The Shnaghai Botanical
garden is displaying hundreds of different orchids and stones in an exhibition
which ends February 27. [Shanghai Star]
'Blue
Violet' debuts at Bacchus today
SINGER, C.
Huff from the United States, is teaming up with Tracy Ashman from Britain
to make their debut tonight at the newly opened Bacchus restaurant/bar
inside the Regal International East Asia Hotel.
Noble flower orchid on show
IN the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) of Chinese history, renowned philosopher Confucius compared the orchid flower to a man of noble character and praised its fragrance as "the scent of king flower." Since then, many Chinese people have regarded the orchid as the most noble of flowers. Many of the delicate, tropical orchids, now found all over the world, are in fact indigenous to China. After the Song Dynasty (AD 420-479), the Chinese orchid was introduced to Japan, and selling orchids gradually developed into a prosperous business there. It was around 1780, that the Chinese orchid was first introduced into Britain, and from the British isles, to the rest of the countries of Europe. In celebration of this very beautiful flower, Shanghai Botanical Garden is holding an exhibition of orchids until February 27. More than 300 potted orchids of over 100 varieties mainly from China and Japan are on display in the exhibition. Some of the orchids on display were donated by famous people including the late Premier Zhou Enlai, the late Marshal Zhu De and the famous Kuomintang general Chang Hsueh-liang, now residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Collecting stones and rocks is another popular hobby of the Chinese people. Fine stones and rocks also figure in the exhibition including many from Liuzhou of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which is rich in these resources. Place: 1100 Longwu Road Admission: 10 yuan Tel: 6451-3369
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