The origin and history of rosesRose was first differentiated from wild roses. It belonged to the same species of rose as rose and rose. Its origin could be traced back to the tertiary period of geological age, about 60 million years ago. This conclusion came from the leaf fossils of the original species of the Eocene rose found in Fushun area, Liaoning Province, China. In 1883, Oligocene-era rose fossils were discovered in the United States, and it also indicated that there were roses on Earth tens of millions of years ago.
Roses were born in the northern part of China, North Korea, Japan, Russia and other parts of the northern hemisphere. In China, the history of rose cultivation could be traced back to the Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago. The Xijing Miscellany mentioned that there was a "rose tree" planted in the Leyou Garden of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, the "rose" in the Records of the Historian and the First Aid Chapter written by Shi You of the Western Han Dynasty did not refer to flowers. It was probably named after the Han Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, poems on roses had mentioned the relationship between roses and Chinese roses.
In foreign countries, roses were widely planted in ancient Babylon and ancient Greece. In ancient Greek architectural decorations, coin casting, and Crete murals, there were sculptures and paintings with roses as the theme. In the early years of the Christian era, when the Roman Empire was flourishing, the ancient Egyptians sold roses from Southwest Asia to Rome. After the 12th century, the rose planting industry rose in various European countries, and rose planting in Britain was particularly prominent. In the 13th century French fable, The Legend of the Rose, roses symbolized noble women. The War of the Roses (War of the Roses) took place in England between 1455 and 1485. The emblems of the two sides were red roses and white roses. Later, England used roses (actually ancient roses in Europe) as their national flower and changed the royal emblem to red and white roses.
The cultivation of roses by the people of various countries had formed a huge family. At present, there were at least 16000 varieties of roses in the world. Among them, the hybrid tea rose was the offspring of four China rose varieties that were introduced to Europe in the second half of the 18th century and crossbred with local varieties.
In terms of cultural significance, from ancient Greek mythology to medieval European Christian culture, and then to modern society, roses have always been given different symbolic meanings. In ancient Greek mythology, the story of the goddess Aphrodite made it a symbol of love and beauty. In medieval Europe, roses were called the "flower of the Virgin Mary", symbolizing loyalty, piety, and purity. In modern society, red roses became one of the most common ways to express love.
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Are roses Chinese roses?The roses were not Chinese roses. Although they looked very similar, they were two different flowers, both belonging to the rose family. The color of roses was relatively simple, only purple-red, pink, white, etc., while the colors of roses were more diverse. The leaves, thorns, and fragrance were also different. Although Chinese roses were often sold in the market under the name of " rose," from a botanic point of view, they were not the same plant.
Can not wait Mr Mu to come back home because his wife misses him a lot and he is jelouse of the other guy that send his wife roses. Wonder what the history is between Mu family and Qui family?