《全唐诗》反映的牡丹品种与栽植场所探析

A Disussion on the Varieties and Cultivaling Sites of Peony in the Complete Peotry of Tang Dynasty

本文采用以诗证史的方法,以《全唐诗》中多达221首描写牡丹诗为据,结合相关研究发现:唐代牡丹花色品种主要是白色、紫色、红色;栽培场所在北方主要是以长安地区为主,其次是洛阳以及甘肃回中地区;南方主要是浙江、湖北、江西、四川等地。结合上述发现初步推断出牡丹在唐玄宗时期以后开始兴盛;唐人喜欢颜色较深的红紫牡丹;种植场所主要以寺院为主;分布区域则是由北向南,逐步推广。最后对上述推断作了简要分析。

The varieties and cultivating sites of peony mentioned in ＂the Complete Peotry of Tang Dynasty＂ were disussed. It was found that the color of the flower were mainly white, purple, and red. Cultivation sites focused around Chang＇ an region, then Luoyang, Gansu Huizhong in north China; and Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan in south China. It was estimated that the plant began flourshing during the period when Emperor Tangxuanzong was in power. Deep red,and purple were the preferred at that time. The cultivation sites were concentrated around temples temples ,distributing from north to south China.