Warring States Period: Chrysanthemum and the Beginning of National Culture. Qu Yuan, a poet, said in Lisao: "Mulan falls early, autumn chrysanthemum falls late", and in Nine Songs, he said: "Chunlan and autumn chrysanthemum stay long", praising the noble and extraordinary chrysanthemum.
Qin and Han Dynasties: Chrysanthemum began to be used as food and medicine, and the chrysanthemum custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival has been formed. Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica in the Han Dynasty recorded that "chrysanthemum clothing is light and suitable, and it resists aging". "Xijing Miscellanies" records: "Chrysanthemum is suitable, brewed with stems and leaves and miscellaneous millet. Drink it when it is ripe on September 9 next year, so it is called chrysanthemum wine. "
Wei and Jin Dynasties: Chrysanthemum became an important ornamental flower, which was highly praised by scholars and became the object of chanting and praise. The earliest horticultural cultivation of chrysanthemum appeared in Jin Dynasty.
Southern and Northern Dynasties: According to records, chrysanthemums and wheat were ground into dust every summer to control moths.
Tang Dynasty: With the continuous improvement of chrysanthemum planting technology, Guo Tuo's Tree Planting Book stated that "yellow and white chrysanthemums are covered with a wrapper, and their flowers are half yellow and half white when combined with jute and Pi Zha." It shows that people have mastered the docking technology of chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemum viewing on the Double Ninth Festival is very popular from the court to the people, and there are a lot of poems about chrysanthemums. People in the Tang Dynasty express their feelings through chrysanthemums, and the images of chrysanthemums are more abundant.
Song Dynasty: China's first chrysanthemum spectrum "Liu Meng Chrysanthemum Spectrum" came out, and chrysanthemum spectrum came out one after another. Chrysanthemum planting has also changed from open-air natural planting to plastic potted plants. From the imperial court to the people, there are activities such as "Chrysanthemum Contest" and "Chrysanthemum Contest" every year, and the literature of chanting chrysanthemums has reached its peak.
Yuan Dynasty: There are few records about chrysanthemums, only 1 chrysanthemum —— Biography of Yellow Flowers by Yang Weizhen, which records 163 chrysanthemum varieties.
Ming Dynasty: More than 20 chrysanthemum monographs were published, and many chrysanthemum paintings appeared, which inherited and promoted the development of chrysanthemum culture. Literati painters in the Ming Dynasty left behind a large number of chrysanthemum paintings, such as "Bird Axis in Guiju Mountain", "Bamboo Stone Chrysanthemum Axis" by Mi and "Playing Chrysanthemum Axis" by Chen.
Qing Dynasty: Chrysanthemum monograph is the largest in the history of China, with 35 publications and 27 existing ones. With Beijing as the center, from the court to the urban and rural people, chrysanthemum cultivation and appreciation have become a common practice in Beijing, and a complete theory and technical system of chrysanthemum cultivation has initially formed. Scholars not only draw pictures, but also combine painting with poetry and painting. Among them, the famous chrysanthemum paintings include Cloud's Color Picture of Jiuhua Jia, Color Picture of Li Dongjia, Wu Changshuo's Chrysanthemum Picture, and Lan Ju Picture.
Contemporary: Chrysanthemum has existed since ancient times. In the long tradition of raising, appreciating, tasting, chanting and painting chrysanthemums in China, chrysanthemums are endowed with indomitable spiritual connotation and are a symbol of national spirit. In today's society, the spiritual connotation represented by chrysanthemum is more precious, which needs us to cherish, inherit and carry forward better.