Peony Cultivation and Cultural Changes in Tang and Song Dynasties
The Tang and Song Dynasties was a key stage in the formation of peony viewing customs and Chinese peony culture,which had an important impact on later generations.Be-fore the Tang Dynasty,peony,as a medicine rather than an ornamental plant,had not yet been cultivated on a large scale.In the Tang Dynasty,due to the guidance of the upper aris-tocracy,the trend of viewing peonies rose in the society.The people of the Tang Dynasty in-itially mastered relatively reliable cultivation techniques and formed the peony cultivation in-dustry centering on Chang'an.After the Middle Tang Dynasty,peony gradually appeared in art works.In the Song Dynasty,Luoyang formed a complete peony cultivation industry chain,and the peony cultivation technology was further mature and improved.At the same time,the peony has also been imaged and given the meaning of wealth and rank.As a kind of decoration,it widely appears in various scenes of peoples daily life.The popularity of peony is the manifestation of the secular and civilian society after the Song Dynasty.
PeonyTang and Song DynastiesCultivationSecularizationWealth and rank
万方数据
维普
