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Annual Meeting and International
Workshop
Saturday
and Sunday, 24th and 25th November, saw the
Annual Meeting and International
Workshop. This was held in Xiao-lan in Zhong-shan City, China.
Speeches of course were delivered welcoming all speakers and guests.
There
were numerous Chinese speakers who for the most part spoke on
technical aspects of chrysanthemums. A few spoke on cultivation and
diseases. All speakers had interpreters to Chinese or English,
whichever was the case.
For
details
of the speakers and the topics covered click the 'Speakers and Topics'
link.
After
each of the 2 days we were taken to a formal dinner and given exotic
Chinese dishes. One dish of Black Chicken Soup definitely made you
look. I will give nearly anything
a go, but it still tasted like chicken.
A
special chrysanthemum liqueur was made for this occasion which the
Chinese called a wine and drank it as such. It was not wine but
more like a liqueur and I drank it as such.
Inevitably
we all learnt a few phrases in the local lingo which helped break the
ice on first meetings and introductions.
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