During the Spring Festival holiday, the 2nd Orchid Exhibition of the National Botanical Garden ushered in many plant lovers to check in. The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily learned that more than 500 species (including varieties), more than 10,000 orchids and New Year's flowers were displayed at the exhibition site, and tourists enjoyed the festival in the sea of flowers.
In the traditional customs, the fifth day of the first lunar month is also a good day to "welcome the God of Wealth", the orchid exhibition also appeared a lot of orchids with auspicious meanings, such as Huayang ** Cattelan, "great wealth" spring orchid, "He Shen" spring orchid, "Jinquan" spring orchid, as well as commonly known as "golden chain orchid" foot pillar orchid, as well as the orchid "golden boy and jade girl" - apricot blossom orchid and sclerophylla orchid, etc., they or the name is rich, or the posture is pleasing, so that citizens and tourists can add a good color in addition to enjoying the flowers, and bring blessings home.
At the same time, the national orchid exhibition area located in the bonsai garden not only has fine orchids such as Chunlan, Chunjian, Molan, and lotus petal orchid, but also has zodiac orchids with "dragon" in the name such as "Dragon Word" Chunlan, "Wenshan Jialong" Molan, and "Butterfly Dragon" Chunlan, showing a strong festive atmosphere. With its elegant plant shape and pure fragrance, Guolan has the reputation of "gentleman in flowers" and "king incense" since ancient times, and has always been loved by people. Many tourists come here to see the style of the national orchid, appreciate its posture, watch its color, taste its rhyme, carefully understand the humble gentlemanly style of orchids, and enjoy a different New Year's flavor.
It is reported that this orchid exhibition will end on February 17 (the eighth day of the first lunar month), and citizens and tourists who like orchids should not miss it.
Text: Beijing Youth Daily reporter Wang Bin.
Edited by Li Xiaomeng.