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Colorful chrysanthemums are on display at the Hushu Chrysanthemum Base of Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Nov. 9, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

As the world's largest center for the preservation of chrysanthemum germplasm resources and a major chrysanthemum gene bank, the base houses more than 5,300 chrysanthemum germplasm accessions and over 3,000 varieties.

Colorful chrysanthemums are on display at the Hushu Chrysanthemum Base of Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Nov. 9, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Colorful chrysanthemums are on display at the Hushu Chrysanthemum Base of Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Nov. 9, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)