国内英语资讯:China mulls naming peony as national flower
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 18-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solicit">solicit</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="peony">peony</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="plower">plower</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="national">national</span> <span word="flower">flower</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Flower">Flower</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CFA">CFA</span>).</p><p><span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> 10 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peony">peony</span>, <span word="chrysanthemum">chrysanthemum</span>, <span word="orchid">orchid</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narcissus">narcissus</span>.</p><p><span word="Recommending">Recommending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peony">peony</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="flower">flower</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFA">CFA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Prerequisites">Prerequisites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="originating">originating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="color">color</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFA">CFA</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="connotation">connotation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extensively">extensively</span> <span word="utilized">utilized</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 600,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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