Inner Mongolia is the birthplace of peony, and there are "big and small peony ditch" villages named after peony in Helinger County. From the end of May to the end of June every year, peony flowers are in full bloom, which is the best viewing season.
The ancients described beauty as "standing like a peony and sitting like a peony". Paeonia lactiflora has beautiful appearance, natural beauty, good color, fragrance and rhyme. Peony is not only beautiful, but also more expensive because it carries the word "medicine". The roots of Paeonia lactiflora can be used as medicine, and the flowers can be dried to make scented tea. Radix Paeoniae Alba is the top grade of nourishing yin and enriching blood. Therefore, Paeonia lactiflora is also called "the flower of gynecology".
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The legend of peony flowers
Chenxiang Temple is the place where Tang and Yang sisters feast and have fun. Not only are pavilions magnificent, but flowers and trees are extraordinary all year round. The Holy Family often orders gardeners from all over the world to plant in the imperial garden. Those who succeed will be rewarded and those who fail will be punished. Experts in flower cultivation all over the world are always nervous.
There is an old man named Song who specializes in raising peonies. He can transplant Yangzhou peony to the north, with brighter colors and bigger flowers. Song's single father was also called into the palace, planted peony beside the agarwood pavilion, and was ordered to make the peony bloom.
During the day, the emperor and his concubine visit dignitaries, and the old man must avoid them. Only after midnight can he plant and maintain them. Song's single father is going to work hard at night, with the bright moon, stars and frost as witnesses. But this year, yin and yang were not harmonious and the heating did not move. In the flower season, when the buds don't sprout, the holy family will feel guilty.
Fairy peony's heart is extremely kind. Moreover, they have to get irrigation from Song's single father every night in return. If the sun is still, it will break the routine, so Hua Xian agreed that Qi Xin and Qi Xin will work together to overcome the sky. So, early the next morning, the peony suddenly opened, and each branch produced two flowers with different postures, which were dark red in the morning dew and warm wind.
The palace was noisy, and Ming Chengzu, imperial concubine, civil and military officials all came to watch. When I was enjoying it, it was already noon, and the peony suddenly turned dark blue. Like jasper, everyone was amazed and more and more people watched it. When dusk falls, the petals of peony are dark yellow. The moon rises and the flowers turn pink again in the moonlight.
With the change of color, the aroma is different. Sometimes it is fragrant, sometimes it is rich, and everyone is intoxicated. Fairy peony became fragrant in a day, and naturally decorated the bank of Aquilaria Pavilion better than Yaochi. The concubines were overshadowed by fairy peony, so they were naturally unhappy. When the sage saw this, he began to lightly blame, saying that the flower demon was responsible and wanted to cut peony and punish Song's single father.
Many fairy peony are deeply wronged. They are guilty of not sprouting, and even more guilty of all kinds of colors showing fragrance. It is true that the arrogance of the human emperor is better than that of the jade emperor in heaven. In order to save Song's single father, fairy peony ignored the merits and demerits of the theory. That night, Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Guifei were drunk in Huaqing Palace. Fairy peony went to Lishan for business overnight.
The next morning, when the emperor and the imperial concubine woke up after drinking, they were even more surprised, so they joined hands to enjoy the peony. Emperor Tang Ming was originally a romantic son of heaven, and Yang Guifei was the time to pamper herself. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally folded a peony and gave it to the imperial concubine, who smiled and sniffed its fragrance and looked at its beauty. Seeing his beloved princess so happy, Emperor Tang Mingdi said, "Not only day lilies can make people forget their troubles, but the fragrance of peony can also make people awake."
Reference source? People's Network-Why do you call "Peony" a whitening fairy of traditional Chinese medicine?