Clogs are often associated with whole foot style klompen from the Netherlands. Clogs are a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood. Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries. Traditional clogs remain in use as protective footwear in agriculture and in some factories and mines.
Bauhinia Ã blakeana commonly called the Hong Kong Orchid Tree is a legume tree of the genus Bauhinia, with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres (3.9 to 5.9 in) across, and bloom from early November to the end of March.
One of the most spectacular Bauhinia blakeana, which is the true Hong Kong orchid tree, produces large six inch fragrant orchid-like flowers of rich reddish to rose purple during the late fall and winter.