Is the national flower of China peony? Please, thank you.

It's not peony. Although someone suggested it, some people even passed the suggestion that peony is the national flower. However, China has never designated any ornamental plants as official national flowers, that is to say, there is no national flower in China at present. The following is Sina's answer to the question about the national flower. Note that the result is not affirmed by the state, but only the quality. China is rich in flower resources with a cultivation history of 2000-3000 years. It is the origin center of many precious flowers in the world and has the reputation of "the mother of world gardens". China's famous flowers, such as plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum, orchid, azalea and camellia, have a long-standing reputation in the world and have a far-reaching influence in China. They are closely related to the long and splendid culture and art in China, which makes the poems and paintings of past dynasties colorful and the Chinese flower literary world prosperous. Among many famous flowers, which flower or flowers can best represent the spiritual characteristics of the Chinese nation, as a symbol of national stability and national prosperity, thus promoting the construction of two civilizations, inspiring the national spirit, and establishing national enterprise and pride! It needs the broad masses of the people to seriously consider and choose. Looking back on what is recorded in modern history, whether it is the declaration of peony as the national flower at the end of Qing Dynasty; Around 1929, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Education of the National Government jointly issued a decree announcing the history of taking plum blossom as the national flower, all of which were top-down orders. After the founding of New China, the national flower was uncertain for various reasons. Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with China's reform and opening up, economic development, social progress and people's increasing demand for culture, there are four voices quietly discussing the selection of the national flower. Looking back on the autumn and winter of 198 1, some famous botanists strongly supported and advocated the national flower discussion. Therefore, in 1982, the Journal of Botany was entrusted by botanical society of china to discuss the selection of China's national flower. Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, and china national radio successively conducted publicity and introduction, which aroused strong repercussions among the broad masses of the people. From children to the elderly, choosing poems for national flowers is full of deep patriotic enthusiasm and the mood of pursuing a better future. 1983 10 at the congress of the 50th anniversary of the founding of botanical society of china, more than 400 botanists, with their love for the motherland, made suggestions to the NPC Standing Committee, hoping to formally determine the national flower of China as soon as possible; According to the requirements of the masses, the national flower to be selected can be considered from four kinds of flowers: plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum and lotus. They also suggested that while determining the national flower of our country, we should urge all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions to determine provincial flowers, regional flowers and city flowers, and combine patriotism with love for our hometown to make our country a paradise with flowers. For more than ten years, cities with a known ratio of 140 have their own urban flowers and trees, which are closely combined with urban economic construction, environmental protection and beautification, thus promoting environmental transformation and economic construction. Holding urban flower exhibitions, international flower festivals or academic conferences with flowers as the media directly promotes greening construction and flower production, thus bringing economic prosperity. There are 3 municipalities directly under the central government, 24 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 192 prefecture-level cities, 382 county-level cities, 65438 regions (Mongolia) +0 18 autonomous prefectures, 30 counties, 65438 counties +0596 autonomous counties and 565420 flags. So far, most cities and counties have not identified urban flowers and trees that represent local characteristics. If all cities, counties and towns can have their own urban flowers and trees in the next few years, it will be of great significance to beautify and green the motherland. In recent years, people generally hope that botanical society of china, China Forestry Society, China Garden Art Society, China Flower Association and relevant newspapers and periodicals can further publicize the importance of the national flower and praise every plant and tree of the motherland. Qi Xin chose his own flower as the national flower of the great motherland. On September 2nd, 1994, the China Flower Association held a press conference in the Great Hall of the People, announcing the nationwide selection of the national flower. Chen, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, made a speech entitled "Let the National Flower Bloom at an Early Date", pointing out the significance of selecting the national flower: (1) mobilizing the enthusiasm of the broad masses of the people to love the motherland and their hometown. Express your love for the motherland and hometown by praising the flowers and trees of the motherland and choosing your favorite flowers. (2) Encourage people to devote themselves to the cause of building the motherland and a beautiful home. Flowers not only have economic benefits, but also have unique social and environmental benefits. Take the opportunity of this national flower selection activity to promote cities to gradually determine their own urban flowers and trees, and play a greater role in greening the motherland and beautifying their homes. Our motherland will become a colorful garden. (3) Further improve the understanding of the importance and necessity of developing flower industry. Flower is an ancient and emerging industry in agriculture in China, and the history of flower cultivation in China is as long as 3,000 years. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the flower industry flourished and gradually became a new industry. The relationship between flowers and people's daily life is getting closer and closer; People's living and working environment has improved, and their mental outlook has also undergone great changes. However, at present, many people don't know enough about this aspect, so they need to publicize it vigorously to make leaders and departments at all levels pay attention to and support the development of flower industry. (4) Popularizing knowledge of flowers, cultivating interest in flowers and advocating love and cultivation of flowers are the signs of social civilization and progress. China has a fine tradition of loving and cultivating flowers. After years of hard cultivation by gardeners, ten famous flowers, such as plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose, rhododendron, camellia, lotus, sweet-scented osmanthus and narcissus, are world-famous and become the treasures of gardening. Through the selection of national flowers, people can learn more about flowers, cultivate their interest in loving and cultivating flowers, and promote flowers to enter thousands of households. According to the proposal No.0440 of the Second Session of the Eighth National People's Congress (1994), with the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture, China Flower Association was entrusted with the specific organization work. The China Flower Association led and organized a wide and in-depth national flower selection activity throughout the country. A leading group for the selection of national flowers was established. After discussion by the expert group, the selection conditions of China National Flower are determined as follows: (1) It has a long cultivation history and strong adaptability, and it is influential in most parts of China and occupies a leading position in the world. (2) The posture and color characteristics of flowers can reflect the excellent tradition and personality characteristics of the Chinese nation. (3) It is widely used, loved by the broad masses of people and has high social, environmental and economic benefits. Since the China Flower Association organized and led the discussion on the national flower all over the country, China Flower News has published the news that many famous people and the masses have had a heated discussion on the selection of the national flower. According to the publication of China Flower News, there are plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose, rhododendron, camellia, lotus, osmanthus fragrans, Chinese narcissus, pomegranate, wintersweet, Yingchun, peach blossom, rhododendron, daylily, camellia chrysantha, Daphne, Lagerstroemia indica and Gardenia which have been nominated as candidates for China's national flowers. After nearly ten months of discussion, the task has been successfully completed. From the results reported by 3 1 province, autonomous region and municipality (including Shenzhen Special Zone), there are 18 provinces in favor of "one country, one flower", accounting for 58.06%. There are 1 1 in the provinces in favor of four flowers in one country (peony, plum blossom, chrysanthemum and lotus), accounting for 35.48%. Two provinces put forward a new plan of four flowers, that is, exchanging orchids for lotus flowers, accounting for 6.45%. After careful study, the National Leading Group for National Flower Selection unanimously agreed that "Peony" is the national flower of China. Other well-known orchids (spring), lotus (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn) and plum blossom (winter) are the four famous flowers in China. In this way, orchid (spring), lotus (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn) and plum (winter) are divided into four seasons, and peony is the chief. The national flower and the famous flowers of the four seasons form the trend of holding the moon with many stars, which can better reflect the spirit of prosperity, integrity and nobility of our Chinese nation. The above selection results and specific conditions are reported by the Ministry of Agriculture according to procedures. The large-scale selection of the national flower has ended. National Flower China National Flower-Peony Chile National Flower-Lily British National Flower-Rose (Rose) Italian National Flower-Daisy New Zealand National Flower-Alsophila spinulosa, Silver fern Singapore national flower-Jin Zhuo Bandailan Spanish national flower-pomegranate Tanzania national flower-lilac flower Thailand national flower-water lily Bangladesh national flower-water lily Egypt national flower-water lily Japan national flower-cherry blossom Mexico national flower-cactus American national flower-mountain flower rose Kenya national flower-Kenshanlan Dutch national flower-tulip Turkey national flower-tulip Ross national flower-sunflower Germany national flower-cornflower Australia national flower-acacia ... Australia oleander Arab United single country: malachite, zinnia Argentina: ivory red Austria: Leontopodium azania: Brody Belgium: Rhododendron, Rose, Yu Meiren Bhutan: Meconopsis Bolivia: Kantuhua Bulgaria: Turkey Rose Myanmar: Dragon Boat Flower Colombia: Three-way Catalan Costa Rica: Catalan Cuba: Ginger Flower Denmark: Kimura Ecuador: Lee Castelain Ethiopia: Calla Lily Fiji: Fusang Finland. : Maureen Iraq: Rose Iran: Turkey Rose, Bell Tulip Ireland: Clover Israel: Anemone Cambodia: Water Lily Latvia: Bull's-eye Chrysanthemum Lithuania: Ruta Guyana: Water Lily Libya: Pomegranate Laos: Plumeria Luxembourg: Rose North Korea: Rhododendron Madagascar: Traveler Banana Malaysia: Fusang Malta: Cornflower Morocco: Rose, Carnation Nicaragua: Jiang Hua Nepal: Tree Rhododendron Monaco: Carnation Pakistan: Su Qing Peru: Sunflower, Kantu Flower Philippines: lavender jasmine Poland: pansy Portugal: lavender Romania: dog rose Switzerland: edelweiss South Africa: creeping Brody Sweden: lily-magnolia Tianjin-rose Wuhan-plum blossom Xuzhou-Wei Zi Fuzhou-jasmine Guangzhou. -Clivia in Xiamen, , Bauhinia in Shantou, Zhanjiang.