Time to bloom: Dancers performing with flower garlands in the closing ceremony of the 10th China Flower Expo in Shanghai. China Daily/ANN
Beijing: The 10th China Flower Expo has concluded in Shanghai but its legacy will boost related industries on the host Chongming Island, which aims to become a force in international flower industrial chains by 2025.
Tang Zhiping, vice-mayor of Shanghai, said, “The opening duration and scale of exhibits have set records in the expo’s history.”
A total of 189 exhibitors created 180 outdoor gardens and 64 indoor exhibitions for the expo that opened in May.
More than 20,000 flowers from 3,000 species were seen by two million people.