Final preparations done for Beijing horticultural expo

World
Europe

All the preparatory work including venue construction and exhibits arrangement for the Beijing International Horticultural Expo has been completed as the official opening of the expo draws near, according to the organizer.

Construction of the venues as well as interior decoration for 110 official and 120 non-official exhibitors have all completed, with their respective operation teams already in place, Wang Hong, deputy city mayor of Beijing, said at a press conference Wednesday.

The construction and decoration of venues for all domestic exhibitors including 31 provincial-level regions, and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as well as 17 enterprises have also come to an end.

Beijing will add more public transport services to facilitate visitors, with 11 temporary parking lots built to accommodate over 20,000 cars, according to Wang.

Aerial view of the illuminated International Pavilion ahead of the Beijing International Horticultural Expo 2019 at Yanqing District in Beijing, China. /VCG Photo

Around the theme of "live green, live better," more than 2,500 cultural activities including a grand opening ceremony will be held during the expo, which is slated to open on April 29 in the district of Yanqing on the northern outskirts of Beijing.

More than 110 official and 120 non-official exhibitors have confirmed participation, which will make it the highest attendance in the expo's history.

"We will continue to finish preparations for all work and try to offer the world a unique, wonderful and unforgettable horticultural gathering," Wang said.

This is the second time for China to play host to such a high-level horticulture expo. The southwestern Chinese city of Kunming held the 1999 expo.

(Top image: Aerial view of the illuminated decorations ahead of the Beijing International Horticultural Expo 2019 at Yanqing District in Beijing, China. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency