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Approved by AIPH (brief for your Association Internationale des producteurs de 1′Horticulture) and China’s State Council, the Global Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xi’an will probably be held in the Chan-Ba Ecological District. The horticultural expo is sponsored by the People’s Authorities of Shaanxi Province, China’s State Forestry Administration, China’s Council for your Marketing of International Trade and the China Flower Association, and co-sponsored by Xi’an Municipal People’s Authorities. To date, 109 domestic and foreign metropolitan areas and organizations have confirmed their participation within the grand international expo that is anticipated to draw roughly 12,000,000 visitors.
Xian, which is a contemporary ecological town located within the central region of China, is evolving at warp speed. Xian will play host towards the 178-day International Horticultural Exposition from April 28th to October 22nd, 2011. The expo will be China’s third grand international gathering after the Beijing 2008 Olympics and the Globe Expo 2010 Shanghai, as well as produce an outstanding opportunity for China to showcase the ecological civilization and improve the national image.
The concept of the Global Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xi’an is Eternal peace & harmony between nature & mankind, nurturing the future earth—a city for nature, co-existing in peace. The emblem and also the mascot with the expo are Chang’an Flower, that is named following the famous verse "Riding on the crest of success, enjoying all the flowers in Chang’an" created by Meng Jiao who’s a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. The slogan Green living leads the trends advocates the concept of love for simplicity, striving for low-carbon and energy-saving life, returning towards the nature, pursuing green living. The spokesperson of the expo is Yan Ni, who is a most popular Chinese actress born and brought up in Xian.
The main expo site is the picturesque Guangyun Lake which was used to be an important port in ancient China. During the Tianbao reign with the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong once held a large-scale trade fair of water-transportation goods and commodities, which was widely known as the first expo on the historical record and initiated the globe expositions.
The expo site covers a total area of 4,180,000 square meters, 1,880,000 square meters of which is the water area. The top 4 buildings within the expo site include the imposing Chang’an Tower, the spectacular Guangyun Gate, the thrilling Concept Pavilion and also the intoxicating Greenhouse. The 3 characteristic zones are the Romance by the Ba River, the European Avenue and also the Southeast Asian Street. The 5 major horticultural scenic spots refer towards the Chang’an Flower Valley, the Colorful Plants from Qinling Mountains, the Overseas Collections, the Flowers along the Silk Road, and also the Flower Rainbow over the Ba River. Each of the scenic spot, with the unparalleled charm, will impress every visitor.
Take part within the International Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xian, and you will get an exciting chance to immerse yourself in the globe of brightly-blooming flowers and rare plants, and learn more about the world-famous tourist town!
