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Shenyang prepares for horticultural expo
By Zhang Chunyan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-09-14 16:57
Shenyang is well known for its heavy industry, but perhaps few know that
Shenyang is also a national-level model city in environmental protection, as
well as one of the top cities in garden greening.
The 2006 Shenyang International Horticultural Exposition will be hold here.
Yang Yazhou, Assistant Mayor of Shenyang and Director of Preparatory Office
for the expo briefed reporters on the event.
This Exposition is a specialized international horticultural exposition
(level A2+B1) officially approved by AIPH in September, 2004. Since Kunming
International Horticultural Exposition 1999, it is the second time of
world-class grand gathering for horticultural held in China.
The site of exposition is located in Chessboard Mountain Scenery and Tourism
Development Zone of Shenyang City. It is 20 km from the city proper. Here is the
offshoot of Changbai Mountain, on the undulating hills, you may hear the
soughing of the wind in the pines, in the lush and green immense forest, the
mountain, water, flowers and trees are merged into an organic whole.
As Yang said, the area of land use is 246 hectares. The basic functions of
horticultural display, cultural entertainment, comprehensive service and
exposition activities are taken as the principle for zoning, various exposition
gardens, buildings and auxiliary facilities are perfectly included in the
natural scenery. Now, all the gardens and buildings are preparing .
2006 Shenyang International Horticultural Exposition will begin on May 1,
2006, and will take 184 days. It is estimated that 10 million Chinese and
foreign tourists will visit it.
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