As China welcomed in its National Holiday on Monday, a flower exhibition of the “king of flowers” from South Africa also kicked off in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.
The flower, known as “King Protea”, the national flower of South Africa, is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa.
The king proteas can live up to 100 years, and it takes about four to five years before it begins blossoming.
The exhibition in Guangzhou will last until October 7, the end of the National Day holiday.