A girl poses for a picture at the horticultural show, backdropped by a logo for the 2008 Olympic Games, in the Purple Bamboo Garden in Beijing August 3, 2006. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

A horticultural show has opened in Beijing to select flowers for the 2008 Olympic Games.

 

The exhibition, which is being held in the Purple Bamboo Garden, showcases 413 types of flowers, including genetically modified chrysanthemums.

 

Earlier, nine kinds of fruits, such as cherry, apricot, plum and apple, were shortlisted from 204 candidates as recommended fruits for the sport gala due to their appearance, taste and pollution-free nature.

 

A bee hovers among flowers at the horticultural show, backdropped by an Olympic logo, in the Purple Bamboo Garden in Beijing August 3, 2006. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

Visitors enjoy watching flowers at the horticultural show in the Purple Bamboo Garden in Beijing August 3, 2006. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

(CRI August 4, 2006)