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— Bureau Report
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ehind a traditional memorial archway, white houses with grey tilted tiles on the roof stand near a green pond. In the courtyard, rockeries with cascades sit quietly amid pine trees, plum trees and elms. It’s the garden of east China’s Anhui Province at
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Floriculture Today May 2019
the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition. The garden covers an area of about 3,000 square meters. Eager to present a glimpse of the province’s unique culture, designers tried to recreate ancient Anhui village houses for an international audience. Even the memorial archway
was made in tribute to the style of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Opened from April 29 to Oct. 7, the horticultural expo is drawing international attention, putting Beijing’s tourism in full bloom. The 162-day expo is poised to impress an expected
number of 16 million visitors from home and abroad with a huge collection of plants, flowers and eye-catching pavilions as well as ideas for green development. More than 110 countries and international organizations, as well as over 120 non-official exhibitors,
