In China,the origin and cultivation of peony can be traced back to the Xia and Shang times,which is the earliest among the flowers.

During the Wei,Jin,Southern and Northern Dynasties,peony entered the horticultural era in which she dominated among the flowers.Wei and Jin gardens focused on the creation of plant landscapes,imitating natural landscapes.During this period,peony was planted in royal palaces and scholar-officials’ courtyards.It can be seen that Luoyang and Nanjing at that time were the resorts for peony cultivation at that time.In the Tang Dynasty,herbal peony was listed in the “six famous flowers”together with woody peony,plum blossom,orchid,rose and chrysanthemum.In the Tang Dynasty,the western capital of Changan and the eastern capital of Luoyang,both the herbaceouspeonies and the woody peonies,formed acentralized cultivation center.In the Song Dynasty,the cultivation of peony had a very prosperous situation,and a very prosperous situation,and the largest number of peony in all dynasties appeared in the general record of peony.By the Yuan Dynasty,peony had been planted in Shangjing.Shangjing was the summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty.Because of the cool climate retreat,and the emperor’s summer retreat,and the flowering period of peony was late until the Dragon Boat Festival.During the Ming and Qing dynasties,the cultivation of peony continued unabation center changed.In the Ming Dynasty,Yangzhou peony went through along period of development and once regained its former glory.In the Qing Dynasty,peony was liked by both the imperial palace and the people.For example,the Changchun Garden of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was famous for its herbaceous pwonies and woody peonies.

During the period of the Republic of China,due to the social unrest,the development of peony was destroyed,but some historical planting centers retained the planting habits,and there were still reform and opening up,the gardening and horticultural industry in mainland China has developed rapidly,and peony id mainly cultivated in Shandong,northeast China,and Shanxi