What is the national flower?

01 China has not yet decided on a national flower in the modern sense of the word, but two sets of candidates for the national flower were previously selected: one for one country, i.e., the peony; and the other for one country, i.e., four flowers, i.e., the peony, lotus, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom. It is yet to be decided by the National People's Congress. As early as 1929, the National Government of the Republic of China designated the plum blossom as the national flower. And after the founding of New China, the mainland side did not clearly establish the national flower.

The national flower is a country used as a symbol of their own flowers, mostly for the local especially famous flowers, usually contains the country's cultural heritage and history, symbolizing the spirit of national unity, can enhance national cohesion, is the essence of the national personality virtues. At present, more than a hundred countries in the world have their own national flowers, there are also? There are also a number of national flowers in the world. and? A flower several countries? The situation.

Taking an overview of all kinds of discussions and practical actions during the years of the Republic of China, people's final wish was still highly focused on the peony and plum blossom, which were actually regarded as or used as the national flower by one citizen and one official successively. In the national flower discussion for more than thirty years since our reform and opening up, although there are many different opinions and claims, the two flowers with the loudest voices still belong to the peony and the plum blossom. The image, style and symbolism of these two flowers are extremely unique and typical, not only their historical status and public opinion base are comparable, but also they have an organic, complementary and opposite structural relationship with each other.

The peony and the plum blossom represent the different customs of the two valleys of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, reflect the different interests of the two classes of aristocrats and the general public, and contain the external achievements and internal character, material civilization and spiritual civilization, and the weather of the country (?). The two classes of the nobility and the common people are reflected in the different interests and tastes of the two classes.) and national spirit (? Inner Sainthood) The two different cultural connotations.