San Francisco

Flower power

Jay Xu (third from right), director of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, joins members of the Community Youth Center of San Francisco to celebrate the world record for the largest human flower on July 15 in front of the museum. More than 200 teen volunteers from the Community Youth Center helped to form the lotus perimeter and guide participants into their record-breaking formation. A total of 2,405 people participated in the event in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love movement. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Herb trade talk

Deng Fanhua, Chinese deputy consul general to San Francisco, speaks at the Chinese Herb Trade Association of Northern California's commemorative ceremony and the 33rd anniversary dinner on July 15 in San Francisco. Provided to China Daily

Railroad workers remembered

Zha Liyou, Chinese deputy consul general in San Francisco, speaks on July 15 at the educational tour Rediscovering the Path of Chinese Railroad Workers sponsored by the US-China Railroad Friendship Association and the Chinese Railroad Worker Memorial Project team. Zha urged Americans to more deeply recognize how Chinese railroad workers made great contributions and sacrifices to the US in the history. Provided to China Daily

Community affairs speech

Zha Liyou, Chinese deputy consul general in San Francisco, delivers a speech about the Chinese community in the Bay Area at a meeting for the major members of the Northern California Chinese Coalition on July 16. Provided to China Daily

(China Daily USA 07/21/2017 page14)