valley. One tree and one shrub symbolize spiritual civilization, industrious and indomitable character of China people, material civilization, prosperity and peace. Respecting plum blossom peony as the national flower can inspire people of all ethnic groups and Chinese people at home and abroad to continue to strive for self-improvement and strive for the happiness and prosperity symbolized by peony. 1994, China held a grand national flower selection. Peony was selected as the national flower, and orchids, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums and plum blossoms were the "four seasons famous flowers". However, the National People's Congress thought that the differences between the parties were too great to make a resolution, and finally it was dropped. It can be said that there is no consensus.

After all, the selection of the national flower is a very serious matter. We would rather be careful than make a hasty decision, otherwise it will cause eternal regret.

Comparatively speaking, those countries with small land area, short history, single culture and uncomplicated ethnic structure can easily choose their own national flowers, such as Australian acacia, Dutch tulip, French vetiver iris, German cornflower and Thai water lily ... There are not many people, so it is easy to unify their opinions and take care of them in an all-round way, and it is easy to draw a conclusion acceptable to everyone: China Flower Head.