FYI : "The orchid cultivation industry ... in China ... annual sales hitting 100 billion yuan (about 12.3 billion US dollars)... China has ... more than 1,000 orchid associations at various levels nationwide, and orchid fans number some 5 million...
The country has ... about 60 websites specializing in ... orchid culture and boosting orchid trade... Hubei, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, the country's major orchid producers... advocating orchid culture will help improve moral standards and the public's temperament." [smile...] source and complete news item : http://english.people.com.cn/200510/18/eng20051018_214864.html ******** Regards, Viateur _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
