Peony power Chinese city boosts profile and industry with help from unofficial national flower

HEZE, Shandong – There is no mistaking what this city, in the agricultural heartland that is China’s central plain, wants to be remembered for.

Heze Mudan Airport bears the name of the peony flower, and visitors moving through the arrival hall cannot help but notice the pots containing voluminous blooms in vibrant hues of pink and purple.

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