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| Visitors can enter the PCG booth and have photos taken beside this main display |
People with a penchant for taking selfies are expected to flock to the Philippine Consulate General’s booth at the ongoing Hong Kong Flower Show at Victoria Park, where a special spot has been set up beside the main display for picture-taking.
The PCG booth that goes by the theme ‘Santacruzan’
features two mannequins in male and female forms dressed up in native attire
with the woman’s bodice covered in fresh everlasting flowers that grow abundantly
in the Philippines’ mountainous areas.
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The Philippine display won a Merit Award in the annual
flower show that brings together
more than 200 exhibitors from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas, and is
visited by hundreds of thousands of people over 10 days.
Another floral display featuring
distinctly Philippine native products like capiz shells, bamboo and abaca hemp by
perennial participant Blue Grass Philippines, also won a Merit Award.
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| Bluegrass Philippines' entry features capiz shells, hemp and bamboo along with flowers |
But selfie spots and
instagrammable backgrounds can be found throughout the wide area covered by the
Flower Show, which features stock as the theme flower under the theme “A
Fragrant Journey through Hong Kong.”
One of the most popular
spots for taking picture is the three-dimensional floral wall featuring five
giant stocks, each composed of more than 30 3D flowers and is set off with over
6,000 orchids and other blossoms.
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In front of the wall,
as before, is an expansive display of more than 14,000 tulips in different
colors which complements the 3D stock installation, making this one of the most
favored photo spots by visitors.
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| The floral theme wall serves as backdrop for 14,000 tulips in various colors |
In the surrounding areas
are large-scale landscape installations by various groups, companies like Ocean
Park, district offices and government agencies like the Architectural Services
Department, Civil Civil Engineering
and Development Department, Correctional Services Department, and several
others.
Distinctive features of Hong Kong life such as dim sum in
bamboo steamers, as well as landmarks like the Observation Wheel and the Tai
Hang Fire Dragon Dance, are also well incorporated in the floral displays.
This year’s flower show introduces a range of family-friendly
attractions like a Ponies Photo Booth in the Central Lawn, government mascots
interacting with visitors, and several colorful Easter egg and bunny-themed
installations.
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| Spectacular floral displays like this one are enough reason to visit the flower show |
Those who want to take home potted plants can buy them at very reasonable prices from several commercial stalls on the fringes, some of which also sell light refreshments and souvenir items.
Visitors may also take part in free recreational activities
like floral arrangement demonstrations, gardening lectures and music and
cultural performances.
The flower show is open from 9am to 9pm everyday until March
29. Tickets are priced at $14 each, with a
concessionary rate at half-price for children aged 4-14 and fulltime students,
senior citizens aged 60 and above, persons with disabilities (and a companion
each), and those in groups of at least 30.
