Overwhelmingly approved the scholar tree and oriental cypress as the official city trees, the Chinese rose and the chrysanthemum as Beijing’s official city flowers. The stately cypress ...

Within Chinese culture ... this means they’re also used as part of funeral flowers in Europe. Beards & Dasies say ...

Chrysanthemum originated in China and was recorded in some Chinese books as early as the 5th century BC. The flower was introduced as imperial flower to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. Then it was ...