As national flower of China, peony symbolizes rich meanings. Peonies are the flower of spring, also known as the “queen of flowers”. This flower symbolize fame and wealth. Red peonies are the most desired and valuable while white peonies symbolize young, witty and beautiful girls. Due to its rich symbolizing meanings, peony have created rich culture in chinese culture.
First, peony are used to as symbol method in different styles of writings, especially in Chinese poems. Poets in Tang history of china particularly liked to use peony as a symbol to express prosperity and richness of their country by then. Moreover, female characters born in rich and big family were often compared to be a peony by writers of different chinese history period. For example, Baochai, a pretty women and one of the actress in the famous chinese novel A Dream in Red Mansions, is compared to be a penoy in this novel as she is a little plump who looks like to be going to bring fortune to her big family.
Second, peony are used as symbols of richness and with to be embroided on cheongsam and therefore it has largely promoted popularity of chinese cheongsam which makes chinese women look more attractive and gracefull. Cheongsam are still very popular in chinese markets nowadays. Everytimg you go to a chesongsam real store or store online, you’ll certainly find cheongsam embroided with peony pictures.
Third, many chinese painters like to draw peony in drawings to be sold, to be cherished in their own home or send to friends as an expression of wishing their friends’ life be full of fortune and good things.
Peony flowers are mainly planted in North China. Among those places where peony flowers are planted, Luo Yang city in Henan province is very famous for its production of peony flowers. Next time you travel in China, make sure to have a look at how peony flowers really look like and it will bring you some fortune back to your country.
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