以梅花、牡丹做“双国花”的建议

自 1 8世纪以来 ,全球已约有 1 0 0个国家选出了自己的国花 ,这实是全世界成功的经验。但是 ,目前我国仍未选定国花 ,这是不正常的 ,也让我们十分被动。 1 982年 ,本人首次倡议评选国花 ,并在该年《植物》杂志第 1期上发表了《我国国花应是梅花》一文 ,受到国内外的重视 ,当时香港的《明报》还专为此事发表了社评 ,赞成我的建议。随着时间的推移 ,本人愈益感到国花是国人对国家和民族崇敬和热爱之情的集中表现。因此 ,要求国花是原产我国的传统名花 ,既富民族特色 ,观赏价值又高 ,最好兼有其他经济用途。为了解决国花未定的难题 ,也为了较好…

A Suggestion of Selecting “Double National Flowers" for China

The author suggests to use Mei Flower(Prunus mume)and Tree Peony(Paeonia suffruticosa)as Double National Flowers for China. Having changed his opinion on selecting National Flower for People's Republic of China, the author suggested a mode of using Double National Flowers since 1988, and insisted his opinion thereafter.Because of the vastness of Chinese territory, the significant superiority in her biodiversity,the two famous traditional flowers are mutually supplementary — Mei Flower blooms during winter to early spring, Tree Peony in late spring; Mei is a tree, and Tree Peony a shrub; Mei gives blossoms gracefully and with fragrance, Tree Peony with big and splendid flowers; Mei symbolizes hardiness and staunchness in facing adversity and evil, Tree Peony representing richness and splendour; Mei is mostly planted in the open space in central and mid-southern China, while Tree Peony commonly met in gardens and parks of North and Northwest China; Mei is the national flower during Kumintang's government, while Tree Peony the national flower in late Qing Dynasty, etc.