36 years ago, Queen Elizabeth II planted the next tree in Guangzhou

Text/Yangcheng Evening News all -media reporter Wang Danyang

The bonsai "Jiuli Xiang" brought back from Guangdong 36 years ago in Windsor Park could no longer see the Queen of Britain, who was the same as it was "old -year -old". The funeral of Elizabeth II will be held on the 19th. The era is over.

As early as 36 years ago, the 60 -year -old Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip first came to Guangdong to visit.

In the 8 and a half hours of Yangcheng Guangzhou, from the old Baiyun Airport to the White Swan Hotel, from the Liuhua West Garden of Yuexiu Mountain, the Guangzhou Youth Palace, the Beilei Theater at the time, to the Huangpu and other places far from Guangzhou, Huangpu and other places. The Queen couple crossed most of Guangzhou City and accepted Lingnan's local customs.

In October 1986, Elizabeth II's viewing in Guangzhou Visual China Conference

"Queen Banquet"

At 11:58 on October 18, 1986, the Queen Queen arrived at Guangzhou Lao Baiyun Airport by special plane.

When getting off the plane, the Queen wore a white blue flower dress similar to blue and white porcelain, wearing a white round hat, a ribbon on the hat, a sapphire brooch on the upper placket, with white shoes White gloves and white handbags, white earrings and necklaces, don't have a charm.

The 45 vehicles of the pick -up team started more than 1 kilometer from the beginning and end, and crossed more than half of the old city of Guangzhou. A three -row antique Rolls -Royce "Royal Blue" specially presented by Huo Yingdong, a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong, has become the British Queen's driver. When passing through Renmin North Road, West Gate, and Renmin South Road, the Queen of England opened the window and waved with the crowd along the way.

It was the first time in Guangzhou to see the Queen of England and the first time I saw Rolls -Royce. This Rolls -Royce was later displayed in front of the Delling Hotel, becoming a generation of Lao Guang memory. In 2012, Guo Qing and Huo Qigang were married in Nansha in Guangzhou. One of the wedding cars of the two was also the "Royal Blue". It is currently hidden in the Nansha Huo Yingdong Memorial Hall.

At noon in 1986, after getting off Rolls -Royce, Elizabeth II ate the "British Queen Banquet" carefully cooked by the White Swan Hotel: Yueyingxian Rabbit (shrimp dumplings, burning and other snack platter), Shuanglong Pearl (shrimp ball), milk swallows entering bamboo forests (bird's nest plus tender bamboo shoots, milk swallows carved with carrots), golden red skin pigs (classic Cantonese -grilled suckling pigs), Phoenix Babaoding (winter melon cup) And splendid grouper.

Today, the reciprocating Cantonese snack platter "Yueying Xian Rabbit" can still taste it in the white swan, and the "golden red skin pig" has always been the signature dish of the White Swan Hotel.

After lunch, under the drizzle, Queen Ying came to the Liuhua West Garden, known as the "living Chinese painting" and "Lingnan Bonsai House", and visited the Lingnan bonsai species such as Heisong, Luo Han Song, Jiuli Xiang.

In the southwest corner of Liuhua West Garden, Elizabeth II also planted the oak saplings from Windsor Park, Britain, and unveiled it for his visit to the Cantonese Tree Memorial.

The oak tree that specializes in Guangzhou is nearly 2 meters high, and the leaves are sawn tooth -shaped. It is a British local tree species. Many furniture in the British Palace, including the Queen Royal Seat, is made of this oak.

After 36 years, this oak branches with a trunk of about 5 meters and a trunk of about a bowl of mouth are lush.

The Queen not only planted the "friendship of friendship" in Guangzhou, but also brought back the beautiful wishes of the people of Guangdong -the queen just had a 60th birthday that year, and the Guangdong side would "Jiulixiang" of the same age as the queen as a gift to give the queen as a gift to the queen. Essence Today, the "Jiuli Xiang" of the Oaks and Windsor Park of Liuhua West Garden are leafy.

Liuhua Xiyuan, Elizabeth II, the oak tree Wang Danyang, personally planted by Elizabeth II

Yacht farewell

While visiting Elizabeth II's visit to Liuhua West Garden, Prince Philip led his succession to his visit to Huagang Village, Huangpu. In the villagers 'homes, Prince Philip tasted Guangdong tea, watched chess performances in the village culture room, and also watched the villagers' fish with interest in the big pond in front of the ancient tree in front of the village.

Until now, Huatang Village is still rated as an ecological natural village in Guangdong Province due to its superior natural environment, becoming an excellent livable village.

The beautiful day passed quickly. That night, the Elizabeth II couple held a farewell to the Royal Yacht of the NSW container terminal in Huangpu. After the enrollment, the Royal Navy Army Band and Cantonese were familiar with wake -up lions and Cai Long.

On the yacht, Elizabeth II wore a red suit, white pearls, and wondered from time to time to the people participating in the show. Later, she left Huangpu New Port and went to Hong Kong.

The Queen British from Beijing to Guangzhou, the itinerary is 5,400 kilometers, and according to Chinese tradition, it can be described as a "journey of thousands of miles". Looking back today, the 8 and a half hours of Guangzhou constitute the historic moment of the Queen of China China.

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