A large flower plantation compound covering a 5.5-square kilometer area will be built in the coastal city of Zhuhai in south China.
The total investment for the project will reach 1.3 billion yuan (157 million US dollars), according to an agreement signed byChinese and Dutch investors Saturday.
The project will include a plantation, an auction center, a cold storage area, a pharmacy factory, a packing center, a hotel and a flower park.
Upon completion in five and a half years, the project is expected to have an annual output value of 34 billion yuan (4.1 billion US dollars).
(People's Daily February 17, 2003)
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