I haven't been back to Luoyang to see peony for a long time. I can't help but think of peony at this time of year, and I also dig out old photos and tickets of peony flowers from time to time, which is enough.
"Luoyang is the most suitable flower, and peony is wonderful in the world." Enjoy peony in Luoyang. Peony flowers can be seen everywhere in Luoyang, but only in season, only to let you see its dark green or green pinnate branches.
Xigong Garden, a city in the former Xigong District, is full of peonies. Most of them are red, peach and pink, which is intoxicating and reminiscent of a scroll of Chinese painting soaked in ink and wash. This is the first completely open park I went to, but the order is very good. There are many people doing morning exercises every day, and people of all ages are very lively. There is a flower bed opposite the park. It is said that a building was supposed to be built there. Before building the house, I found a big monument under it with Luoyang shovel. So I canceled the plan and surrounded it with flower beds to protect cultural relics. Square floor tiles are laid around the flower bed, like a square. In the evening, two or three teenagers write down the Chinese text they have just learned on the gray floor tile with chalk. Their calligraphy is very beautiful. The old man on the side is writing a famous long story in the square with a writing brush (no special pen as long as it is now) dipped in clean water. Unfortunately, there was not much ink in his mind at that time, so it was difficult to understand what he had been writing. Under the projection of the night light, the old man became a landscape by the park. The whole evening was filled with the breath of culture. Later, when I went again, the flower bed had been removed and the cultural relics under it had been excavated, which was the "Six Drivers of the Emperor" recorded in the history books. The Luoyang government's proper protection of these cultural relics makes our younger generation lucky to see such a complete preservation of historical relics.
Take the tram 103 from Xigong Garden to Wangcheng Park. There are countless peony flower beds in the park, and the origin of the park is also because the government wants to ensure that the large royal mausoleum below will not be destroyed. From the appearance, it is like a royal garden, which gives people a very fresh and quiet feeling after entering, with mountains and lakes alternating. Even better, the stone statue named after the fairy peony is located here. Three slender fairy peonies soar into the sky, white and flawless, just like fairies descending to earth. Peony flowers are planted all around, and fairy peony is surrounded day and night. There are tall trees behind the stone statue, which are lush. From the front, it stands like a guard, making fairies look more holy. It also adds a little aura to the garden. There are peonies and mountains and rivers in the garden, and you won't be disappointed even if you don't go when the peonies are in full bloom. It is said that since I entered that door, it really seems that I can forget the sadness in a mediocre life. Looking at the green trees, flower beds and grass in the garden, I am not in the mood to think about anything unpleasant. There are long corridors in the garden, or poems praising peony left by great poets of ancient schools are written or engraved, which makes people seem to walk among literati who splash ink, adding a lot of charm to the garden. In fact, many parks were carefully designed and decorated by early gardeners, but they didn't notice this at all during their visit. Although it is not as famous as Suzhou gardens, it is really beautiful. If you want to go to the peony blooming season, the garden will be another lively scene. It attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to watch it every year. Then bloom must be really beautiful! That city, like a blooming peony, became noble overnight. Beautiful flowers are intoxicating. Luoyang city has no sea, but it has already been surrounded by flowers. The vitality of this ancient city seems to have jumped up. "Twenty days in bloom, all the people in one city are crazy"! "Only the peony is the real national color, and the flowers bloom in Beijing." Peony bloom, the city opens its doors, and the people of China open their doors to welcome guests and friends from all over the world.
There are many things named after peony in Luoyang city. Peony Park will hold a large lantern festival during the flower festival. It is hard to imagine that northerners are really "how big their hearts are", and peony lanterns are as big as 981 stacked arhats. A Nezha makes a sea lamp, and when people walk by, it is only as high as the thickness of the hot wheels. The most spectacular dragon palace boat lamp, the palace is directly on the lake, which is no less than the emperor's presence at the scene! Other lights are more dazzling. What kind of theater lights: A puppet show can be vividly displayed, and the scenes in classic stories inspire people to work hard and forge ahead. This is not only a Lantern Festival, but also a reflection of the good learning, enterprising, healthy and upward atmosphere in the local area. As soon as night falls, all the lights will shine brilliantly. Even the tallest light looks so vivid and vivid against the sky. The lights on the lake from a distance are noble yellow and brilliant; The reflection in the water is colorful; The gold tide is surging, which makes people overwhelmed. The waves are flashing, and people's hearts dance with them; Take a closer look, I can't believe that dragons are made bit by bit by clever hands! One year, a neon painting several tens of meters high was built in the middle of the Great Lakes, with four red characters "National Colors and Fragrance" written on it. Nearly a hundred peonies made of neon tubes convey the charm of peonies in another way. Beautiful! Beautiful!
With the passage of time, there are more and more places to enjoy peony in Luoyang. Luopu Park, where Punai water or river flows into the sea, is located on the lower bank of Luohe River. Different from Sanjiang Park, it is a river bank connected with a river bank for tourists to enjoy and rest. When the weather is fine, this is a good place for boating and flying kites.
Peony is a deciduous shrub. Not very high, but the momentum is amazing. The emperor and his concubines loved it and gave it a noble status. "Thousands of flowers are brilliant, and hundreds of crimson flowers are brightly lit." Thin petals, one by one, are showing people the beauty of the country and the beauty of nature, which can be described as shocking the world. Later, people didn't want to praise peony, saying it was too rich and gorgeous and didn't favor other flowers and plants. Indeed, peony is gorgeous and rich, and even a little feminine. It won't bloom dazzling flowers until the weather is warm and the temperature is right in spring. But there is a spirit in it, a charm that people bend over to appreciate; A connotation that people have admired since ancient times; A perseverance of never giving in, self-reliance and self-improvement; A charm that makes many literati feel deeply moved by it is the so-called "Luoyang Peony is the best in the world"!
Not all peonies in Luoyang are appreciated at flowering time. Even when there is no bloom, local people often go to the garden to relax and breathe fresh air, which is much more leisurely than soaking in a tea bar all night. I think people in that city are used to going to that place for leisure. When they go to the garden to read books and bask in the sun, people's body and mind may really need sunshine and green trees and red flowers.
Looking back, I haven't been back to catch the peony flower party for more than ten years. Fortunately, in recent years, CCTV will give Luoyang peony a few minutes at the peony flower show, which can be regarded as watching peony, just like watching old friends, but after all, it is not so exciting to visit.
When I saw Peony cake that day, I immediately wanted to go back to the city where flowers were in full bloom.
When bloom went to Peony bloom in spring, I thought of Peony and the ancient capital, where warm and friendly people sent me messages to read Peony Times.
Written in the back: Since ancient times, people have written articles praising peony flowers, so peony flowers are rarely mentioned in the article. More outdoor scenes, outdoor feelings. I didn't know how rare and special it was before, but I didn't know it was easy to meet peony until I came to the south. When I come to Peony bloom again, I hope I can go to the Peony Fair with you next year.
2006.4.8