莳植牡丹起源时间新考

A New Study on the Origin Time of Planting Peony

牡丹素有“花中之王”的美誉。其花可欣赏,根可入药,对人类社会产生的影响随着时代变迁而不同,不同的价值被赋予在不同性质的牡丹上。唐以前未见莳植牡丹的相关记录,经武则天始盛,并于唐形成了特有的牡丹文化,宋为最盛。然莳植牡丹的起源时间学界观点不一,环境史学方面对牡丹的研究相对薄弱甚至未有涉及,通过对莳植牡丹的起源时间进行考究,能更好地理解人类社会与自然界交互作用之互动关系。

Peony is known as"the king of flowers".Its flowers can be appreciated,and its roots can be used as medicine.The influence of peony on human society varies with the times.Different values are assigned to different kinds of peonies.There is no record of the cultivation of peonies before the Tang Dynasty.A unique peony culture forms in the Tang Dynasty,and becomes prosperous in the Song Dynasty.However,the study of the origin time of the peony is relatively weak or even not involved in environmental history,and the interaction between human society and nature can be better understood by studying the origin time of the peony.By studying the origin time of the peony,interaction between human society and the natural world can be better understood.