Peony ndi imodzi mwamaluwa asanu ndi limodzi odziwika a dziko langa. "Zambiri" m'mawu akuti "Pakati pa mazana a maluwa, dzina lake ndi lakale kwambiri" limatanthawuza peony. Dzina lakuti "peony" linalembedwa koyamba mu "Shennong Bencao Jing" (Shen Nong's Classic ya Materia Medica) pa nthawi ya Qin ndi Han Dynasties. Chifukwa cha mawonekedwe ake owoneka bwino komanso mtundu wowoneka bwino, ndi wofanana ndi dzina lachi China "婥約" (婥約), lomwe limafotokoza mawonekedwe okongola, motero amatchedwa "shaoyao." Amadziwikanso kuti "jiangli," "moguhua," ndi "lanweichun."
Cui Bao wa mu Jin Dynasty analemba m’buku lake lakuti "Gujin Zhu" (Zolemba Zakale ndi Zamakono): "Pali mitundu iwiri ya peony: peony ya herbaceous ndi peony yamatabwa. Mtengowo uli ndi maluwa akuluakulu, -akuda ndipo nthawi zambiri amatchedwa peony." Mzera wa Tang umatchulanso peony kuti "peony yamatabwa." Choncho, peony ndi peony amadziwika kuti "maluwa awiri otchuka kwambiri." Maonekedwe a maluwa awo ndi ofanana, amasiyana ndi chikhalidwe chawo cha herbaceous ndi matabwa. Li Shizhen adanenapo kuti, "Pakati pa maluwa onse, peony ndi yoyamba ndipo peony ndi yachiwiri. Choncho, anthu amatcha peony mfumu ya maluwa ndi peony mtumiki wa maluwa." Izi zinapangitsa kuti peony akhale nduna ya maluwa. Peony ndi zitsamba zosatha zomwe zimakhala ndi maluwa akuluakulu amitundu yosiyanasiyana. Omwe ali ndi ma petals ochepa amaphatikizapo mawonekedwe amodzi, lotus, chrysanthemum, ndi rose, pomwe omwe ali ndi ma petals ambiri amaphatikiza ma terraced, laurel, mphete yagolide, korona, ndi mawonekedwe a hydrangea. Mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya maluwa imatha kufika pa khumi. Maluwawo ndi owoneka bwino komanso owoneka bwino, okhala ndi mitundu yoyera, yobiriwira, yachikasu, yapinki, lavenda, yofiirira-yofiira, yofiira, ndi{13}}yamitundumitundu, yofiirira{14}}yofiira ndi yapinki yomwe imakonda kwambiri mitundu. Peonies pachimake kuyambira May mpaka June, kumapeto kwa kasupe. Chifukwa maluwa a peony ankagwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi zakale kuti azindikire mawu adzuwa a Qingming ndi Lixia, anthu amati "Yang'anani peonies patatha masiku atatu Lixia itafalikira.
Peonies amachokera kudziko lathu komanso kumpoto kwa Asia. Ndizozizira-zololera komanso zosinthika, ndipo zimalimidwa ngati zomera zokongola. Amamera kale mitengo ya peonies, yomwe idayamba zaka zopitilira 4,000. Monga dziko lomwe lili ndi mitundu yambiri ya Paeonia, dziko langa lili ndi pafupifupi -gawo limodzi mwa magawo atatu a mitundu ya Paeonia padziko lonse lapansi. Chifukwa chake, dziko langa ndi malo ogawa mitundu yakuthengo ya peony komanso malo olimapo mitundu ya peony.
Magwero a kulima peony atha kuyambika ku Xia Dynasty. M'nthawi ya Wei, Jin, ndi Southern and Northern Dynasties, dziko langa linayamba kuyambitsa ndi kuŵeta ma peonies akutchire. "Jin Palace Pavilion" imatchula kuti: "Jin Palace Pavilion imatchedwa Huizhang, ndipo mabedi asanu ndi limodzi a peonies amabzalidwa kutsogolo kwa holoyo." Peonies ankagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati zokongoletsera ku khoti lachifumu. M'nthawi ya Sui ndi Tang Dynasties, peonies idatchuka kwambiri, kulima kumakula kwambiri. Anayambanso kuonekera m'mabanja wamba, ndipo ndakatulo zoperekedwa kwa iwo zinayamba kuonekera. Ndakatulo ya Meng Jiao yakuti “Kuona Maluwa” imati: “Nyumba iliyonse imakhala ndi ma peonies, ofatsa komanso odekha. Ndi Mzera wa Nyimbo, mitundu yatsopano ya peony yolima maluwa idapitilira kuwonekera. "Yangzhou Peony Catalogue" ya Wang Guan yalemba mitundu isanu ndi itatu yatsopano, kuphatikiza "Yuyi Huang," "Yanghua Guanzi," ndi "Yuanhuang Guanzi." M'nthawi ya Ming ndi Qing Dynasties, peonies adatchuka kwambiri. Ndakatulo ya Liu Kai yakuti "Kuona Peonies Kum'maŵa kwa Mzinda" imati: "Kunja kwa Mzinda wa Xiaohuang, maluwa a peonies, ndipo kuwala kwa m'mawa kumawonekera pamtunda uliwonse wa makilomita asanu kapena khumi. Peonies ndi otchuka kwambiri. Pakali pano, madera awo oyambirira amalima m’dziko langa ndi North China, Shaanxi, ndi kum’mwera kwa Gansu, ndipo amalimidwanso kwambiri m’mayiko oposa 50, kuphatikizapo United States, France, Netherlands, ndi Japan.
Ngakhale kuti ndi yosavuta kukula ndi kusamalira, peonies ali ndi minofu, mizu yolimba yomwe imatha kugwa madzi. Mapulatifomu okwezeka ndi oyenera kubzala m'malo ovuta ngalande kapena mvula yambiri.
Peonies amakula m'magulumagulu ndipo ndi abwino-kubzala m'magulu akuluakulu, zomwe zimapangitsa "nyanja yamaluwa" yochititsa chidwi. M'minda, peonies imatha kuphatikizidwa ndi miyala kuti ikhale yowoneka bwino. Peonies angagwiritsidwenso ntchito ngati maluwa odulidwa paukwati. Kutchulidwa koyambirira kwa chomera ichi kumapezeka mu gawo la "Zhengfeng" la "Book of Songs": "Mwamuna ndi mkazi, akusewerana ma peonies." Peony yakhala mphatso pakati pa abambo ndi amai panthawi ya chibwenzi komanso nthawi yosiyana, kuwonetsa lonjezo lachikondi kapena kusanzikana. Choncho, peony amadziwikanso kuti "Jiangli," "Keli," "Heli," ndi "Licao," ndipo wakhala chizindikiro cha chikondi m'dziko langa kuyambira kale.
Izi zikuwonetsa kuti peony ndi chomera chofunikira kwambiri cham'munda, chopatsa malo abwino kwambiri komanso zopindulitsa zachilengedwe m'minda yapadera, malo am'matauni, zomera zokhala ndi miphika, maluwa odulidwa, ndi ntchito zina zamaluwa ndi zamaluwa.
Peony ndiwonso mankhwala azitsamba achi China, omwe amatchulidwa mu Shennong Bencao Jing ndi "Shanghan Zabing Lun." Kafukufuku wamakono wamankhwala amasonyeza kuti peony ili ndi zigawo zambiri za mankhwala, kuphatikizapo terpenes, glycosides, tannins, polysaccharides, ndi alkaloids, zomwe zimasonyeza antibacterial ndi antidepressant properties. Ndiwothandizanso pakuwongolera kukumbukira ndi chitetezo chamthupi, komanso kuchiza matenda monga palpitations ndi mphumu. Choncho, mawu akale akuti "mulungu wamaluwa" a peony adadutsa mpaka lero, ndipo pali maziko a izi.
