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City flower of Yangzhou

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-04-24 15:15

City flower of Yangzhou

The Qiong, a rare flower, is famous, and exists in Yangzhou only. This flower was inherited from the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), with the earliest one found in the Houtu Temple of Yangzhou (the present Qiong-flower Temple).

It usually blossoms around late April or in the first ten days of May, with a blooming period of approximately two weeks. It's white color just like jade, with a scent that as sails the nostrils.

According to the legend, Qiong Flower was originated from a piece of jade which was brought down to the earth by immortal from fairy land and grow up to be a rare kind of flower, hence the name. With the approval of the Yangzhou municipal people's congress, it was rated as the city flower of Yangzhou.