Xiaolan people like to grow chrysanthemums and have a long history. According to legend, in the ninth year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty, residents of Nanxiong Zhuji Lane moved south in pursuit of Hu Fei's departure. In the tenth year of Xianchun (1274 Jiaju), some refugees in Zhuji Lane fled to Xiaolan. Seeing that the land here is fertile and the climate is mild, Huang Ju is everywhere. They have settled here and established their own homes. Since then, Xiaolan people have formed an indissoluble bond with Chrysanthemum.

By the Ming Dynasty, the chrysanthemum art of Xiaolan had flourished, and the cultivation of chrysanthemum had become very common. According to the article "Topographic Map of Lianglan Mountains and Waters" written by Shangshu Li in Ming Dynasty, it is known as "plum blossoms in Wusong Sixth Road and Twelve Bridges in Sanjiang, and there are endless chrysanthemums in poetry", which is enough to show that Xiaolan people at that time had a good artistic chrysanthemum. Every year when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, it has become a habit for three or five people to get together to know each other and enjoy the flowers.

During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Xiaolan's artistic level of chrysanthemum was further improved, and a set of systematic experience was gained in the cultivation of chrysanthemum, such as modeling, coring, maintenance and management. According to historical records, new species were introduced from Shanghai and other places at this time, adding varieties and colors. Some gentry, businessmen and officials in the countryside laid down their posts, relaxed their ambitions and made great efforts to put pottery on the Wyer fence, and chrysanthemum art flourished from then on. Xiaolan at this time has been called "Little Chai Sang".

Villagers love the vitality of chrysanthemum, and are not afraid of first frost. They appreciate its blooming flowers and elegant fragrance. Therefore, it is a generation of mountains that grow chrysanthemums. Although most of them are hired gardeners, they are also rich and poor, and both refined and popular enjoy each other. Since then, there have been more and more famous species. In the first year of Qing Qianlong (1736), there was a chrysanthemum contest named "Jushen". According to "Xiangshan County Records", the chrysanthemum test is to gather the famous species planted by villagers, set up a reward grid and compare competitions when chrysanthemums are in full bloom. During the sports meeting, a flower shed was built in front of the ancestral temple in the township to display famous flowers and evaluate chrysanthemums on the spot. Chrysanthemums were chanted, champions were promoted, and officials were named. The evaluation of chrysanthemum is based on "three noes", that is, no leaves, no branches and no knees. Taking "three branches and six tops" as the model, the chrysanthemum branch art was used first, and then some articles such as yarn, satin towel and fan were given out after the test.

Chrysanthemum test for five years, chrysanthemum test is not held; Chrysanthemum Club means that when chrysanthemums are in full bloom every year, people will associate with clans, temples or square clubs and gather all kinds of good chrysanthemums in the clubs. (See "Xiangshan County Records ≥) Regarding the Chrysanthemum Society, He Dazuo wrote in the book" Olive Remnants "in the Qing Dynasty:" Chrysanthemum! Scattered, fragrant screen painting, morning and night, or drinking poetry, or even enjoying it according to the degree of music, it turned into a play, and the night lights were shining until the morning went out, and the audience was tired. The distant guests were poets and scholars. Every time they come to the Chrysanthemum Festival, they often come by boat and have many poems. After the club broke up, there were flowers for the gift givers, and they left with a full boat. "

In the forty-seventh year of Qianlong (1782), villagers joined the Chrysanthemum Club to organize a Chrysanthemum Club, which turned the former Chrysanthemum Club into a small group participating in the Chrysanthemum Club. According to Xiangshan County Records, it was the "first meeting" of Xiaolan Chrysanthemum Club. At that time, all surnames in Lanxiang were decorated. The chrysanthemum fields of all surnames not only set up stalls and chrysanthemums, but also widely set up flower stands, flower houses and flower bridges, and also served as entertainment. There were more than ten sets of acting alone. In the evening, lanterns are decorated in colorful and there are many tourists. At that time, Peng, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County, once praised Xiaolan Chrysanthemum Club as "the flower season of Xiaolan City is full of charm". Qianlong fifty-six years (179 1 year), a meeting on a larger scale than the first meeting.