Peony culture is an important aspect of Heze culture. Heze people have special feelings for peony. Heze people also have a set of mature techniques for planting peony. Especially after liberation, they cultivated countless new varieties through grafting breeding. People here like to talk about peony, draw peony and write peony. There are many anecdotes and stories about peony among the people. In a word, the life of Heze people is closely related to peony. Therefore, peony culture, as a remarkable feature of Heze peony culture, has a strong local color. From the folk legends and stories about peony to the description and chanting of Heze peony by literati, we can see the living habits and personality characteristics of Heze people. Those wanderers who are far away from home often regard peony as a symbol of their hometown, and send infinite homesickness in poems that miss their hometown.

Heze peony has a strong tourist atmosphere. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, Heze peony has been like the sea. Gan Chengde's poem "Crossing the Garden" in Qing Dynasty said: "Walking in spring can give you a glimpse of the beauty of the garden. There is also Tian Zi that I have seen before, and how many national colors are unknown. Wheatgrass doesn't blame the beauty for being jealous. She should care about the history of flowers. Sitting in the scenery for a long time is also quiet, and the sound of warblers passes through the depths of Qingyang. " From this poem, we can see that Cao Zhou is also a place where scholars can learn elegant topics. There are two articles about Heze peony in Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. After the founding of New China, with the care of the Party and the government, Heze peony has made great progress, and the related tourism in the hometown of peony is unprecedented. In particular, the annual Heze International Peony Fair has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists and foreign businessmen to negotiate business, enjoy the flowers and enjoy the local customs of Heze.

In the process of continuous development and growth of Heze peony, many beautiful legends have been left to future generations, including praise for the colorful and elegant Heze peony and praise for the people of Heze who have worked hard to cultivate peony. It is said that in the early years of the Republic of China, there was a "Peony King" 150 years in Zhaolou Village. This tree is two feet tall and has hundreds of flowers. It looks at Xia Hong from a distance, and its fragrance is very attractive. In order to please Yuan Shikai, Cao Zhou, the guardian of history, transplanted the "Peony King" to Yuan's mansion, and soon the tree died. The news came that Hu Axiang people were heartbroken and wrote a poem: "After more than a hundred years of hard work, they eventually died in a foreign land."

Peony culture is a unique aspect of Heze culture. Its connotation is extremely rich. Moreover, with the development of Chinese national culture, its connotation is constantly expanding and developing. Studying peony culture is closely related to promoting economic construction and spiritual civilization construction. Heze peony culture is still in the ascendant, and more and more people study it. It can be asserted that in the near future, it is not only an aspect that Heze people pay attention to, but also a topic that domestic researchers will pay attention to.