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11 Parks Stage Flower Exhibitions for Olympics
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| From July 29, a grand flower exhibition with the theme of 'Chinese Civilization, Glorious Olympics' has been presented in 11 parks of Beijing. The exhibitions will be open during the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics and will last till September 20 |
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Flower pots planted before Olympics
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| Gardeners in Beijing are working furiously to plant 40 million flowers throughout the city in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in August. Workers are expected to plant 5 million pots surrounding venues where the Games will take place, China's Official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.
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Flower industry output reaches 48 billion yuan
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| The national flower industry development and exchange meeting was held on the 21st in Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. According to the 25 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) present, incomplete statistics show that by the end of 2007, there was more than 800 mu of land for planting flowers; and their production value reached nearly 480 billion. |
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HK Flower Show opens with Olympic spirit
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| The 2008 Hong Kong Flower Show has opened at Victoria Park sporting an Olympic atmosphere. More than 200 organisations are taking part with about 350,000 flowers on display.
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Migao to build a sixth production facility for specialty pot
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| Migao Corporation, the China-based leading specialty potash fertilizer producer, has announced the addition of its sixth location in China. The new facility located in Zunyi, Guizhou Province will initially produce 40,000 tonnes of potassium sulphate in its first phase of construction. |
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Lifestyle Horticulture Boost for China Market
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| Queensland's blossoming lifestyle horticulture industry is set to reap the dividends of a booming Chinese landscaping market through funding and assistance from Canberra and Beijing. Queensland's Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries and the Australian Centre for Lifestyle Horticulture have successfully collaborated on a joint funding application to the Federal Government's Australian China Agriculture Cooperative Agreement program |
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Bonsai Trees Can Mean Big Business
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| Bonsai is thought to have originated from China over 2,000 years ago, contrary to the belief that it came from Japan. After China, the love for bonsai spread to Japan and later, Korea
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