Beijing horticultural expo receives 1.54 million visitors in a month

The Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition has seen more than 1.54 million visitors as of May 27, a month after it opened to the public, the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition Coordination Bureau said.

According to data released by the bureau, 1.15 million people have visited the China Pavilion, more than 1.18 million people the International Pavilion, 803,000 the Botany Pavilion and 660,000 people the Life Experience Pavilion.

In the past month, 567 events have been held, presenting art performances and introducing foreign countries and China's provinces, cities and autonomous regions.

The service app "Expo 2019" has been downloaded 470,000 times. The website of the expo has seen 68.4 million visits.

With the theme of "Live Green, Live Better," the expo opened to the public on April 29 at the foot of the Great Wall in the capital's Yanqing District and will last until Oct 7.