Online over May Day
During the special period, pay attention to the WeChat, Weibo, Kuaishou, Douyin, etc. of the China Garden Museum and the official website and other self-media platforms. Every day, Xiaobian will interact with you in the cloud with colleagues - viewing special exhibitions, enjoying the spring scenery of the garden, telling classic stories... Live broadcast, short video and other interactive activities, remember to punch in the Chinese Garden Museum on various online platforms every day to start your garden learning class!
The national color is unparalleled
There is a record in the "Qunfang Genealogy": "Qin and Han had no examination before, since Xie Kangle began to say 'Yongjia water-level bamboo between many peonies', and Northern Qi Yang Zihua had painted peonies, then this flower has never been old." ”
In the pre-Qin period, the ancients could not distinguish between peony and peony, which were collectively called peony. By the Qin and Han dynasties, peonies were also known as "wood peony medicine". During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Xie Lingyun mentioned the name of peony, and there was a court painter Yang Zihua in Northern Qi who was good at painting peonies. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, the peony entered the royal palace garden, which was extremely prestigious in the eastern capital luoyang.
Since the Tang Dynasty, cultivation and ornamentation have flourished, "everyone in a city is crazy" and "ashamed not to delay playing". By the Song Dynasty, the variety of flower colors increased greatly. After a brief low tide in the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming and Qing dynasties ushered in a climax, and cixi designated it as the national flower, which is the so-called "peony crown Jinghua at the end of the Qing Dynasty".
Peony vs Peony
"Mu" originally means the male of the animal or the male plant of the plant, and the peony can be propagated asexually, that is, without the help of seeds but directly from the old plant to generate new plants, so the name "Mu"; its flowers are mostly red, so the name "Dan".
We often say that "peony is the king of flowers, peony is the flower phase", and the two are very similar in flower type. How can we accurately distinguish between these two flowers?
△ Peony
△ Peony
Look at the stem: Peony is a woody plant, peony is an herb, also known as "boneless flower".
Look at the flowers and leaves: the surface of the peony leaves is green, and the back is light green; the front and back of the peony leaves are the same color.
Look at the flower type: the flowers of the peony are all single tops, and the flower type is large; the flowers of the peony are one or more tops and axillary, and the flower type is slightly smaller than that of the peony.
Look at the flowering period: Peony flowering period in late spring, peony flowering period is later than peony, more than early summer blooming.
The beauty of peony patterns and utensils
The ancients often used the flourishing of flowers and plants to symbolize the prosperity of the country, and when the peony flowers were in full bloom, they were splendid, rich and graceful, and a magnificent scene, and the Sheng Tang Dynasty respected peonies for this reason. The magnificence and splendor of the peony made the ancients apply its pattern to various utensils, leaving the delicate posture through thousands of years of time and conveying a lasting blessing to future generations.
Located in the second exhibition hall of the China Garden Museum, the exhibition "Four Hours idleness, Qing Offering True Fun" has peony patterns on the elegant objects on display, which gives ruixiang the meaning.
△ Qing Yongzheng Pastel Bo ancient pattern plate
Collection of the Chinese Garden Museum
The plate is decorated with brocade floral patterns along the edge, the inner wall is decorated with brocade blossom flower butterfly patterns, and the theme of the plate is decorated with Bogutu, which depicts several utensils, stools, embroidery piers, vases, incense burners and so on. The vase is filled with flowers such as peonies and magnolias, and the flowers are fragrant and butterfly dance, which means that the flowers are rich and vibrant.
Peonies and the beauty of the garden
With bright colors and gorgeous decorative effects, peonies have become an important member of landscaping.
"Luo Ren Song Shan Father, good at planting peonies, where peonies change into a thousand species, red and white fighting colors, people can not know their skills, Tang Emperor Li Longji summoned to Lishan Mountain, planted peonies, different colors."
—— Liu Zongyuan, "Dragon City Record"
In the spring and summer, all kinds of peonies stretch and bloom, and then match the green plants, mountain stones, bamboo forests, pavilion buildings, etc., presenting different postures and chic scenery, together in the clouds to punch this unique fun!