What is my country’s national flower?

At present, more than 100 countries in the world have established their own national flowers, and China is the only major country that has not yet established a national flower. Due to the lack of a national flower, at the 2001 APEC meeting, news reports included a joke about "China's national flower peony"; at the 1999 Kunming World Horticultural Expo, the absence of a national flower became a century-old regret for the ancient country. The selection of the national flower must meet four conditions: first, it must be widely distributed; second, it must have a beautiful appearance; third, it must have profound cultural connotations; fourth, it must have certain economic value.

In 1903, the Qing Dynasty pardoned the peony as the national flower; the 1915 edition of "Cihai" recorded: "Our country has always regarded the peony as the national flower"; in 1929, the former National Government designated the plum blossom as the national flower. "The national color is in full bloom. Wine dyes clothes with heavenly fragrance at night. "The peony's national beauty and heavenly fragrance have been praised by people since ancient times. The history of peony cultivation has been recorded as early as the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. By the Tang and Song Dynasties, peony cultivation technology had developed greatly. In the Tang Dynasty, peonies were even more beautiful and were known as the "King of Flowers". "The spring breeze is so good that the horse's hoofs are so strong that I can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day." The Chang'an flower here is the peony. In the Ming Dynasty, the capital was moved to Beijing and peonies were planted all over the Kek Lok Temple. During the Qing Dynasty, a prince went to Kek Lok Temple to see peonies and inscribed a plaque saying: "National Flower Temple". It can be seen that peony has been crowned as the national flower as far back as the Qing Dynasty. Peony, with its unique charm of elegance, splendor and dignity, has been revered as the "national beauty and fragrance" and "king of flowers" since ancient times, and has become China's "national flower".