Why did Guangzhou designate kapok as the city flower?

1982 In April, the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government established the Municipal Flower Selection Committee to mobilize the people of the whole city to select the Municipal Flower. More than 700,000 people participated in the selection. Guangzhou people in the northwest and northeast, compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao, and overseas Chinese in Canada all voted. The oldest voter is 9 1 year, and the youngest is 4 years old. There are 58 recommended candidate flowers such as chrysanthemum, kapok and white orchid, among which kapok won 75.9% of the votes.

After repeated research by the judges, it was unanimously agreed to recommend kapok to the municipal government as the flower of Guangzhou. On June 1 day, Guangzhou Municipal Government approved kapok as the flower of Guangzhou. The significance of kapok: it represents a hero, a symbol of love, a symbol of prosperity and vitality.

Its flowering period is usually in March or April, during which it blooms. According to legend, April 1 1 is the day when kapok blooms, so April 1 1 is designated as the day of kapok.

The kapok tree is tall, majestic and burly, with its branches spread out. Kapok is very big, each flower is almost as big as a rice bowl, and the bonus is as red as blood. When they are in full bloom, the leaves almost fall off. From a distance, it looks like a flame burning and jumping happily on the branches, which is very imposing. Therefore, it has always been regarded as a symbol of heroes, so kapok is also called the hero tree.