The national flower is a symbol of a country, which embodies the national spirit and the feelings and sustenance of China people. Recently, 62 academicians of China Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering jointly signed an initiative, calling for the determination of China's national flower as soon as possible, and put forward a proposal to determine plum blossom and peony as "dual national flowers". (A 10 edition of 22nd newspaper) I can't help but feel happy, and finally the matter of the national flower is put on the agenda again. At the same time, the author is also puzzled. Why do we have to determine "double flowers"? Since the 1980s, various views on the national flower have emerged one after another. There are mainly four kinds: one is a single national flower, which is divided into two factions: plum blossom and peony; Second, two flowers in one country. Academician Chen Junyu, who originally advocated a single plum blossom, put forward the idea of "two flowers in one country", that is, plum blossom and peony are national flowers; Third, there are four flowers in one country, namely peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and plum blossom, which are divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter; Four are five flowers in one country, with the five famous flowers of "one main flower and four auxiliary flowers" as the national flower-peony as the main national flower, orchid (spring), lotus (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn) and plum (winter) as the "four famous flowers in China". The undecided national flower is nothing more than the dilemma of China people's inheritance of China culture. However, the author believes that there are no flowers that bloom all year round, and only those that are known first and representative can do well. It is better to make a peony and give it to a country. As the saying goes, two tigers are not allowed in one mountain, and a country cannot have two names. Peony is a well-deserved national flower of our country. Look at its symbolic meaning first. It has long been said that the countryside is beautiful and fragrant, and its elegance and nobility have been fully demonstrated in many literary and artistic works. One-step sublimation can symbolize the prosperity of the motherland, more reflect the side of material civilization, and is a symbol of material civilization; Peony is the king of Central China, a symbol of spirit, representing national unity, and the prosperity of the country is an atmosphere of loving foreign countries. Speaking of personality, Peony's personality is not domineering, which is consistent with China's never seeking hegemony, and it is also diversified, which can better reflect the diversification of China in the future. Historically, peony was a flourishing flower in the Tang Dynasty. It is the king of flowers, with big flowers and beautiful colors. At this point, it has become a household name. In the Qing Dynasty, a prince went to Gokurakuji to see peonies and wrote a plaque with the words "National Flower Temple". It can be seen that in the Qing Dynasty, peony has been crowned as the national flower. People in China have always regarded peony as a symbol of wealth and good luck, and it is the same today. As the national flower of our country, peony is well-deserved in terms of integrity, symbolic significance, historical origin and popularity. Plum blossom and peony are both national flowers, which are really inappropriate. Plum blossoms flourished in the late Southern Song Dynasty. It is a sad and depressed flower. It is very small and lonely, just like a lonely girl. Its flowering period is very short and it can only bloom in early spring. Peony can be artificially controlled to bloom in four seasons, with wide adaptability, and can be planted everywhere, and its awareness is much higher than that of plum blossom. Nowadays, many people are reluctant to hang plum blossom paintings with drooping branches, because the upside-down plum blossom is "unlucky" on the Internet, and I have seen many netizens' comments on "Double Flower". A well-known online survey shows that more than 80% support peony as the national flower. Some netizens mentioned that plum blossom was designated as the national flower of the Republic of China, but they didn't vote, so the national flower of the Republic of China was really untenable. To put it bluntly, it was just the wishful thinking of the leaders at that time. In addition, Mao Zedong (China's founding pioneer, revolutionary leader and people's savior, had to consider the opinions of his old man's house) likes plum blossoms. It is understandable that his old man liked plum blossoms at that time, because our country was in an extraordinary period and the people needed the spirit of hard struggle. The persistence of plum blossom and the integrity of plum blossom not afraid of cold were best reflected at that time. However, the plum blossom at that time can no longer explain the current situation of our country. Some netizens said: That spirit must be adhered to. A country without spirit is like a country without soul, but peony also has integrity! At that time, it was said that Wu Zetian ordered flowers to bloom in winter and other flowers were forced to open. What kind of flowers are there? Refused to drive, and was finally expelled from Chang' an. Finally, it was appreciated by the world. Although it is a legend, it is enough to illustrate the spirit and integrity of peony. In ancient times, there were many poems written by literati describing plum blossoms, but most of them were metaphors of the cold world and were not suitable for cooperation with the national flower of a big country. From the historical origin, peony has been in poetry for about 3000 years since the Book of Songs, which flourished in the Tang Dynasty and plum blossom in the late Southern Song Dynasty. At this point, I have to explain my personal point of view: it is not that two or more national flowers in other countries are not good, each with its own characteristics and national conditions, but for China, the national flower now and in the future must be peony. Only when peony is really a national color will the capital move in the flowering season. -The country is prosperous and unified, and the nation is prosperous. Interviewee: Diamond Bright Boy —— the quotation of positive level 1-28 12:29 is posted to you because it can explain the problem very well. China's "national flower debate" has been going on for more than 20 years, and the situation of "one country, one flower peony school" and "one country, two flowers peony plum blossom school" has a long history. Academician Chen Junyu, 90, said that plum blossom and peony have a long history of cultivation in China. In 1987' s selection of the top ten famous flowers in China, plum blossom got the first number of votes and peony got the second. Academician Chen believes that in the flower culture, China people have long had the habit of loving and appreciating plum blossoms, and they have deep national feelings for plum blossoms. Peony, on the other hand, is elegant and beautiful, representing a prosperous and powerful material civilization. He said that China is a vast country, spanning tropical, subtropical and temperate zones. Plum blossoms are mainly distributed in the Pearl River and Yangtze River basins, and peony is mainly distributed in the Yellow River basin, which is quite representative. Plum blossom is a small tree and peony is a shrub, which is more abundant in garden application. Moreover, many countries in the world promote "one country, two flowers", such as Japan, where chrysanthemums and cherry blossoms are double flowers, and Mexico, cacti and dahlia are double flowers. It is reported that Academician Chen Junyu is a famous flower expert in China and the first person who advocated plum blossom as the national flower in 1982 China. 1988, he proposed that plum blossom and peony are the double flowers of China. Recently, Chen Junyu, an academician of China Academy of Engineering in Nanjing, called for plum blossom and peony to become the national flowers of China as soon as possible to make up for the fact that there are no plum blossom and peony in China. Academician Chen predicted that the 2008 Olympic Games and the 20 10 World Expo will be coming soon, and the debate about the national flower will end this year. "One country, two flowers" may be the result of the selection and the happiest result.