Horticultural expo to boost tourism

This summer Qingdao's tourists will not only enjoy the beaches and temples on Laoshan Mountains, but also the Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition.

The expo, which opened on April 25 and will run until October, expects more than 12 million people to visit.

It showcases nearly 2,000 different varieties of plants including a dozen species of bamboo from across Asia, cactus species flown in from South America, a 1,000-year-old litchi tree and a 400-meter-long expanse of algae from the United States.