At this time last year, we reported on the story, which attracted the attention and attention of many flower lovers in Shanghai. So, what happened to these "ancient grandfathers" now?
On the afternoon of April 10, the reporter came to the Ming Dynasty Peony Garden located in Wutang Village, Nanqiao Town, Fengxian District, and found that the first ancient peony in the south of the Yangtze River that "lives" here has just entered the full flowering period, which not only attracts many citizens and tourists, but also attracts more and more enthusiastic citizens to silently guard the ancient peony.
Walking into the peony garden of the Ming Dynasty, the green trees are shady, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the white peony and the pink peony are contrasting with each other, constituting a different kind of good scenery. Just behind the sea of peony flowers, the one-person-tall "First Ancient Peony in the South of the Yangtze River" is particularly eye-catching. At this moment, it is blooming, peony flowers, petals layer upon layer, under the illumination of the sun, extraordinarily beautiful, provoked many people to come. "This is a flower of the Ming Dynasty, it was sent here by Dong Qichang, and it is really not easy for this family to protect it from generation to generation. A tourist from Hongkou District told reporters, "I changed to the subway three times and then took a taxi, and it took two and a half hours before and after, just to see this precious peony flower." Not only that, He Yu, a member of the Shanghai Writers Association and deputy secretary general of the Fengxian District Writers Association, also came. "I was shocked to learn the story behind this peony and was touched by the spirit of protecting it for generations. He Yu said, "This story makes me feel how the people of Fengxian are committed to their promises, and it also brings me a lot of creative inspiration, at present, I want to write a long reportage for this peony, so that more and more people can understand the story that happened here." ”
This year, the ancient peony is 495 years old, and the daily maintenance work is still undertaken by the 22nd generation of Jin family guardians Jin Shulin and Wang Xiuqin. Wang Xiuqin told reporters that in the past two days, due to the good weather, more than 40 ancient peonies have bloomed one after another, but there are still many flower buds that are still popping out, and the flowering period will be longer than last year.
In order to make the ancient peony grow happily and improve the ornamental nature of citizens and tourists, this year, many Fengxian caring people have also joined the ranks of "guarding" the ancient peony. Led by Ruan Weihong, a representative of the Fengxian District People's Congress, the Fengxian District Pansy Public Service Club attracted more than 30 caring people to participate. Everyone contributed money and efforts to help "Grandpa Gu" repair the door, wall and gazebo, and also helped "Grandpa Gu" install anti-corrosion brackets and real-time monitoring equipment, so that Gu Peony has a better living environment. "I hope that through everyone's efforts, more caring citizens can join the ranks of protecting ancient peonies as volunteers. Ruan Weihong said.
At present, the renovation work has been completed. In addition, relying on real-time monitoring equipment, the "Cloud Guardian" function has also been fully launched.