What is the city flower of Hong Kong? What is the city flower of Macau?

1. Introduction to the city flower

The city flower refers to the representative flower of a city. Usually, the city flower is a species that is common in that city. In addition, the city flower is an important symbol of the city's image and a city's business card. It can represent the city’s unique humanistic landscape, cultural heritage, and spiritual outlook. For example, Beijing has three city flowers: rose, chrysanthemum, and magnolia; Chongqing's city flower is camellia; Shanghai's is white magnolia; Tianjin's city flower is also rose, and so on.

2. Hong Kong's City Flower

The city flower of Hong Kong is Bauhinia bracteata, also known as Bauhinia ovata, which was selected as the city flower of Hong Kong in 1965. Bauhinia bracteata is an evergreen tree that is about 6-10 meters tall. The flowers are red or purple, as big as a palm, with 5 petals, 4 of which are on both sides, facing each other, and 1 petal is raised upwards, shaped like an orchid. The flowering period is from November to April of the following year. Its roots, bark and flowers can all be used as medicine and have high medicinal value. At the same time, Bauhinia has a high ornamental value and is one of the main garden trees in Guangzhou.

3. Macau’s City Flower

The city flower of Macau is the white lotus. Because Macau was formerly known as "Lotus Island", "Lotus Land", "Lotus Stem" and "Lotus Peak Mountain", and local residents particularly love lotus, it was chosen as the city flower of Macau. In addition, lotus is known to symbolize purity and nobility. The white lotus on the Macau emblem represents that it is a clean, pure and noble city. The three petals represent the Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and Coloane Island.