Spring can be said to be a season of blooming flowers. When cherry blossoms are sent away and peonies are in full bloom, tourists gather in Luoyang to enjoy the sea of peonies, a symbol of prosperity. However, people who like peony all know that Luoyang peony is famous all over the world, but the peony capital is Heze. What's the matter?
Peony is a very concerned flower, and it is one of the candidates for national flower because of its low requirement for living conditions and wide planting area. When it comes to the most suitable city for appreciating peonies, you may think of Luoyang as the Peony Capital at the first time. Because the area of peony planting in this city is very large, and there are 9 kinds of color systems, 10 kinds of flower types, more than 1000 varieties, which are of great appreciation value.
However, the city of peony selected by the official organization is actually Heze. There are more colors, patterns and varieties of peony than Luoyang, and the planting area of peony is the largest in China. Only from the perspective of ornamental value, the two places may be comparable, but Heze peony has more practical uses than Luoyang. The local peony seed oil produced by peony has become a geographical indication product recognized by the national authority, which can be said to be the city of peony.
But I don't know if you think that Heze is the real Peony Capital when you travel in these two cities. Why is Luoyang famous for peonies? This is mainly because of historical reasons. Peony was widely recognized for the first time in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there were many poems praising peony, which were widely spread. At that time, Luoyang was the capital of the company, with greater influence. Heze was only a small city with no reputation, so its fame varied greatly.
The fame of ancient times laid the foundation for the fame of today. The fame of Luoyang peony is mainly influenced by ancient poetry and historical status. Moreover, although there is a gap between the two places in terms of the peony landscape, the gap is not very large, and it is not enough to change everyone's inherent concept, so the fame of Heze Peony can't catch up with Luoyang for the time being.