Patricia Short, President of the International Camellia Society, looks at the camellia in Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 2, 2012. Some 200 representatives from 14 countries and regions of the International Camellia Society came to Kunming Botanical Garden on Thursday to inspect the camellia before the garden selected as one of the international camellia gardens of excellence. [Xinhua/Yang Zongyou]