What kind of flower is Shandan flower?

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Can you speak Northern Shaanxi dialect? No, then sing "Shandan Danhua Blooms Red" and become a native of northern Shaanxi in one second. But before I sing, I want to ask you something. Do you know what Shandan Danhua is?

Mountain lilies: ornamental flowers

Mountian dandelions are bulbous flowers of the Liliaceae family and a type of wild lily. They are available for viewing. They usually have one flower per year and the lifespan of each plant is 7 to 8 years. In 2017, the flowers are red or apricot, as beautiful as the "Clivia" flower. A few of them will also bloom white flowers, which are watery and beautiful. They are magical flowers that grow in the wilderness.

Sandane flower: a famous flower that is popular all over the world

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People in northern Shaanxi have always liked Shandandan and regard it as the embodiment of beauty, tears and pursuit. It is sung in folk songs: "The flowers of Shandandan are red on the back. Where do you see your brother getting married?" When entering northern Shaanxi, this flower that is red all over the Loess Plateau was given a new meaning. "The mountain dandelions bloomed all over the mountains, and the Red Army came to make great progress." The shandan dandelions gradually became a symbol of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, and became It became the symbol of northern Shaanxi and became the symbol of Yan'an. As the song spreads, Shandandan has become a famous flower all over the world.

Mountain Dandelion: Also on the verge of extinction

In the 1970s, everyone discovered the Shandan flower. At that time, no one had any awareness of protecting it. During the seedling stage, the Shandan flower was no different from a weed. Due to overgrazing, coupled with successive years of drought, the ecological environment was destroyed. Dan faded into obscurity for a time. The restoration of farmland to forest and beautiful mountains and rivers has made the ecological environment better day by day. Five years have passed, and red lilies have sprouted among the weeds again, slowly showing their shy faces.

Maybe you haven’t seen the beauty of Shandandan yet. That little bit of red in the weeds, that's it. The seedling is no different from a weed. Once it blooms, everything around it becomes its background.

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