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WUHAN Jrue Holiday Kids Jersey , April 13 (Xinhua) -- "People love flowers as they represent beauty," said Xiong Yuanbin of central China's Wuhan University. "The love for beauty is almost a human instinct."


Besides the more mundane options of visiting historical or cultural sites, making a trip to see flowers has become quite the rage among the Chinese public in recent years, but turning flower tourism into a world-class item in China is still some way off.


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This is a trend local governments are delighted to encourage, as it contributes more to a city than just the obvious economic benefits.


Famed for its cherry trees, for many Wuhan University has become a must-see every March. The campus was crowded with 50,000 visitors a day during the flowering season last year. This year DeMarcus Cousins Kids Jersey , authorities capped the daily limit at 40,000.


In 2013, Wuhan attracted 170 million domestic and foreign visitors and many came for the city's "five flowers": cherry blossom, azalea, lotus Solomon Hill Youth Jersey , peony and plum blossom. Always keen to maximize the allure of the flowers, the city came up with idea of making the most of arguably China's best known athlete, tennis player Li Na, by placing a life-size wax statue of her in some popular parks.


Ingenuity aside, flower tourism remains somewhat under-exploited.


"Flower tourism in China is still short-sighted E'Twaun Moore Youth Jersey , limited by preoccupation with short-term gains," said Long Xinmin, president of China Southern International Travel Company.


In contrast, vibrant flower tourism industries such as cherry blossom in Japan, lavender in France and tulips in the Netherlands Jordan Crawford Youth Jersey , nurture brands with an emphasis on eco-protection, an aspect, according to Long, almost entirely overlooked in China. Pictures of domestic beauty spots strewn with garbage after the scourge of visitors often make the post-holiday headlines.


Thanks to this disparity between domestic and international environment, Chinese tourists making overseas flower trips have been on the rise.


"The number of visitors going to France for the lavender season is growing at 30 percent every year Jrue Holiday Youth Jersey ," said Li Tianshu, sales director of Hua Yuan International Travel Co., Ltd.


Many wedding photography agencies said bookings are full for this year's shooting at Japan's April cherry blossom and France's July lavender.


"China's flower tourism has tremendous potential but it has to look beyond immediate gains and give due attention to the environment. We have to learn to invest our various flowers with distinctive cultural elements," said Li.


In China, the peony has a rich history and cultural tradition behind it Anthony Davis Youth Jersey , but not enough is done to make this known to foreign visitors. Consequently, the iconic bloom is unable to serve as a ready source of income, like tulip for the Netherlands, he added.




NEW YORK， Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi discussed on Monday plans to retake Iraqi city Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) in a major offensive against the extremist group.


Obama said despite the fact that the IS has embedded itself deeply within Mosul， he and Abadi felt confident that the offensive will "move forward fairly rapidly."


"Hopefully， by the end of this year， we will have seen further progress with respect to Mosul，" Obama told reporters after his meeting with Abadi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.


Abadi， in an optimistic tone， said the two leaders hoped the IS will be driven out of Mosul "within the next few months."


However， Obama also acknowledged that it will be a tough battle to retake the IS stronghold.


"This is going to be hard. This is going to be challenging and will require resources，" he said， adding that he will seek more support from Congress as well as other countries.


He also emphasized the importance of providing rapid humanitarian assistance to people in Mosul after the IS is driven out of the city.


Last month， Iraqi security forces launched an operation to flush out the IS militants from the town of Qayyara south of Mosul， following victory in July to recapture a strategic airbase near Qayyara.


Mosul， the second largest city in Iraq， has been controlled by the IS since June 2014， when the Iraqi government forces abandoned their weapons and fled， giving the IS militants opportunities to take control of parts of Iraq's northern and western regions. Enditem

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