How Did the Bauhinia, a Sterile Flower, Become the Symbol of Hong Kong …
Jun 27, 2019 · The flower is a sterile hybrid, and Richard Saunders, author of Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China, suggests that this means it is “arguably an inauspicious symbol for a city built on mixed Chinese and British heritage.”
How the bauhinia flower became Hong Kong’s emblem
Jan 13, 2017 · “Hongkong Orchid Tree Flower Is Colony Emblem,” ran the headline in the South China Morning Post 52 years ago this week, on January 20, 1965. “The Bauhinia blakeana – a flower which blooms...
Hidden Hong Kong: History of the Hong Kong orchid, Bauhinia
Jun 6, 2022 · Bauhinia × blakeana—or the Hong Kong orchid tree—is a timeless symbol of Hong Kong. We see its likeness on the back of our coins every day, the five-petalled flower that replaced Queen Elizabeth II to symbolise a new Hong Kong.
How Bauhinia Blakeana Arose from Roadside Ornaments to Hong Kong…
Apr 7, 2023 · The flower was chosen as the floral emblem of Hong Kong in 1965 and then used by the Urban Council (municipal services) on its logo and in the promotion of Hong Kong overseas.
HK Herbarium - Hong Kong Plants - A historical account of our …
Jul 1, 1997 · The Bauhinia × blakeana Dunn was first chosen as the City Flower of Hong Kong in 1965. The species was later on selected to be the regional emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997 when Hong Kong returned to the Chinese sovereignty.
Blake's Bauhinia: The Flower of Hong Kong
Oct 2, 2024 · Blake's Bauhinia (Bauhinia × blakeana), commonly referred to as the Hong Kong Orchid Tree, is the emblematic flower of Hong Kong. It holds cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance, making it a prominent symbol of the city.
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The Bauhinia x blakeana Dunn was first chosen as the City Flower of Hong Kong in 1965. The species was later on selected to be the regional emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997 when Hong Kong returned to the Chinese sovereignty.
History of Hong Kong's Bauhinia Flower Flag | Culture | Gafencu
Mar 20, 2022 · “The hybrid nature of the plant is seen as symbolic of Hong Kong’s history and how the colony had drawn its strength first from Britain and then China” Bauhinia blakeana, or Hong Kong orchid tree, is distinguished by intense, pinkish-purple flowers that bloom from November to March.
The contentious history of Hong Kong’s bauhinia flower flag
Nov 3, 2018 · Hong Kong’s current flag, a white bauhinia flower against a red backdrop, was first flown at the handover of the city from Britain to China in 1997, when British Hong Kong’s “dragon and lion”...
Tao Ho: Hong Kong’s Underrated Design Legend - Zolima City …
This despite the fact that, beyond his architectural work on buildings like the Arts Centre and the panda pavilion at Ocean Park, Ho was responsible for designing the bauhinia emblem on Hong Kong’s flag and seal.
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