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Luoyang Peony ?? Dear Guests, now its my turn to accompany you to enjoy and admire the Luoyang Peony. Peony is a famous Chinese traditional flower. The flower originally grew in wilderness,which was described as nothing different from brier. Peony mainly grows in the Tibetan Plateau, the Yellow River valley, the Ba and Chin Mountains, the Zhongtiao Mountains in?Shanxi Province. Funiu and Mang Mountains in Henan Province . The origin of peonys ancestry can be traced back to 3,000 years ago. ?? According to historical record, the growth of peony in Luoyang started from the Sui Dynasty. flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and became well known in the North Song Dynasty. It says in the historical record of the Sui Dynasty that five days after Qing Ming Festival,peony flowers are blooming. Ever since the Sui Dynasty when folk planting of peony was prevalent, it gradually gained the favor of the royal. In 604 A.D.,Emperor Sui Yang set up his capital in Luoyang and the area within 100 kilometers around Xiyuan was built into the frist royal peony garden with varieties of peony. Till the Tang and Song Dynasties, Luoyang maintained as capital and at the same time growing and appreciating peony became more and more popular.The famous Tang Dyansty poet Bai Juyi wrote? the whole city is crazy during the twenty days when the peony bloom and fade . This gives a vivid picture. We can imagine the popularity and spectacular view of the peony flowers at that time from the famous sentence: The best festival is Han Shi, while the best gardens are in Luoyang. Royal palaces, temples,gardens,and private parks were everywhere. When in spring, the spring of the capital has come; the city is noisy and crowded with people and vehicles; everyonetalks about peony and poes to buy it. There are two poets poems best tell you the craze when people appreciated peony flowers, which are Liu Yuxis only peony is the real beauty; its bloom shocks the whole capital and Sima Guangs the most prosperous is Luoya