On this Day in Chinese History; 6 May

This day, 6 May, 1987, the selection of China’s top ten traditional famous flowers was announced in Shanghai. With nearly 150,000 votes received, the jury, composed of 114 flower experts, finally ruled that plum blossoms, peonies, chrysanthemums, orchids, roses, rhododendrons, camellias, Lotus, sweet-scented osmanthus and daffodils are the top ten traditional flowers in China, ranked by score.