What are the eight famous chrysanthemums in China?

At present, there are only four famous chrysanthemums recognized, which are Gongju, Hangju, Chuju and Boju.

Huangshan Gongju is also known as "Gongju" and "Huizhou Gongju", also known as Hui Ju. Hangzhou chrysanthemum originated in Tongxiang, China, Asteraceae varieties : varieties of white chrysanthemum flowers, yellow chrysanthemum flowers. Chu chrysanthemum, mainly produced in Chuzhou, is one of the chrysanthemums with the tightest petals. Bo chrysanthemum flower is a medicinal chrysanthemum plants, China's medicinal chrysanthemum flowers existing eight production areas, south of the Yangtze River production area of Hangbai chrysanthemum, Gongju is mainly drinking, while the production area north of the Yangtze River Chu chrysanthemum, Bo chrysanthemum, Ji chrysanthemum, Qi chrysanthemum, Huai chrysanthemum are mainly used for medicinal purposes.

Expanded Information

Chrysanthemum is one of China's ten most famous flowers, one of the four gentlemen of flowers (plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum), and one of the world's four major cut flowers (chrysanthemum, moonflower, carnation, and iris), with its production at the top. Because chrysanthemum has the character of being cold and proud of snow, there is Tao Yuanming's famous line "picking chrysanthemums under the East Fence, leisurely seeing the South Mountain". The Chinese have the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Chongyang Festival.

Tang Meng Haoran's "Passing by the Old Man's Village" said, "When it comes to the Chung Yeung Festival, I will come back to enjoy chrysanthemums." Chrysanthemums were also given the meaning of good luck and longevity in ancient myths and legends.

The chrysanthemum is a valuable ornamental flower cultivated by artificial selection over a long period of time, around the eighth century A.D., the chrysanthemum as an ornamental flower was spread to Japan from China, and in the late seventeenth century Dutch merchants introduced Chinese chrysanthemums into Europe, France in the eighteenth century, and North America in the middle of the nineteenth century. Since then, Chinese chrysanthemums have spread all over the world.

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