Flowering Time

Here are some other pictures from the opening ceremony of the one-month long crabs and chrysanthemum tourist season in the Millennium Flower Scenic Area in 兴化市 (Xīnghuà), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China on the morning of September 26, 2019 in which four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and the singer 谭竹青 (Tán Zhúqīng) were named as Tourism Ambassadors for 兴化市 (Xīnghuà). Finally, the two women were also gifted with two “personalised” mascots, “琪琪” (“Qí Qí”) for 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and “楚楚” (“Chǔ Chǔ”) for 谭竹青 (Tán Zhúqīng). Photos credit: 兴化新闻 (Xīnghuà News).