Lavender gardener job has sweet smell of success

ZHAOQING, Guangdong: A tourism destination in Zhaoqing city, Guangdong province, is looking to put itself on the map by emulating the recent success of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

The large lavender garden in the Panlongxia ecology area of the city is offering two high-paying jobs to women from across the globe - a similar idea to the recent competition for the 'best job in the world' in which applicants vied for the chance to be caretaker of a paradise island.

The Panlongxia lavender gardens cover more than 200,000 sq m and are the largest lavender gardens in South China.