“春来谁作韶华主,总领群芳是牡丹。”作为中国传统十大名花之一,牡丹以其国色天香、雍容华贵而被称为“花王”。一提起牡丹,人们往往和洛阳联系在一起。欧阳修在《洛阳牡丹记》中写道:“牡丹出丹州、延州,东出青州、南亦出越州,而出洛阳者,今为天下第一。”“洛阳牡丹甲天下”之名由来已久,究其原因,当与洛阳牡丹悠久的栽培历史、丰富的花色品种、深厚的文化底蕴和盛大的花事活动密切相关。 “As one of the ten famous flowers in the Chinese tradition, the peony is known as ” Kao “with its natural beauty and grace. Mention of peony, Luoyang often associated with people. Ouyang Xiu wrote in ”Luoyang Peony Memorial“: ”Peony Danzhou, Yanzhou, east Qingzhou, the South also out of the state, and out of Luoyang, this is the best in the world.“ ”Has a long history, the reason, when and Luoyang Peony long cultivation history, rich variety, rich cultural heritage and grand flower activities are closely related.