In 1982, the Luoyang City Senior Officials Council passed a resolution to determine the peony as the city flower, and set April 15 to April 25 every year as the peony flower meeting.

Since 1983, it has held 19 peony festivals. When the flowers bloom, the whole Luoyang City presents a sea of flowers, people and a lively sea.

More than one million people come to visit peony in Los Angeles every year.

Luoyang peony is planted all over the city's streets and alleys, parks, factories and mines, institutions, schools, and hotels.

In particular, the peonies blooming in the flower belts on both sides of Zhongzhou Avenue make the guests feel the strong atmosphere of "Flower City" as soon as they enter Luoyang.

Luo Tong is the 15th day to Luoyang, the hotel has been booked before, if you wait to Luoyang to book a hotel, it is estimated that it will not be booked at that time.

It's still very comfortable to be alone, and in a way, at least it's free.

After checking in, Luo Tong rested in the hotel for a while, and then felt bored and panicked, so he carried a small bag and went out for a walk.

The opening ceremony of this year's Peony Festival was held in the sports center of the new district, but the specific peony viewing still has to go to various peony gardens, such as Wangcheng Park, Peony Park, Xiyuan Park, Shenzhou Peony Garden, etc.

Luo Tong's first stop was Wangcheng Park, because it was the closest to her hotel, only a twenty-minute walk.

She had decided that she must take a good look at Wangcheng Park today, and it was noon when she came out of the hotel, and she estimated that she should be able to see it by night.

Twenty minutes later, Luo Tong took the map and appeared in front of a red-walled and blue-tiled gatehouse, which was a very iconic antique building, simple and dignified.

Set up a king weight device giant tripod in front of the stone wall of Yingmen, which is a replica model of Zhou Ding unearthed in Jincun, Luoyang City.

The east and central parts of the park are the Peony Pavilion, the Peony Garden, the artificial lake, the skating rink, the zoo and the children's playground, as well as a large lawn, rockery and trees.

In the west of the park, it is a historical and cultural tourist area, there are bamboo forest winding paths, "Hetuluo Book Tablet", Shaole Terrace, Cuihuan Corridor, Ji Cheng Pavilion, Desheng Gate, Ji Shengzhu Tablet Group, Tiancheng Que, Wind Lake, Liang Si Zhai Tea Room, etc., the whole building reproduces the afterglow of Zhou Feng, Han Feng and Tang Feng.

On the north side of the "Hetuluo Book Monument", there are nearly 100 Taiwan Compatriots Association visitors from 13 countries and regions who have erected a stone tablet with the book "Roots in Heluo".

In the north, there are large peony gardens, panda pavilions, lion and tiger mountains, poultry pavilions, etc.

The whole park has beautiful scenery, lush trees, pavilions and pavilions, and exquisite layout.

People can enjoy peonies in spring, lotus flowers in summer, chrysanthemum exhibitions in autumn, and plum blossoms in winter. Three large peony gardens with more than 10,000 peonies.

Many of the people who come to Luoyang to participate in the Peony Festival are traveling with a group, and there is a group of tourists at the gate, and the tour guide is impassioned at the front with a small red flag.

The tour guide explained very well, and many stories of peonies can be treasured, Luo Tong thought about it and quietly followed behind this group of tourists.

After buying tickets at the entrance, Luo Tong quickly followed the tour guide in front, and the first group of tourists to go was the peony garden.

After April 15 every year, it is in full bloom, and the entrance fee to the peony garden at this time is slightly more expensive.

Of course, you can also choose to come over during the early flowering period, and the tickets at this time are cheaper, but there are many fewer peonies that can be viewed during the early flowering period.

The peony ornamental area is mainly composed of three gardens: "Luoyang Peony Garden, Purple Spot Peony Garden, and Boutique Peony Garden". There are more than 840 varieties of peonies and more than 100,000 peonies in the park.

Luo Tong also learned some information about peonies before he came, especially about the famous peonies. There are four traditional peony products: Yao Huang, Wei Zi, Ou Bi and Zhao Fan.

"Yao Jiayu Qihui, the best King of Ten Thousand Flowers. Focusing on the uniform gold powder, soothing the face and handing over the fragrance. The slanted hairpin beauty is drunk, and the city is crazy. And leaning on the spring breeze, thinking about the rhyme chrysanthemum. ”

Yao Huang is revered as the king of peonies and has a noble temperament. Legend has it that it is shaped like a fine carving and has a quality like nephrite.

Yao Huang peony first appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu's "Luoyang Peony Record" recorded: "Yao Huang, a thousand leaves of yellow flowers, from the Yao family." ”

Luo Tong saw a Yao Huang peony in the boutique peony garden, which is crown-shaped, with round and pointed flower buds and cracked ends, and pale yellow flowers.

The flower diameter is about 16cm, the outer petals are 3~4 rounds, the texture is hard, the base has purple spots, the inner petals are tightly folded, and the pistils are vestigial or petalized. The peduncle is long and straight, and the flowers are straight up.

Luo Tong couldn't hear what the tour guide was saying, and her whole mind was taken away by this Yao Huang Peony.

She is only now discovering that she lacks knowledge of the language, and she is unable to express the beauty of this Yao Huang peony no matter what.

If you can plant such a peony in your own home, face it every day, and watch it every day, what a wonderful thing it would be?

"Girl, it's time for us to leave for another place. A female voice came from Luo Tong's ear, and finally pulled Luo Tong back from the Yao Huang peony.

She tilted her head, and an old aunt in her sixties stood next to her. It is estimated that others think that she came with the group, and they are worried that she will lose it when the time comes.

Luo Tong smiled at her: "Thank you, Auntie, let's go together!" When you meet someone and don't know what to call it, if you are too old, you can call it sister, and if you are too old, you can call it aunt.

Watching the tour guide walk in front with everyone, Luo Tong hurriedly took the old aunt's arm and followed. Generally, Luo Tong rarely gets so close to others, but she sees this aunt as a good fit.

The old aunt smiled so much that the fine lines at the corners of her lips came out, "Your kid's mouth is too sweet, I'm almost seventy years old, and I'm already a grandmother, my surname is Han." ”

"Hello Grandma Han, thank you for waiting for me. Luo Tong hurriedly changed his words, and when he heard that Grandma Han was almost seventy years old, Luo Tong couldn't help but be surprised: "If Grandma Han doesn't say it, you won't be able to tell that you are this age at all." ”

This is definitely Luo Tong's true words, it is the truth that makes people the happiest.

This Grandma Han is also Nahan, she naturally knows that Luo Tong is not with them. Because Luo Tong bought the ticket by himself at the gate, unlike them, the tour guide bought it in the past.

Grandma Han is quite pleasing to the eye when she looks at Luo Tong, because Luo Tong looks very well-behaved and very pleasing to the elderly and children. That's why Grandma Han saw that Luo Tong couldn't keep up with the big army, so she took the initiative to stop and find Luo Tong.

The old and the young followed the tour group slowly, and Grandma Han would explain to Luo Tong when she saw which peony was good-looking.

Luo Tong thinks that in a certain aspect, she is much more professional than the tour guide, the tour guide focuses more on the fun and legend of the peony, while Grandma Han is more focused on the professional knowledge of the peony.

For example, this Wei purple peony, the tour guide can only say that this Wei purple peony is a traditional Chinese flower variety, the flower is crown-shaped, alias Wei Hong, Wei Hua, etc.