“国色天香”之魅

The Charming of Peony

中国花海,佳葩无数,称得上“国色天香”的非牡丹莫属。千百年来,众多文人墨客赞美它、歌颂它,将各种美好的称谓加诸其身,如“百花王”“富贵花”“伊洛传芳”等等。而自唐代李正封的《牡丹》诗问世后,“国色天香”一词便成为牡丹的专属称谓。

There are countless beautiful flowers in China's sea of flowers,but only the peony enjoys the reputation of“National Beauty”.For thousands of years,numerous men of letters have praised and extolled the peony,and given it various charming names,e.g.