Episode 11 - Life in Flowers

The Greater Mekong River Sub-region is a heaven of flowers that boasts uncountable varieties that bloom all year round.

In this part of the world flowers are seen in every part of local life…in festivals, religious ceremonies, for adding colour indoors, for beautifying the body…and even in the local diet.

Today we will follow a Chinese flower farmer and a Thai flower farmer, and as their stories unfold we will find out about the attitude of the local people to flowers and their social and cultural significance, and learn about the flower trade and its huge economic potential and environmental significance in these areas along the great Lancang-Mekong River.

Editor: Liu Fang | Source: CCTV.com