Main orchids produced in Shaoxing

Shaoxing orchids are mainly produced in Julie and Tangdi areas of Shaoxing County. Shaoxing is one of the earliest places where orchids were planted in China, and it is known as the "hometown of orchids". The Southern Song Dynasty's "Continued Meeting Records" contained: "Lan's" Reading Jueshu "said: Zhu Jian planted mountains. As the old saying goes: Zhulanshan is the place where Zhu Jian grows orchids. " Zhu Lan, in today's Julie Lanting, is still famous for its rich Chunlan. ?

There are many kinds of orchids in Shaoxing, and their flower shape, color and fragrance have their own characteristics. A branch in the room smells fragrant and refreshing. Xu, a painter and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in the poem "Lan": "Mo Jing's spring is not good, and a wisp of incense is enough to crush thousands of reds. I always tell you to take off Xianghanniang's sleeve and not be a human brain musk. " Traditional orchids such as, Loumei, Wanlianding and Butterfly are all produced in Shaoxing. Lv Yun is a rare species in Shaoxing and a rare resource protected by the state. 1959, Shaoxing's famous exotic orchid was named "Zhongshan Butterfly Lotus" by Beijing Zhongshan Park. 1982, Shaoxing? ② the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) designated orchids as Shaoxing flowers, and established the first national orchid association, namely Shaoxing Orchid Association. During the period of 1988, the newly bred orchids "Butterfly with Chrysanthemum petals", "Jade Clothes in Phnom Penh" and "Silver Edge of Chunlan Orchid" won the gold medal at the first China Orchid Expo in Guangzhou. Shaoxing orchids are not only well-known in China, but also exported to Japan, Australia, Britain, the United States and Hong Kong and other countries and regions. 1990 Shaoxing county has 153 orchid varieties and more than 8,000 orchids.