So far, why can't China's national flower be set at 2005-08- 12: 19: 00 People's Daily-Global Times? Foreign media articles say that it may be because of the cultural differences represented by peony and plum blossom. Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in China. Legend has it that when she was enjoying the snow, she told her entourage that she wanted to see the snow scene with a hundred flowers blooming. As the saying goes, there must be a sycophant around the powerful, and an attendant said to her, "Your Majesty only needs to let the Baihua Fairy, who is in charge of blooming flowers, give the order." Wu Zetian then called the Hundred Flowers Fairy and ordered a hundred flowers to blossom. The Baihua Fairy held an emergency meeting to denounce the interference of human emperors in the celestial world. But in the face of power, all the flowers gave in and competed to open in winter, but the fairy peony insisted on opposing it. In a rage, Wu Zetian ordered all the peonies in Chang 'an to be burned. The story of a hundred flowers blooming shows that Chang 'an had greenhouse cultivation technology at that time, and it could bloom in winter, which has been verified. At the same time, it can also be explained as Wu Zetian's rebellious psychology towards peony, a symbol of the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi praised in "Peony Pavilion": "Flowers bloom and fall for 20 days, and a city is crazy." This shows that the world's love for peony at that time has reached a crazy level. Some peonies are called "Yang Fei intoxicated" and "too real crown". Comparing Peony with Yang Guifei is not only to beautify Yang Guifei, but also a means for Li Tang's descendants to carry forward the subjectivity and tradition of the dynasty destroyed by Wu Zetian. Therefore, from ancient times when there was no concept of national flower, peony actually played the role of China's national flower. For China people, the meaning of peony has gone beyond the flower itself, and it has become a part of China people's spiritual life. In the Ming Dynasty, the National Flower Hall in Gokurakuji was a good place to watch peonies. Although it is not the national flower, it is possible that the Peony Garden in Gokurakuji was named the National Flower Pavilion because people from the emperor down to the people have a soft spot for peony flowers. At present, China has not yet decided whether to use peony distributed in the Yellow River valley or plum blossom distributed in the Yangtze River valley as the national flower in the modern sense, and the relevant parties in China are hesitant about this. Peony symbolizes elegance and elegance, which does not conform to the current national economic situation and the "frugality" advocated by the government; Plum blossom symbolizes perseverance and introversion, which is slightly different from the open national policy. Behind the uncertainty of the national flower, it seems that the above-mentioned conceptual conflict is at work. From hubei.com/200602/ca1020911.htm.