Reporter Li Shubao / elephant news

“When all the residual red leaves are gone, the fragrance begins to appear. The good name is called the king of flowers. It boasts that there is no double beauty in the world and that it is the first fragrance in the world.”

At present, in late spring, Luoyang, which is famous for its peonies, has peonies in full bloom or in bud in urban streets, parks and residential courtyards. Wei ziyao Huang is competing for wonders. With the breeze blowing, the flowers swaying with the wind, a city is immersed in poetry and flower fragrance.

Peony is the king of flowers, known as “national color and natural fragrance”. Poets Liu Yuxi, Li Shangyin, Xu Ning and Li Zhengfeng of the Tang Dynasty all respected peonies with “national color”. Since the Song Dynasty, in addition to seeing a large number of peony poems, peony monographs have appeared, such as Ouyang Xiu’s Luoyang peony and Lu You’s Tianpeng peony spectrum.

No matter “who doesn’t love peony flowers, occupy the good things in the city. It is suspected that it is the work of the goddess of Luochuan, thousands of charming and thousands of forms break the morning glow.” The expression of love and appreciation for peony is “the peony demon is not qualified in front of the court, and the lotus on the pool is clean and less affectionate. Only the peony is really national, and it moves the capital in the season of flowers.” The Tang people’s grand occasion of appreciating peonies described in the poem, or is it “only Xizi in the peerless generation, but peonies in all Fang” It is said that the only beautiful woman is Xi Shi, and the first of all flowers is peony. They all describe the gorgeous and colorful beauty of peony.

Today, thousands of years later, when walking in Los Angeles, you will still feel the beautiful and beautiful scene of “March peony is gorgeous and spectacular world of spring on earth”.