The Peony Episode 4 The Sole Full Bloom

#peony #horticulture In this episode, we look at the wider influence of China’s iconic flower. In Taipei’s oldest fabric market, for example, Huang Jiaxiang, a fashion designer, is looking to repeat his 2009 success when a traditional Taiwan peony print cotton earned him a top design award. Will the peony win him plaudits for a second time? But the peony has also made inroads further afield. In the late 18th century, peonies were introduced to Europe, where, as Monsieur Riviere’s peonies in France demonstrate, they remain popular to this day. But time doesn’t stand still. In Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, Chen Dezhong, a horticultural engineer, dreams of cultivating a stable variety of pure yellow peony. Wherever you go, it seems, the peony means so much, in so many ways, to so many different people, from all walks of life. Click the link to subscribe to the CGTN Documentary channel if you like our videos: https://bit.ly/3gZVP2Y