> Unfortunately, the info you provided, although > interesting, did not deal with the questions asked :
My contribution was more of a correction to Kevin's message rather than a response to yours. I tried every type of search I could using "city flower" and "floral emblem" as search criteria but couldn't come up with anything specific on the Chinese cities except maybe http://www.ccpit.org.cn/city/ which mentions "orchid" as Shaoxing's flower and has a pic of what looks to be a Cymbidium.. Perhaps 'orchid' is intended to be generic rather than specific. This could also be the case for Guiyang. Orchid is a common motif in Chinese art (like bamboo). The reference to orchids at http://www.shaoxing.gov.cn/en/Shaoxingambrosia/Shaoxingambrosia.htm might be helpful for further research but once again doesn't mention a particular city flower. Searching on Sogwipo came up with possibilities: the "Hallan" orchid, which is Cymbidium kanran (see http://www.fermata.co.kr/anti.htm#Sogwipo%20Natural%20Forest%20(Map3%20-%20C 7 in the Donneko Tourist site section) Cheers...Steve _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
