1. Only peonies are the true national color, and they move the capital when they bloom. ——Liu Yuxi's "Peony Appreciation"

2. With this beautiful color, Tianjiao's late blooming rivals all flowers. ——Liu Yuxi "Appreciating Peonies at Si'an Nanshu"

3. Peonies are the only true flower in the world. ——Ouyang Xiu's "The Story of Peony in Luoyang"

4. After all the spring beauty has been destroyed, look for Yao, Huang, and Wei Zi again. ——Fan Chengda's "Recommendation of Jian Yang Zhengshi"

5. Yuandun actually grows slender bamboo shoots, and blooms gorgeous flowers leisurely. ——Han Yu's "Answer to Zhang Shiyi"

6. The green is leisurely and quiet, and the red is light and deep. The heart of the flower is sad and ready to die, but the beauty of spring does not know the heart. ——Wang Wei's "Red Peony"

7. Hibiscus flowers with red calyx in the mountains. There is no one in the stream, and they open and close one after another - Wang Wei's "Xinyiwu"