9th edition of Int’l Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicks off in Beijing
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Tourists view Chinese roses at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
A tourist poses for photos at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Tourists view Chinese roses at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
A tourist takes photos of Chinese roses at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Tourists view Chinese roses at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Tourists have fun at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Tourists pose for photos at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
A child takes photos of Chinese roses at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
A visitor takes photos of Chinese roses at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
This photo shows Chinese roses at the ninth International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2025. The ninth edition of the International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation kicked off here on Saturday and will last till May 15. This event, featuring over a thousand varieties of Rosa Chinensis, or the Chinese rose, from all over the world, attracted a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
