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In the long history of China, I don't know how many literati praised Peony, the king of flowers. As the Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi said:

The peony in front of the courtyard is enchanting and gorgeous but lacking in bones, and the lotus in the pool is elegant, clean and boring.

Only peony is the real national color, and it will move the capital as soon as it opens.

Look at the peony, her generous flowers and elegant colors are just like a lady in a boudoir, so dignified and beautiful. The faint fragrance wafted over, which gave me the surprise that "this song should only be in the sky, when can it be heard on earth?"

She is calm and solemn, unlike plum blossoms, and her bones are full of struggle and confrontation against snow; She is elegant and generous, unlike the lotus. Although she is called a gentleman, she can look at it from a distance and dare not approach it. She is rich and complete, unlike peach blossoms, which are so slender in the cold spring breeze.

Every petal is so delicate and charming, as lovely as an innocent girl, and every flower is so elegant that you dare not fiddle with it at will.

Peony is the king of flowers, not only because of its beauty, but also because of its generosity and tolerance. Because it is so beautiful, peony imitates others and installs peonies everywhere. Peony just smiles and doesn't turn angry. Still so elegant. When the spring breeze blows, flowers bloom, and peony does not compete with others for spring. After the flowers show their beauty, they bloom leisurely.

So dignified and calm, so generous and tolerant, beautiful and noble, dignified and meticulous, king style, is unique to you. No wonder Wang Guowei, a master of Chinese studies, said: After reading the spring world, peony is the king of flowers from beginning to end.

Legend of Pocket Peony: In ancient times, on the road 200 miles southeast of Luoyang City, there was a state called Ruzhou, and there was a small town called Miaoxia in the west of the state. Surrounded by mountains, the scenery is pleasant, and there is a wonderful custom: once young men and women are engaged, the woman must personally send a purse embroidered with Yuanyang to the man, which goes without saying. If it is decided to get married early, it must be embroidered by the wife's sister-in-law or the elder sister who has passed the door in the neighborhood as a lifelong token. There lived a beautiful girl named Jade Girl in the town. Jade girl Fang is eighteen years old, ingenious, and naturally intelligent. She is skilled in embroidery and weaving, especially the various flower patterns embroidered on her purse, which often make bees and butterflies fall on it, showing the depth of kung fu. Such a good girl, the suitors naturally broke the threshold, but they were all politely declined by the girl's family. It turned out that the girl had her own man and the family acquiesced. It's a pity that the young man has been exiled to the Great Wall for two years, with no news and no wallet. Jade girl looks forward to it every day, thinks about it every night, and misses it hard, so she embroiders a purse every month to talk about her worries and hangs it on the peony branches in front of the window. Over time, the purse forms a string and becomes what people call "purse peony".

Legend in Brother Liu: At the end of Sui Dynasty, in the east of Miaoxia Town, Ruzhou, Henan Province, there was a place where the Liu family lived-Liujiaguan. Here is a beautiful and naive girl, the younger brother of a scholarly family, who likes playing chess, painting and calligraphy since childhood and is very popular with relatives and neighbors. Then her parents died one after another, and the girl followed her brother and sister-in-law who was an official in Chang 'an to settle in Chang 'an. After the demise of the Sui Dynasty, my brother and sister-in-law died one after another, leaving her alone, with nowhere to go, who saw through the world of mortals and became a nun. When she became a monk, the girl brought Bai Mudan, a native of her family, to buddhist nun to show her dedication to Buddhism and lead a totally clean life. Under her careful management, Bai Mudan is very lush and beautiful. A plant is full of thousands of flowers, and the flowers are full of satisfaction. It rises from the building, with a slight blush in the white, crystal clear and moist, like a beauty's skin and a child's jade face. Viewers all admire its beauty, so every April, many believers come to this temple to worship the Buddha and watch the flowers, taking pleasure in offering flowers to the Buddha, and the incense is getting stronger and stronger. Therefore, the flowers came from the hands of Liu Jiazhu, hence the name "Liu Pavilion" and "Liu Pavilion". Later, this peony variety spread to Tian Peng, Sichuan, Heze, Shandong and other places, and its fragrance spread far and wide.

The legend of Wu Zetian and Peony: Wu Zetian became an emperor and went to Shangyuan for drinking and enjoying the snow one winter. After drinking, he wrote a five-character poem on the white silk: I visited the Ming Dynasty Garden and reported my spring knowledge quickly. Flowers must be placed overnight, don't wait for the breeze to blow. After writing, she asked the maid-in-waiting to take it to the garden and burn it to inform the flower god. After the imperial edict was burned, it frightened the Baihua Fairy. The next day, all the flowers opened except Yudan. Wu Zetian saw that the peony had not opened, and in a great anger, a fire burned the peony to ashes. And uprooted the peony from other places, exiled it to Chang 'an, and threw it into Mangshan Mountain in Luoyang. Mangshan Mountain in Luoyang is criss-crossed, remote and desolate. Wu Zetian threw peony into Mangshan Mountain in Luoyang in order to make it extinct. Who knows that Mangshan peony in Luoyang is growing well, and people have come here to watch peony.

Legend in thousands of books: In the Ming Dynasty, there was a scholar in Bozhou, Anhui Province, also known as Ouyang Boyun, who had a well-meaning saying. Originally, he was born into an official family. Due to the gradual decline of his family, he gradually declined and was very poor. However, the scholar is unwilling to be arranged by fate, and even more unwilling to rely on others. He aspired to fame and glory, but he failed every year. A kind-hearted gentleman told him: "The younger generation has a poor foundation and needs to study thousands of books to feel the God of heaven and earth. So he copied books and studied papers all day. But the family is poor and the paper is too expensive, so we have to copy articles on the walls and door panels. One day he got bored in his room and went to play in the backyard. I was surprised to see that the peony flower cluster in the backyard, which had not blossomed for many years, was full of flowers, so I suddenly came into the room on a whim, picked up the autumn pen and inkstone, copied the article on the petals of the imperial peony and changed the paper into flowers. The kind-hearted gentleman passed by and saw this scene, calling this peony "thousands of books". This may have touched the "Flower God". In the second year, Ouyang Boyun really won the "Juren".

Legend of "Evil Huang Liu": In ancient times, there was an epigenetic named Liu Mingdan Pavilion near Luoyang. He has been fascinated by flowers since he was a child, and he is addicted to growing flowers. Among all kinds of flowers, peony is particularly good. Many flowers and peonies are planted in front of and behind his house. But because he grows flowers well, he is often harassed by urchins. He was very angry. Every time he was caught, he was fined a day's work, and everyone else played several times. As a result, the local urchin gave him a nickname "Bad Liu", which gradually spread over time, replacing his name and becoming a "big name". Speaking of "bad Liu", his flower arrangement skills are really extraordinary. He planted more than 100 peony plants with rich varieties. One year, he cultivated a Jin Mudan, the color of which surpassed that of "Yao Huang". All the neighbors were amazed, and the rich people asked for gold and silver. At that time, yellow peony was very rare, and it became fashionable to breed in large numbers and compete for harsh varieties from far and near. Later, people named this flower "Evil Huang Liu", and this name was included in the book and handed down.

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Peony poems

Mudan Xue Tao

Last spring was over, and my tears were wet and red. I am often afraid that I will break up with martial arts. Why is there the Wuling period?

Every time you express your love, you should know it without saying anything. I just want to put a pillow by the bar and miss you at night.

Mudan Li Xiaoguang

Rich and romantic, flowers bow their heads and worship the incense dust. Draw columns embroidered with rubies, clouds covered with green flowers.

The sky has its own strength and the country is colorless. Famous flowers are also difficult to cultivate and require great efforts.

Qing Pingbai (Tang Dynasty)

A red dew is fragrant, and the rain is heartbroken. Who looks like Han Guan? Poor Yan Fei relies on red cosmetics.

Title Royal Pen Peony Wang Guowei (Qing)

The Moro Western Region actually wears makeup, and the East China Sea is fragrant with cherry blossoms. After reading The World of Spring, peony is the king of flowers.

Weizhuang (Tang)

Don't be jealous of the new makeup girl in the boudoir, and be ashamed of being strangers to Fu Fenlang. Last night, the moonlight was as deep as water, and it was fragrant when you got started.

Xi Juyi (Tang)

There are only two red peonies left in front of the melancholy stage. I think all the flowers should be blown away when the wind blows tomorrow morning. At night, I pity these weak but red flowers and take a torch to see the peony.

Planting Peony on the Ground (Song Dynasty)

Mow the moss under the court and plant it yourself. Laozi's dragon bell was over eighty, and I watched it play several times before I died.

Mudantang Pi Rixiu

When the red leaves are left, the fragrance begins to vomit, which is called the king of flowers. Striving for the beauty of a Chinese odyssey to the West is the first fragrance among independent people.

Peony Poems Zheng Fan in Tang Dynasty

National color is full of wine, and clothes are dyed at night. Dan Jing was drunk in spring, and the bright moon asked about the return date.

Appreciation of Peony in Yuxi, Liu Tang

The peony in front of the courtyard is enchanting and gorgeous but lacking in bones, and the lotus in the pool is elegant, clean and boring. Only peony is the real national color, and it moved its capital in the flower season.

Red Mudan Decoction Wang Wei

The green leaves of red peony are quietly unfolding, and the color of red peony is bright and deep. In the face of withering, peony is sad from it. Can you understand peony's thoughts?

Appreciation of Peony and Don Xu Ning

Whoever doesn't love peony flowers is the best thing in the city. English is the goddess of Luochuan, who tries her best to break the morning glow.

Red Mudan Decoction Wang Wei

The green leaves of red peony are quietly unfolding, and the color of red peony is bright and deep. In the face of withering, peony is sad from it. Can you understand peony's thoughts?

Peony flower and begonia silver

Like the * * * east wind, there is another different reason. The crimson Luo is too high to win the spring.

If you teach Jieyu to pour the country, it will be ruthless and moving.

Paeonia lactiflora and Jun are close attendants. Where can Furong avoid fragrant dust?

Poor Han Gong Ling failed China after his success.

Caozhouhong

Cut off a ray of sunshine and red, and the Millennium color is drunk with spring breeze. He Shanze holds the title of Cao Zhou, and his fragrance is rich and dry.

As beautiful as flowers and jade-(of women) as beautiful as flowers and jade.

There is red in white to unite the mind, but the immortal turns to dust. Jade bone is in love with flowers, and the fragrance fades away, and there is no spring.

Huanghuakui

Red, green, black and white are all fragrant, and spring breeze cannot send clouds. Don't sigh, love the corner of Huang Huakui.

Flowers laugh.

Petals are soft and loving, and fragrant buds are burning. The sunshine smiles among the flowers, and spring shines everywhere.

Golden raccoon

Red and green laugh at the sun and the moon, wrapped in layers of spring. The poor fairy dominated the world for seven minutes and lost her color.

Huang Yuxi

The condensed wind holds the spring away, and the dark green beads are tempted. Envy a topaz, shame to kill the dust.