Why peony is called the national flower of China

1. The reason why peony is called the national flower is not because of its wide planting range, but because of its brocade-like, graceful, elegant and peaceful flower, which can represent the national people's yearning for the good, as well as imply that the country is prosperous and flourishing like the peony flower.

2. Peony has the synchronized development history of the Chinese nation. When the country is prosperous, peony flourishes. The wisdom and talent of the ancestors of the Chinese nation in all dynasties have penetrated into the development and evolution of peony for a long time without interruption. Peony, with its big and colorful flowers and luxuriant branches and leaves, can best reflect the temperament of a great nation, signifies wealth and good fortune, and is a symbol of national peace, prosperity, and political harmony.

3. Peony is graceful and magnificent. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, it has been called "national color and heavenly fragrance" and known as "King of Flowers". The Tang and Qing dynasties had identified it as the national flower, which had a profound influence on the people and formed a profound peony culture and colorful peony art, with which other flowers could not be compared.

4. Peony is a world famous flower originated from China. The history of cultivation is more than 1,500 years, 8 wild varieties are all in China, and there are more than 1,000 kinds of existing varieties, 10 major flower types and 9 color families, with strong growth, wide distribution area, high ornamental value and economic value, the roots of which can be used as medicine, and the pollen and seeds can be used as beauty and health care products.

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