Recently, in a small courtyard in Wutang Village, Nanqiao Town, Fengxian Town, Shanghai, a nearly 500-year-old ancient peony has quietly bloomed. After 24 generations of family inheritance and conservation, the fragrance is even more so.
It is reported that this peony with the name "Fenzhuanglou" is located in Wutang Village, Nanqiao Town, and is a gift given to the squire Jin Xuewen of Wutang Village by Dong Qichang, an outstanding calligrapher and painter of the Ming Dynasty.
The Jin family considers the "Fenzhuanglou" peony as a treasure for generations. Under the careful maintenance of the 24th generation, the peony blooms every year, and the pink flowers are as big as the mouth of a bowl. Moved.
(Reporter Chen Jing produced Li Jiali's video source Fengxian District Press Office)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]