Lush Greenery Fills the Hundred Crow Garden, the Ecological Landscape Is as Beautiful as a Painting
▲The conference site
Lush greenery fills the Crow Garden
- Pingshi Town, Wuhu City, Anhui Province holds the First Bonsai Festival and Chinese Persimmon Technique Exchange Event
Photos and text by Zhang Xiaoping (Wuhu City Activity Center, Anhui Provincial Bonsai Art Association)
Early summer in June, red fades and green flourishes. In this season of thriving vegetation, on June 2 and 3, 2018, the "Pingshi First Bonsai Festival and Chinese Persimmon Exchange Meeting" was held in Pingshi Town, Fanchang County, Wuhu City, Anhui Province, a production area for Chinese persimmon bonsai material. This exchange conference received comprehensive professional guidance from the Anhui Provincial Bonsai Art Association and strong support from relevant government departments of Fanchang County. Hundreds of Chinese persimmon bonsai enthusiasts from all over the country participated in this exchange, and renowned domestic bonsai artists Yuan Quan, Rui Xinhua and others attended to give demonstrations.
Chinese persimmon (Diospyros cathayensis) is a traditional bonsai tree species in China. In recent years, because Chinese persimmon has characteristics such as old trunks, beautiful forms, brilliant fruits and long lifespan, it has increasingly been favored by bonsai enthusiasts, and is sought after in China's Taiwan region and even in the Japanese bonsai world.
Chinese persimmon was first used in medicine in China, and ancient Chinese medical texts record that it has the effects of clearing heat and benefiting the liver, and promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis. In the 1980s and 1990s, with the development of China's bonsai industry, Chinese persimmon was given new uses. In recent years, because Chinese persimmon has characteristics such as old trunks, beautiful forms, brilliant fruits and long lifespan, it has increasingly been favored by bonsai enthusiasts, and is sought after in China's Taiwan region and even in the Japanese bonsai world.
Located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Wuhu-Tongling area has always been an important production area for Chinese persimmon bonsai material. In the Fanchang area, a large number of Chinese persimmon bonsai enthusiasts have been active for decades, collecting stumps, cultivating seedlings, creating and selling online all year round, enjoying it tirelessly. In this process, they have also continuously accumulated, improved, matured and developed, forming a Chinese persimmon bonsai growing group with national influence. The Wuhu Hundred Crow Garden in Pingshi Town is one of its representatives.
▲Crows flying in flocks - the vibrant Hundred Crow Garden
▲The technique exchange site
▲Masters such as Yuan Quan and Rui Xinhua giving on-site guidance
▲When the mood was at its peak, garden owner Mr. Wang Yuanshui performed a saxophone piece "Jasmine Flower"
(This article is an original submission by Zhang Xiaoping)
▼ Chinese persimmon bonsai appreciation
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Chinese persimmon bonsai brings joy to the heart