The legend of peony flowers

The origin of peony is related to Wu Zetian.

On a snowy day in the middle of winter, when Wu Zetian was playing in Chang 'an backyard, she ordered all the flowers to open at the same time to help her sober up. As we all know, all kinds of flowers bloom not only in different seasons, but also at different times.

Therefore, it is difficult to make all flowers obey people's will and open at the same time. However, all the flowers were awed by the power of Wu Zetian and bloomed against the times, but the peony still withered and stood proudly.

Wuhou was furious and banished the peony to Luoyang. As soon as the peony arrived in Luoyang, it immediately raised its head in full bloom, colorful and brilliant. This made Wuhou even more angry and ordered the peony to be burned to death. Unexpectedly, after the peony was burned, it was even more red, graceful and spectacular. It shows peony's fearless, heroic and unyielding character. Finally, Wu Zetian named it Peony.

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Peony culture

In the Tang Dynasty, a large number of peony poems appeared. Since the Song Dynasty, in addition to a large number of peony poems, more than a dozen peony monographs have been published in the Song Dynasty, such as Ouyang Xiu's The Peony in Luoyang, Lu You's The Peony Spectrum in Tian Peng, Qiu Jun's Peony Honor and Disgrace, and Zhang Bangji's Peony in Chen Zhou. Sui wrote Preface to Peony and Cao Zhou Peony.

Peony flowers are often expressed by contemporary painters, such as Yu Zhizhen and Wu Yuyang, because of their beautiful patterns and bright and elegant colors. Peony poems scattered in various miscellaneous works and collections of past dynasties, peony legends and stories all over the folk flower town, and peony cultural phenomena in sculpture, sculpture, painting, music, drama, clothing, daily life and diet are numerous.