Rugao Penjing, famous for its unique forms, will appear at the World Horticultural Expo

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The reporter learned yesterday from the Penjing Branch of the China Flower Association that Rugao penjing, renowned for its unique form of "cloud-like crown, rain-like feet, and a beauty's waist, glancing left and right with two and a half bends," is about to go abroad and appear at the 2016 Antalya World Horticultural Expo in Turkey. The 30 Rugao penjing pieces participating in this exhibition are being disinfected and maintained in Guzhuang Ecological Park. After passing export inspection and quarantine by the national inspection authorities, they will set off for Turkey in the coming days.

Rugao Penjing Will Appear at the World Horticultural Expo, Famous for Its Unique Forms

The 2016 Antalya World Horticultural Expo in Turkey is an A1-class world horticultural exhibition approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers and recognized by the International Exhibitions Bureau. At present, China is building a "China Huayuan" at the exhibition site in the style of a classical Jiangnan garden. According to Shi Yongru, executive president of the Penjing Branch of the China Flower Association, after extensive investigation, the China Flower Association ultimately selected Rugao-style penjing as the sole representative of Chinese penjing to participate in this horticultural expo. It will appear at the expo's opening ceremony on April 23. After the expo closes, the participating penjing will remain permanently in Turkey for viewing.

Rugao Penjing Will Appear at the World Horticultural Expo, Famous for Its Unique Forms

Previously, Rugao-style penjing participated in the 2012 Netherlands World Horticultural Expo and brought back three gold awards.

Beijing Fengtai Horticultural Expo 2013 Beijing Fengtai Horticultural Expo

Time: April to October 2013

Location: By the Yongding River in Fengtai, Beijing

Theme: Green Symphony, Garden of Prosperity

Goal: Build the expo through gardens, prosper industries through the expo, enrich the people through industries

Hosts: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China, Beijing Municipal People's Government

Organizers: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry, Beijing Municipal Park Management Center, and Fengtai District Government

Expo introduction: Beijing Garden Expo Park, as the venue of the 9th China International Garden Expo, is located along the green ecological development belt by the Yongding River within Fengtai District in southwestern Beijing, with a total area of 267 hectares and a very advantageous geographical location. Beijing Garden Expo Park borders the new right embankment of the Yongding River to the east, reaches Yingshan Park to the west, starts from Meishikou Road to the south, and extends to Lianshi West Road to the north. Relying on the Yongding River channel and echoing the ancient Lugou Bridge from afar, it has a rich historical and cultural atmosphere, varied terrain, and interdependent mountains and water, making it quite distinctive.

The site area of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo is located in southwestern Beijing, extending to Lianshi West Road to the north, the western extension of Meishikou Road to the south, the west wall of Yingshan Park to the west, the new right embankment of the Yongding River to the east, and Jingzhou New Line to the southwest, with a total area of 267 hectares. It echoes the ancient Lugou Bridge from afar and has a rich historical and cultural atmosphere. It is the core area of the "Yongding River Green Ecological Development Belt" in Beijing's action plan for southern city areas. According to the Beijing Municipal Government's "Action Plan for Promoting Accelerated Development of Southern City Areas," the banks of the Yongding River in Fengtai, Beijing, are the core area of the Yongding River Green Ecological Development Belt within the "one axis, one belt, multiple parks" layout. Building an ecologically friendly Garden Expo Park on a former landfill site will restore the Yongding River's ecological environment, create a new highlight for Beijing's ecological restoration and a new tourist attraction for western Beijing, and thereby drive the economic and social development of Fengtai and even southwestern Beijing. The planned expo park of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo embodies the spatial layout of "one axis, two points, three belts, five gardens." The one axis is the Garden Expo Axis running east-west; the two points are the Garden Museum and Jinxiu Valley; the three belts are three green landscape corridors extending from the "Zhongguancun Science Park Fengtai Park West Zone" into the expo park of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo; and the five gardens are five major core exhibition areas with different characteristics, namely: the Traditional Exhibition Garden, Modern Exhibition Garden, Creative Exhibition Garden, Ecological Exhibition Garden, and International Exhibition Garden.

The 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo will build China's first Chinese Garden Museum integrating multiple technological means, concentrating on displaying the new achievements made in China's garden cause and serving as a platform to display the full scope and development of garden art. The construction of the Garden Expo Park will adopt different methods to enhance interactivity and participation, promote the concept of green ecology and environmental protection to the whole society, and demonstrate the scientific and rational use of energy-saving and environmentally friendly new materials, new technologies, new processes, and low-carbon environmental technologies such as reclaimed water, solar energy, and wind energy. It will also become a highlight of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo.

Introduction to the Organizational Structure of the Beijing Garden Expo

According to the spirit of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's "Letter on Agreeing to the Beijing Municipal People's Government Hosting the 9th China International Garden Expo" (Jian Cheng Han [2010] No. 20), the 9th China International Garden Expo (hereinafter referred to as: the Garden Expo) is co-hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and specifically organized by units such as the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture, the China Park Association, and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry. In accordance with the requirements of the "Measures for the Management of the China International Garden Expo," the following opinions are hereby put forward on establishing the organizational structure for the preparation and construction of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo:

I. Organizing Committee of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo

The Organizing Committee of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo (hereinafter referred to as: the Garden Expo Organizing Committee) is composed of relevant leaders from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Beijing Municipal People's Government (hosts), and the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture, the China Park Association, and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry (organizers). It provides overall leadership for the preparation and operation of the Garden Expo. Its main responsibilities are: to review and approve the Garden Expo organizational implementation plan and the overall plan of the Garden Expo Park; to review and approve the opening and closing ceremony plans and the award evaluation methods of the Garden Expo; to hear reports on the progress of various work during the preparation period of the Garden Expo and promptly coordinate and resolve relevant issues in the preparation process; and to organize and convene Garden Expo press conferences.

II. Preparation and Construction Work Command Headquarters of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo

In order to better carry out the preparation and construction work of the Garden Expo, strengthen the organizational leadership of the preparation and construction work, and strengthen coordination and communication among relevant departments involved in the preparation and construction of the Garden Expo, the Preparation and Construction Work Command Headquarters of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo (hereinafter referred to as: the Garden Expo Preparation Command Headquarters) is established. Its main responsibilities are: to be responsible for organizing and formulating the Garden Expo organizational implementation plan, compiling the overall plan of the Garden Expo Park as well as post-exhibition operation and maintenance, protection management, and development and utilization plans, and organizing implementation after review and approval by the Garden Expo Organizing Committee; to be responsible for providing relevant support and services to the specific organizers and completing various tasks of Garden Expo preparation and operation on schedule; and to be responsible for coordinating relations among relevant departments related to the Garden Expo.

The Garden Expo Preparation Command Headquarters has an office, which works in the Fengtai District Government and handles the daily work of the Garden Expo Preparation Command Headquarters.

Work Responsibilities

1. Responsible for the daily comprehensive coordination and internal and external liaison work of the preparation work command headquarters;

2. Responsible for meeting preparation and coordinated arrangements for leadership activities;

3. Responsible for the writing and issuing of various written materials;

4. Responsible for supervision and follow-up of the preparation work of the Garden Expo Park, and inspection and implementation of construction project quality, progress, and funds;

5. Responsible for various engineering construction such as greening, municipal utilities, landscapes, and public facilities in the core area of the Garden Expo;

6. Responsible for legal support for Garden Expo-related work;

7. Responsible for reception services and logistics support;

8. Responsible for the collection and management of relevant archival materials;

9. Responsible for other work assigned by the preparation work leading group;

The office of the preparation and construction work command headquarters has under it the Garden Expo Museum Preparation Group, Planning and Construction Group, Publicity and Planning Group, Exhibition Invitation and Investment Group, Supervision and Audit Group, and Comprehensive Support Group.

III. Members and Work Responsibilities of the Institutions Under the Office of the Preparation and Construction Work Command Headquarters of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo

According to the needs of the preparation work of the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo, the office of the preparation and construction work command headquarters has six working groups under it, specifically responsible for organizing and implementing the various tasks of the office of the preparation and construction work command headquarters.

(1) Garden Expo Museum Preparation Group

(2) Planning and Construction Group

Work Responsibilities

1. Responsible for organizing the compilation and review of the overall plan and various special plans for Garden Expo projects;

2. Responsible for organizing the compilation and adjustment of plans for urban main roads, secondary roads, rail transit, and municipal pipelines around the Garden Expo Park;

3. Responsible for handling various preliminary procedures for Garden Expo Park construction projects;

4. Responsible for the clearing of above-ground objects and demolition within the Garden Expo Park area.

5. Responsible for organizing engineering design and bidding for engineering construction;

6. Responsible for the construction organization of related supporting facilities projects such as urban main roads, rail transit, municipal infrastructure, river regulation, and greening around the Garden Expo Park;

7. Responsible for compiling the overall budget plan of the Garden Expo and reviewing and approving budgets for various special projects;

8. Responsible for raising Garden Expo preparation funds, project settlement, completion financial audit and final accounts, and other work;

9. Responsible for reviewing the planning schemes and construction designs of domestic and international participating cities and industry societies (associations), and organizing and coordinating project construction;

10. Responsible for other work assigned by the preparation work leading group.

The Planning and Construction Group has a working group executive department, responsible for implementing the group's daily work. According to work progress, staff are transferred from relevant departments to be solely responsible.

(3) Publicity and Planning Group

Work Responsibilities

1. Responsible for formulating the overall publicity plan of the Garden Expo and organizing its implementation;

2. Responsible for Garden Expo news publicity, cultural and artistic publicity, outdoor publicity, and online publicity, etc.;

3. Responsible for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Garden Expo official website;

4. Responsible for soliciting and selecting the Garden Expo mascot, publicity slogans, and other work;

5. Responsible for organizing and implementing the opening ceremony, closing ceremony, and various themed activities;

6. Responsible for other work assigned by the preparation work leading group.

The Publicity and Planning Group has a working group executive department, responsible for implementing the group's daily work. According to work progress, staff are transferred from relevant departments to be solely responsible.

(4) Exhibition Invitation and Investment Group

Work Responsibilities

1. Responsible for formulating the overall plan for Garden Expo exhibition invitation and investment promotion and organizing its implementation;

2. Responsible for contacting and inviting relevant foreign cities, Hong Kong, China, Macao, China, and Taiwan, China, relevant domestic cities, districts and counties of Beijing, industry societies (associations), higher education institutions, scientific research institutes, enterprises, and individuals to participate in the exhibition;

3. Responsible for tracking and implementing the exhibition intentions of invited cities and industry societies (associations), and promptly coordinating the progress of exhibition invitation and investment promotion work;

4. Responsible for counterpart reception work for participating cities and industry societies (associations);

5. Responsible for inspection, quarantine clearance, and other work for overseas exhibitors' garden construction and exhibition goods;

6. Responsible for the recruitment, training, and organization of volunteers during the Garden Expo exhibition period;

7. Responsible for other work assigned by the preparation work leading group.

The Exhibition Invitation and Investment Group has a working group executive department, responsible for implementing the group's daily work. According to work progress, staff are transferred from relevant departments to be solely responsible.

(5) Comprehensive Support Group

Work Responsibilities

1. Responsible for formulating environmental remediation plans for important areas, roads, nodes, and entrances and exits in and around the Garden Expo Park and organizing their implementation;

2. Responsible for production safety, traffic safety, fire safety, food hygiene safety, social security, and order maintenance during the construction and exhibition period of the Garden Expo Park;

3. Responsible for the compilation and organization of implementation of various emergency plans for the Garden Expo;

4. Responsible for support work during the exhibition period such as public transportation, public health, energy, communications, security, cleaning, and ticketing;

5. Responsible for organizing simulation drills for various support measures of the Garden Expo.

6. Responsible for other work assigned by the preparation work leading group.

The Comprehensive Support Group has a working group executive department, responsible for implementing the group's daily work. According to work progress, staff are transferred from relevant departments to be solely responsible.

(6) Supervision and Audit Group

In order to regulate the construction and management of the Garden Expo according to law, the preparation work command headquarters separately establishes a Supervision and Audit Group, with dedicated personnel dispatched by the Municipal Supervisory Bureau and Audit Bureau to implement follow-up supervision and auditing throughout the entire process.

The Supervision and Audit Group has a working group executive department, responsible for implementing the group's daily work. According to work progress, staff are transferred from relevant departments to be solely responsible.

2013 Beijing Fengtai Horticultural Expo