The title of the movie is taken from the last line of a Tang dynasty poem attributed to the rebel leader Huang Chao, “On the Chrysanthemum, after failing the Imperial Examination” or simply “Chrysanthemum”:

“	When autumn comes on Double Ninth Festival, my flower will bloom and all others perish. When the sky-reaching fragrance permeates Chang’an [ancient capital in Chinese history], the whole city will be clothed in golden armour.