Expo shows confidence in ecological ideals
By Zhang
Han
The
upcoming Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition will feature a series
of new technologies and is hailed by organizers and experts as a signal of
China’s confidence and openness in communicating its green development
strategy.
Eighty-six
countries and regions, as well as 24 international organizations, will display
horticulture arts alongside domestic exhibitors from 31 provincial-level
administrations, Jiang Zehui, vice director of the organizing
committee of the expo, said at a conference on April 24.
The expo
will open on April 29, and lasts until the first week of October, when the
People’s Republic of China celebrates its 70th birthday.
The
162-day expo is anticipated to see 16 million visits and 2,500 activities
including academic conferences, horticulture competitions and flower parades,
Gao Yan, chairwoman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
and an organizer of the expo, said at the press conference.
The wide
participation and variety of activities demonstrate that China has the
confidence to tell the world about its ecological ideals and progress, Gao
said.
Wang
Qiyan, director of China’s Leisure Economy Research Center under the Renmin
University of China, told the Global
Times that the expo is a great opportunity for different countries and
regions to share their experience in ecological protection and promote further
cooperation in building a green Belt and
Road Initiative.
Various
activities will feature horticulture from different parts of the world to
emphasize the expo’s theme “Live green, live better,” which reflects a
traditional Chinese philosophy that people are an integral part of the nature,
Jiang, also president of the China Flower Association, said at the press
conference on April 24.
The expo
should be a dialogue between nature and human beings, she said.
The
horticultural expo is also a scientific event as major exhibition halls will be
covered by 5G networks.
A mobile
app designed for the expo will offer information about transportation,
accommodation and interesting activities to visitors, cutting waiting time and
reducing congestion.
The app
also teaches users about trees, flowers and horticulture, the Science and Technology Daily reported.
Visitors
will be served by robotic docents, coffee makers and cleaners.
One
highlight is a magic forest that uses augmented reality technologies to reveal
creatures from ancient legends, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Construction
and decoration of exhibition halls have been finished, and the cultivation of
plants is ongoing with the help of the organizer.
Parking
lots and public transportation have been arranged to support the expected
crowds, said Vice Mayor of Beijing Wang Hong.
Customs,
plant quarantine authorities and the forestry bureau have cooperated closely to
accelerate the approval of plants’ entry and exit, said the State Forestry and
Grassland Administration.
Source:Global Times
On April
20th, the Beijing Shiyuanhui Park conducted a full-load stress test with more
than 60,000 visitors. (Photo by Li Wenming from People’s Daily Online)
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