Luoyang Peony Fair

Luoyang Peony Fair

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Luoyang Peony Fair

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Luoyang Peony Fair

Time: From April 15th to April 25th

Date: In Luoyang, Henan Province

Luoyang Peony Festival is held to show the beauty and cultivation of peony to the world. The venue of the festival is Luoyang International Peony Garden, which is located close to Luoyang Aiport and faces Luoyang Ancient Tomb Museum across the airport highway, at Mongshan Town. The garden covers an area of 0.3 square kilometers, in which grows over 400 varieties of peony from all over the world. Each year from middle April to middle May, the peonies in the garden are in full bloom. The garden is then covered with a colorful carpet made of flowers of different hues interspersed with greenery.

The festival is very popular among Chinese tourists. During the festival, hotels are in high demand and room prices go up.

About Peony

Tree Peony is regarded as the national flower of China.

The elegance and fragrance of the tree peony has been a favorite in Chinese culture throughout history. Early in Southern and Northern Dynasties there were records of tree peony planting. The technology of planting was largely developed later in Tang Dynasty when tree peony was reputed as "the king of flowers". It is said once in Qing Dynasty, a brother of the then emperor went to Jile Temple to appreciate tree peony, and then wrote inscriptions "National Flower Temple" on the plague of the temple. Therefore it was from early Qing Dynasty that tree peony won the title "National Flower".

 

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