Another six inches of rainfall is expected in parts of Hubei, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces this weekend.
Hubei, Jiangxi and Hunan are not major corn producing provinces.
Artemisia grows like a weed across China and South-East Asia, but the best plants are found only in certain parts of China, such as Guangxi and Hunan, which produce most of the world's supply, and in Vietnam.
The hero who is celebrated varies by region: the romantic poet Qu Yuan is venerated in Hubei and Hunan Provinces, Wu Zixu (an old man said to have died while slaying a dragon in Guizhou Province) in South China, and Yan Hongwo in Yunnan Province among the Dai community.
Citi will open additional branches in the provinces of Hunan and Jiangsu.
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It was broadcast by a satellite television station in Hunan province and relayed nationwide on cable networks.
Violent clashes over tourist entry fees in Hunan province and the cancelled debut of US director Quentin Tarantino's film have also made the papers.
Lei Pengcai, 61, moved to Beijing last year from a small town in Hunan province and took work washing the dishes in a restaurant.
Of note: the delicate lobster-and-scallion mix from Shanghai, and the spicy chicken supreme with Hunan seasonings.
The reports first appeared in Caixin magazine and caused such outrage that the Hunan provincial government has launched a formal investigation.
Soong, who was born in Hunan, China, was ambitious and readily agreed to the alliance.
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In February 2005 the Hunan branch manager was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 19 years in jail.
Chongqing Holley, a sister company of Kunming's, has set up a research laboratory in Hunan to help it identify high-yielding plants and establish a seed bank.
The rice was mainly imported from nearby Hunan, a province that is traditionally known as the "land of fish and rice, " thanks to its bountiful produce.
In August 20, 000 farmers in Jiangxi province, Hunan's neighbour, went on a five-day rampage in protest at taxes and fees.
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