“Hongkong Orchid Tree Flower Is Colony Emblem,” ran the ... a local flower to be used in the overseas promotion of Hong Kong. “The Bauhinia blakeana was selected from a list of 13 species ...

The petals on Hong Kong’s flag are based on the pinkish-purple flower of the Bauhinia blakeana (or Hong Kong orchid tree). The tree was named after Sir Henry Blake, who served as the territory ...

fly over Hong Kong – China’s five-starred red flag and Hong Kong’s bauhinia flower flag are raised outside government buildings and transport hubs. The national flag flies over that of the ...

Featured on the Hong Kong flag and currency, this beautiful ornamental Bauhinia species—admired for its striking purplish orchid-like flowers—can be traced back to a chance discovery by French ...

Featured on the Hong Kong flag and currency, this beautiful ornamental Bauhinia species - admired for its striking purplish orchid-like flowers - can be traced back to a chance discovery by French ...

Social media users are posting pictures of wilted or bloodied bauhinia flowers to express solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have been used ...

watching Hong Kong police raise the territory’s Bauhinia flower flag next to the Chinese national gold and red flag at Victoria Harbor. Xi, who is making his first trip outside mainland China ...

the design "echoes the organic beauty of the natural world," and is inspired by the forms of a budding Bauhinia flower, the orchid which features on the flag of Hong Kong. However, given its ...

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL) will hold its milestone celebration as it marks 20 years of bringing Disney magic to life in Southeast Asia this June.