Shandong Heze was elected as "China Peony City"

Niu Lao, the online moderator of BBS photography in Luoyang Shangdu Information Port, took the lead in forwarding the post "Peony City in China falls in Heze". What he didn't expect was that the post that night attracted the attention of more than 1000 Luoyang netizens. It is understood that in order to promote the development of peony industry in China and promote peony culture, Heze City of Shandong Province was officially named "China Peony City" by Peony Peony Branch of China Flower Association recently. In this selection activity, six cities, namely Luoyang, Heze, Gansu, Lanzhou, Pengzhou, Jiangsu, Yancheng and Bozhou, Anhui, submitted their application requests for "China Peony City". "China Peony City" is valid for 5 years.

It is reported that Heze was elected as the "Peony City of China" mainly because of its large production scale and high reputation at home and abroad, and it is the national peony production and trading center; Peony has a high degree of industrialization, and the deep-processed products have independent intellectual property rights, reaching the relevant national industry standards; Can continuously cultivate new varieties, improve the cultivation level, and make important contributions to the development of peony varieties and the improvement of cultivation techniques in China; Peony has a long history of production and cultivation, and its cultural heritage is profound.

Luoyang lost the election only because there was no advantage.

"Why is China Peony City not Luoyang? It seems that it is necessary to reflect on it. " Netizen Hai Jiao said. 165438+1October16 Up to now, 4 133 Luoyang netizens have expressed concern about this, and most of them think that "Luoyang Peony is the best in the world". 138 netizens replied that this result is "regrettable" and worthy of "deep thinking" by Luoyang people.

According to historical records, Luoyang peony was first planted in Sui Dynasty and flourished in Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, it was "the best in the world" and always had the reputation of "the king of flowers" and "the beauty of the country". 1982, Peony was officially named as the city flower by Luoyang City, and it was decided to hold the Peony Festival once a year. At present, Luoyang Peony has taken root and blossomed in more than 20 overseas countries.

"Nothing to say, I can't believe it. What is Luoyang Peony in the future?" Netizen Yongxing said.

Netizen NQW929 thinks Luoyang peony can only be seen in the park. What about Heze peony?

Netizen Huahua slimming said that there are only many kinds of peony in Luoyang, but the number is small. Going to Heze in spring is like going to the ocean of peony flowers. Planting in the city, peony exports billions a year; And how much can Luoyang peony export? "Many tourists will ask when they arrive in Luoyang:' Luoyang Peony is the best in the world. As the hometown of peony, why can't you see it in the street?' What a pity to hear this news! "Netizen Luoyang China Travel Agency's point of view has aroused a lot of netizens' * * *.

Netizen Johnson called on Luoyang City to take this opportunity to reflect on it and let Luoyang Peony really go out of the garden, enter the homes of ordinary people and spread all over Luoyang streets.