National Day floral exhibits rethought

Austerity rules guiding National Day festivities in Beijing have had gardeners racking their brains to come up with appropriate floral displays in Tian'anmen Square and elsewhere.

For almost three decades, ornate floral displays have been a key feature of the festivities marking the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1.

The country's "core socialist values" and the "Chinese dream" have been adopted as the main themes for this year's displays, the Beijing Bureau of Landscape and Forestry said on Tuesday.