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The 2022 Award Selection Campaign for Outstanding Contribution Award and Blooming World Peony Awards of the Peony Capital of China (Heze) kicks off

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Friday, October 29, 2021

HEZE, China, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 25, the Information Office of Heze Municipal People's Government held a news conference to announce the official start of the 2022 Award Selection Campaign for the Outstanding Contribution Award and Blooming World Peony Awards of the Peony Capital of China (Heze).

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  • HEZE, China, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 25, the Information Office of Heze Municipal People's Government held a news conference to announce the official start of the 2022 Award Selection Campaign for the Outstanding Contribution Award and Blooming World Peony Awards of the Peony Capital of China (Heze).
  • In accordance with the Award Selection Rules of the Outstanding Contribution Award of the Peony Capital of China (Heze), the campaign organizer will declare two categories - Peony Cultural Art and Peony Industrial Development - and select one individual or group winner for each.
  • The award selection campaign of the Blooming World Peony Awards includes acknowledgement of achievement in seven areas that can be divided into two categories: peony industry development and peony cultural art.
  • These seven areas include: National Peony Competition, Peony Scientific Innovation Award, Peony Industry Business Model Innovation Award, Peony Artwork Competition, Peony Calligraphy Competition, Peony Photography Competition, and Peony Cultural Creative Design Competition.

#1 Dated Products Brand* Announces New Collection With Rachel Parcell

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Monday, October 4, 2021

Introducing Rachel Parcell for Blue Sky , the latest fashion-forward collaboration to emerge from the #1 Dated Products brand, designed to help you blossom into the very best version of yourself.

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  • Introducing Rachel Parcell for Blue Sky , the latest fashion-forward collaboration to emerge from the #1 Dated Products brand, designed to help you blossom into the very best version of yourself.
  • We all start somewhere, and for Rachel Parcell that somewhere was an online journal detailing her newlywed life with her husband Drew.
  • Rachel had even bigger plans, starting with a capsule clothing line in her name, and growing into the hugely successful fashion and lifestyle brand Rachel Parcell is today.
  • The full collection of Rachel Parcell for Blue Sky products launched on September 26,both in store and online at a national retailer.

Florida DIY Blogger Wins $10,000 For Charity in FrogTape Paintover Challenge®

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

With a few different shades of gray in a high-gloss finish, she took her plain, white shower tiles to the next level.

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  • With a few different shades of gray in a high-gloss finish, she took her plain, white shower tiles to the next level.
  • Next, she used plywood and paint to create a faux shiplap on the walls outside of the shower.
  • The variety of FrogTape brand painter's tape eliminated any concerns about paint bleeds or touch ups, regardless of the surface texture.
  • For more information about the FrogTape Paintover Challenge and project inspiration, visit FrogTapePaintoverChallenge.com .

Heze, China: A Flower That Vitalizes A City

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The peony heritage of Heze will once again amaze visitors from all over the world.

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  • The peony heritage of Heze will once again amaze visitors from all over the world.
  • Its peony industry has developed in a multi-faceted way, producing a range of peony-based merchandise such as ornamentals, medicines and health products.
  • Additionally, peony-themed creative and cultural output, such as peony flowers, peony print silk and traditional Chinese peony flower paper-cutting, is also flourishing.\nThere are nine ornamental peony gardens in Heze, the more notable including the Caozhou Peony Garden, the Baihua Peony Garden and the Chinese Peony Garden.
  • The peony sector currently provides more than 100,000 jobs in Heze, covering the gamut from peony cultivation to processing and sales.

Xinhua Silk Road: Peony-themed Hanfu show kicked off in central China's Henan

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Friday, April 16, 2021

b'BEIJING, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A costume restoration show combining peony flowers with traditional Chinese Hanfu culture kicked off on Wednesday at the peony-themed museum in Luoyang, a city with a 1,500-year history of cultivating peonies in central China\'s Henan Province.\nAs a part of 39th Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang which runs from April 1 to May 10 to showcase the city\'s peony culture for visitors, the show is China\'s first large-scale costume restoration show with peony as the theme.\nDuring the show, 30 sets of Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, featuring three historical periods namely Wei Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties were displayed, presenting a visual feast full of historical sediments for visitors.\nDifferent from conventional fashion show, this costume restoration show connected the ancient Luoyang with the present one by linking modern and ancient times through scenes, and involved activities such as peony flowers arrangement and peony tea ceremony.\nAccording to the Chinese traditional costume restoration team, the producer of the displayed Hanfu in the show, in order to find out the beauty of costumes in the past dynasties, they have traveled to Luoyang many times, carefully selecting classics from different periods from dozens of cultural relics in the Luoyang Museum and rigorously making research on them.\n"We should continue to strengthen archaeological work and historical research, inject vitality into cultural relics and cultural heritages, to enrich the history and culture of the society," said the team.\nAs a city with rich cultural relics resources, Luoyang has been committed to making cultural relics "alive" by holding various activities, making the protection, utilization, promotion and inheritance of cultural relics closer to people\'s daily life.\n'

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  • b'BEIJING, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A costume restoration show combining peony flowers with traditional Chinese Hanfu culture kicked off on Wednesday at the peony-themed museum in Luoyang, a city with a 1,500-year history of cultivating peonies in central China\'s Henan Province.\nAs a part of 39th Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang which runs from April 1 to May 10 to showcase the city\'s peony culture for visitors, the show is China\'s first large-scale costume restoration show with peony as the theme.\nDuring the show, 30 sets of Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, featuring three historical periods namely Wei Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties were displayed, presenting a visual feast full of historical sediments for visitors.\nDifferent from conventional fashion show, this costume restoration show connected the ancient Luoyang with the present one by linking modern and ancient times through scenes, and involved activities such as peony flowers arrangement and peony tea ceremony.\nAccording to the Chinese traditional costume restoration team, the producer of the displayed Hanfu in the show, in order to find out the beauty of costumes in the past dynasties, they have traveled to Luoyang many times, carefully selecting classics from different periods from dozens of cultural relics in the Luoyang Museum and rigorously making research on them.\n"We should continue to strengthen archaeological work and historical research, inject vitality into cultural relics and cultural heritages, to enrich the history and culture of the society," said the team.\nAs a city with rich cultural relics resources, Luoyang has been committed to making cultural relics "alive" by holding various activities, making the protection, utilization, promotion and inheritance of cultural relics closer to people\'s daily life.\n'

Xinhua Silk Road: Peony-themed Hanfu show kicked off in central China's Henan

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Friday, April 16, 2021

b'BEIJING, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A costume restoration show combining peony flowers with traditional Chinese Hanfu culture kicked off on Wednesday at the peony-themed museum in Luoyang, a city with a 1,500-year history of cultivating peonies in central China\'s Henan Province.\nAs a part of 39th Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang which runs from April 1 to May 10 to showcase the city\'s peony culture for visitors, the show is China\'s first large-scale costume restoration show with peony as the theme.\nDuring the show, 30 sets of Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, featuring three historical periods namely Wei Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties were displayed, presenting a visual feast full of historical sediments for visitors.\nDifferent from conventional fashion show, this costume restoration show connected the ancient Luoyang with the present one by linking modern and ancient times through scenes, and involved activities such as peony flowers arrangement and peony tea ceremony.\nAccording to the Chinese traditional costume restoration team, the producer of the displayed Hanfu in the show, in order to find out the beauty of costumes in the past dynasties, they have traveled to Luoyang many times, carefully selecting classics from different periods from dozens of cultural relics in the Luoyang Museum and rigorously making research on them.\n"We should continue to strengthen archaeological work and historical research, inject vitality into cultural relics and cultural heritages, to enrich the history and culture of the society," said the team.\nAs a city with rich cultural relics resources, Luoyang has been committed to making cultural relics "alive" by holding various activities, making the protection, utilization, promotion and inheritance of cultural relics closer to people\'s daily life.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xinhua-silk-road-peony-themed-ha...\n'

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  • b'BEIJING, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A costume restoration show combining peony flowers with traditional Chinese Hanfu culture kicked off on Wednesday at the peony-themed museum in Luoyang, a city with a 1,500-year history of cultivating peonies in central China\'s Henan Province.\nAs a part of 39th Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang which runs from April 1 to May 10 to showcase the city\'s peony culture for visitors, the show is China\'s first large-scale costume restoration show with peony as the theme.\nDuring the show, 30 sets of Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, featuring three historical periods namely Wei Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties were displayed, presenting a visual feast full of historical sediments for visitors.\nDifferent from conventional fashion show, this costume restoration show connected the ancient Luoyang with the present one by linking modern and ancient times through scenes, and involved activities such as peony flowers arrangement and peony tea ceremony.\nAccording to the Chinese traditional costume restoration team, the producer of the displayed Hanfu in the show, in order to find out the beauty of costumes in the past dynasties, they have traveled to Luoyang many times, carefully selecting classics from different periods from dozens of cultural relics in the Luoyang Museum and rigorously making research on them.\n"We should continue to strengthen archaeological work and historical research, inject vitality into cultural relics and cultural heritages, to enrich the history and culture of the society," said the team.\nAs a city with rich cultural relics resources, Luoyang has been committed to making cultural relics "alive" by holding various activities, making the protection, utilization, promotion and inheritance of cultural relics closer to people\'s daily life.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xinhua-silk-road-peony-themed-ha...\n'

Elizabeth Yeu, M.D. and K. Peony Yu, M.D. Appointed to STAAR Surgical Board of Directors

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

The addition of Dr. Elizabeth Yeu and Dr. K. Peony Yu to our Board of Directors illustrates STAARs commitment to excellence, the surgeon community and growth," said Dr. Gil Kliman, Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of STAAR Surgicals Board of Directors.

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  • The addition of Dr. Elizabeth Yeu and Dr. K. Peony Yu to our Board of Directors illustrates STAARs commitment to excellence, the surgeon community and growth," said Dr. Gil Kliman, Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of STAAR Surgicals Board of Directors.
  • Elizabeth and Peony collectively bring a wealth of additional clinical, business and growth perspectives, and we are delighted to have both doctors join STAARs Board.
  • As we pursue our strategic imperative of leading the lens-based future of refractive vision correction, I couldnt be more thrilled to have Elizabeth and Peony join our Board, said Caren Mason, President and CEO of STAAR Surgical.
  • Mr. Silverman, STAARs chairman of the Board of Directors, said, Johns contributions to STAAR over the past 12 years have been significant and meaningful.

Heze promotes peony as an industry and art, calling for entries for a series of competitions

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The Outstanding Contribution Award of the Peony Capital of China (Heze) is an honorary award established by the CPC Heze Municipal Committee and the Heze Government to recognize individuals or teams for outstanding contributions to the development of Heze's peony industry and peony culture and art.

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  • The Outstanding Contribution Award of the Peony Capital of China (Heze) is an honorary award established by the CPC Heze Municipal Committee and the Heze Government to recognize individuals or teams for outstanding contributions to the development of Heze's peony industry and peony culture and art.
  • The "Blooming World" Peony Series Awards 2021, organized by the Heze Government, includes awards in seven areas under two categories: the peony industry development and the peony culture and art.
  • The peony industry development category includes 3 areas: the Peony Show Competition, the Peony Scientific Innovation, and the Peony Industry Business Model Innovation.
  • The peony culture and art category includes 4 areas: the Peony Themed Art Competition, Calligraphy Competition, Photography Competition, and Cultural Creative Design Competition.

Heze promotes peony as an industry and art, calling for entries for a series of competitions

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The Outstanding Contribution Award of the Peony Capital of China (Heze) is an honorary award established by the CPC Heze Municipal Committee and the Heze Government to recognize individuals or teams for outstanding contributions to the development of Heze's peony industry and peony culture and art.

Key Points: 
  • The Outstanding Contribution Award of the Peony Capital of China (Heze) is an honorary award established by the CPC Heze Municipal Committee and the Heze Government to recognize individuals or teams for outstanding contributions to the development of Heze's peony industry and peony culture and art.
  • The "Blooming World" Peony Series Awards 2021, organized by the Heze Government, includes awards in seven areas under two categories: the peony industry development and the peony culture and art.
  • The peony industry development category includes 3 areas: the Peony Show Competition, the Peony Scientific Innovation, and the Peony Industry Business Model Innovation.
  • The peony culture and art category includes 4 areas: the Peony Themed Art Competition, Calligraphy Competition, Photography Competition, and Cultural Creative Design Competition.

Xinhua Silk Road: Central China city launches online live streaming of peony cultural festival

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

BEIJING, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 38th Luoyang Peony Cultural Festival opened on Monday in Luoyang, central China's Henan province.

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  • BEIJING, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 38th Luoyang Peony Cultural Festival opened on Monday in Luoyang, central China's Henan province.
  • In addition, dozens of reporters went to different locations in the city to fully show Luoyang's features and give a live coverage.
  • Online users can also tune in to live streaming from other scenic spots around the city, such as the Longmen Grottoes and Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital.
  • Luoyang held the first peony cultural festival in 1983, a year after the peony was named the flower of the city.