Lotus Peony The Story of Bai Mudan Besides, what other legends and stories about peony flowers do you know?

On a snowy day in the middle of winter, Wu Zetian and Peony are dancing. When Wu Zetian was playing in Chang 'an backyard, she ordered people to blossom at the same time to help her get drunk. The imperial edict said, "Swim to the garden tomorrow morning and report the spring. Flowers must be released overnight, don't wait for the breeze. " As we all know, all kinds of flowers bloom not only in different seasons, but also at different times. Violets bloom in spring, roses in summer, chrysanthemums in late autumn and plum blossoms in severe winter; Roses and peonies bloom in the morning, cordate telosma and epiphyllum bloom at night. Therefore, it is difficult to make all flowers obey people's will and open at the same time. However, all the flowers were awed by the power of Wu Zetian and bloomed against the times, but the peony still withered and stood proudly. Wuhou was furious and banished the peony to Luoyang. As soon as the peony arrived in Luoyang, it immediately raised its head in full bloom, colorful and brilliant. This made Wuhou even more angry and ordered the peony to be burned to death. Unexpectedly, after the peony was burned, it was even more red, graceful and spectacular. It shows peony's fearless, heroic and unyielding character. [2]? Yang Di and Peony In 604 AD, Yang Di succeeded to the throne and opened the West Garden in Luoyang, the eastern capital. Yang Di is curious about flowers and stones. He has searched for Jiangnan three times. And sent people to plant peony collected from all over the country in Xiyuan. According to the Book of the Tang Dynasty, "Yang Di is the West Garden, which divides the land into 200 Li, and the life is spent in the world. Yizhou entered twenty peony plants, feilaihong and yuanjiahong. Drunk Hong Yan, Yun Hong, Tianwaihong, a pot of yellow, Yan 'an yellow, fresh spring red, monsoon pepper. "Yang Guifei and Peony During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the court began to pay attention to peony. Before Xingqing East Chenxiang Temple and Lishan Palace, several kinds of peony were planted, including red, purple, light red and white. When the flowers first opened, Yang Guifei took the ladies-in-waiting to visit the flower viewing room, and she was intoxicated. The writers of the Five Dynasties wrote: "At the beginning of Yang, due to the special favor of the imperial concubine, she gave several peony plants and planted them at home. "According to the report, because Tang Guifei likes peony very much, she also gave it to her brother as a pet. Ouyang Xiu and Peony Ouyang Xiu, whose real names are Yongshu, are drunkards, later named lay people and people from Ling (now Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province). When Ouyang Xiu was an official in Luoyang, he found that "the custom in Luoyang is that flowers are as good as flowers, and flowers are placed in the city in spring, not expensive." When the flowers bloom, the gentry roam. "It is reported that in Luoyang City at that time, peonies were everywhere, regardless of the people's homes or government houses. Ouyang Xiu visited all over the world and made a detailed investigation on the history, cultivation, varieties, customs and people's feelings of Luoyang Peony, which is the first peony monograph in China. Pu Songling and Peony Pu Songling are famous writers and thinkers in Qing Dynasty. Pu Songling said in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio: "It's always useful. Romanians love peonies. ".I yearn for the harmony of peony. It is right for him to do something like Cao, because of the gentry's fake garden. In February, the peony did not bloom, but lingered in the garden, staring, hoping to tear it off. ..... and wrote down the fairy tale of He Yu Edition. Mao Zedong and Peony Mao Zedong loved peony very much. 1935, Mao Zedong led the Red Army to Yan 'an, a revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi. During the severe war, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De led them to the Wanhuashan Mountain in Yan 'an to watch the peony, and said to the people around them among the peony flowers, "This is a natural peony picture, and we must take good care of it. When the whole country is liberated, we can build a people's park here. "1one day in the winter of 950, Mao Zedong walked in Zhongnanhai Garden and stopped in front of the peony. He told the staff around him the story of Wu Zetian and Peony, and said meaningfully: "Young people must have the character of Peony and not be afraid of violence in order to shoulder the heavy responsibility.