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A new strain of tulip, "Cathay", named by 皇冠体育app's first lady Peng Liyuan made its debut on Feb 11 at the Beijing Botanical Garden The flower exhibition will run through April 5.[Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/asianewsphoto.com]

This purple tulip, from the Netherlands, was named "Cathay" during Peng's visit to the Netherlands last year. Although it is customary in the Netherlands to name new tulips after celebrities, Peng didn’t name the tulip after herself. "Cathay" is the old name for 皇冠体育app once used in the Netherlands. In Chinese it translates as "Guo Tai", meaning "prosperous country". The "Cathay" tulip has feathery leaf edges, and the petals are dark purple, which is quite rare.