Let’s have a look at the International Horticultural Exposition together with Yang Yazhou, Assistant Mayor of Shenyang and Preparation Office Director of International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang.

The year 2006 will belong to Shenyang for International Horticultural Exposition to be held here, the fragrance of flowers, the charisma of park, the appearanceof metropolis and the charm of art are merged and combined here. If you are full of expectation for International Horticultural Exposition, if you are ignorant of it and if you truly want to understand the horticultural carnival, please follow Yang Yazhou, director of preparatory office for International Horticultural Exposition as tour guide of this issue, to approach International Horticultural Exposition 2006 Shenyang China, and joyously feel the brilliant splendor and distinctive features of such an International Horticultural Exposition with the largest area coverage of the world!

Ready? Go! Let’s have a look at the International Horticultural Exposition together with Yang Yazhou, Assistant Mayor of Shenyang and Preparation Office Director of International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang.

Sharing the pleasure of sightseeing: Here it has vast stretch of forest of over ten thousand hectares, and the fragrance of flowers and grass from all places of the world. Here it has the world’s largest Rose Garden in which various roses are extraordinarily blooming simultaneously. Here it has the world’s highest sculpture building-- Lily Tower.

Chasing cheerfully: Here, there is breathtaking, exciting, fanciful and unsurpassed aquatic performance from Australia. Here there is humoristic, trick playing and world’s best-known circus troupe from Russia. Here there is disco bar in the open air. Here, there is a vast, deafening Shengjing Ancient Battlefield of Battle Steed.

Tasting: Here, there are various kinds of delicious food originated from more than 30 countries. Here, there are typical local snacks of 56 nationalities. Here, there is a gentle, fragrant and elegant red wine square. Here, there is a beer heaven for you to enjoy yourselves and to drink like a fish.

I. “Gathering of heroes” of the plants in the world

1. Blaze of colors--Rose Garden

Have you ever seen the marvelous spectacle of more than 3000 kinds of roses sharing one garden? Have you ever seen the grand view of more than 10000 roses come into blossom simultaneously? Have you ever seen the world’s largest Rose Garden covering an area of 10000 square meters? As Shenyang’s municipal flower, there will be a “family grand gathering” of roses next year. Apart from the domestic 1000 “national brothers”, 2000 “overseas sisters” scattered abroad will also be gathered here in Shenyang’s Rose Garden. By the time, British Garden, French Garden, Italian Garden, Wave Garden, Forestry Garden, Maze, Fragrant Corridor, Glass Overbridge and so on in the Rose Garden will be decorated into the world’s most beautiful and romantic halls. What? What to do for the changes of the blooming period? It is not necessary for you to worry about it. In our rose base, we have 150000 roses as “reserved candidates”. Come here with your family or step onto the red carpet with your most beloved one, and we believe that these ten thousands of roses will witness the happiness of your family and the eternality of your love.

2. People enjoying the flowers here will be attracted by the six million tulips

Is this Netherlands? No, it is Shenyang. It is not only one of the biggest Tulip Gardens in China; it is also one of the biggest Tulip Gardens in Asia. Light violet, bright red, snow white, orange yellow……goblet like tulips are towering proudly here. They are noble, elegant, holy and dignified. The tremendous Tulip Square is filled with flower fragrances and is too many beautiful things. Six million tulips selected from every corners of the world are blooming with dazzling radiances here in the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang.

3. The only International Horticultural Exposition set up in the forest in the world

Green is the master tone of the nature; green is the basic color of life. As the International Horticultural Exposition is located at a national forest city that is covered with dark green and lush here and there.The “green lung” of Shenyang being accumulated for more than 50 years in the forest city becomes the only forest background for the all International Horticultural Exposition held in the world before. There are more than 300,000 trees in 980 categories and 20 million individual flowers. Overlooking the river, it is seated against the mountain with a scene of fog in the morning and sunglow in the evening. Young trees grown only for a few years are sprouting here. Peonies grown for more than a hundred years are settled here and the old trees grown naturally for more than a thousand years are still high-spirited and vigorous. In the most enjoyable and pleasant stage of the green lake in the garden, the birds are singing in the pine tree forests and wild flowers are waving and in the far distances, ridges and peaks are faintly visible, thus makes a scenery like “exquisite pearls and jade fastening to the high buildings, with the eastern green mountains extended to the half of the city”. All of these draw the outline of the natural landscape of the virgin forest in Shenyang.

4. A great sightseeing garden with various northern species

Northern feature of International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang is also one of the bright characteristics different to other International Horticultural Expositions. To hold International Horticultural Exposition in a city with clearly different four seasons like Shenyang, besides absorbing the elaborate plants in the world, it also collects most kinds of northern plants in China like Chinese pines, acacia, larch, birch, Chinese catalpa and so on. It almost includes all of the northern precious plants in International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang.

By utilizing the large acreage of the original ecological forest vegetation, hills, flower seas, International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang shows out its northern grand, profound and magnanimous landscapes and amorous feelings. At the same time, as the scenery of spring, summer, autumn and winter are different; it brings many wonderful changes to the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang.

5. Precious flowers from the world will be transported to International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang by air

The world precious flower exposition is now extending an invitation to you all! It invites you to come to see the flying of the butterflies and dancing of the bees in a world of flowers and to listen to the sound of the blooming of the flowers. There are more than 300 domestic dish gardens in the garden. You can enjoy China’s biggest and regional specific marvelous spectacle of the dish gardens and some valuable and rare flowers from other countries. By the time, several tens of world famous pot flowers will be transported here by air with each individual flower costing several ten thousand yuan and each pot flower being guarded with special bodyguard. You can not only experience the absolutely wonderful nature and rare dreamland here, but also learn the inseparable merging of gardening and human life hand in hand.

ⅡExpo buildings are of all kinds of shapes and postures

1. The enthusiasm is expected at Lily Tower

Lily Tower is the topmost point of the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang, and it is the biggest sculpture building for the purpose of sightseeing in the world. On the top of the tower, you can see the green water of Hunhe River in the south, beautiful lake of Qipan in the north, adjacent city Fushun in the east and provincial capital city Shenyang in the west. From here, you can get a bird's-eye view of scenery of the whole garden with ancient and rare trees, clear spring and green lake,various birds chirping at the lake in daytime with landscape as beautiful as fairyland.

The model of Lily Tower implies the meaning of loving each other for a thousand years, thus being used as a dream palace for the wedding ceremony. Many couple of lovers climb up to the Tower to promise their love to their lovers and to let the blue sky to witness their true love.

2. Beautiful Rose Garden

Roses-- the city flower of Shenyang play the lead in the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang. It covers an area of 10000 square meters, and over 3000 varieties of roses from various places of the world are collected here, thus creates a largest one in the scale. When the winter is coming, the roses are blooming everywhere in the warm green house and there are too many things for the eye to take in. The windows separated the inside and outside world apart. No matter it is spring breezing, summer raining, autumn howling or winter snowing outside, the contrast of the seasons outside will give you a feeling of a special interest and charm. When traveling in this rose heaven with your lover, sipping rose-tea and having lover-dinner here, you will feel relaxed and happy as if you are in a fairyland, the romance and warmth of northern horticulture are refreshing, the emotion is strong and the artistic conception is rich, you may feel instantly relaxed and happy.

3. More than a hundred of gardens are melt into the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang

Here, there are western gardens represented by Dutch and French classicalism. Here, there are eastern landscapes of pavilions, terraces, towers and small bridges and moving water. Here, there are ingeniously conceived southern elegance and vast, grand northern royal demeanour. The horticultural masterworks from 23 brother countries and 53 domestic cities have consisted more than 100 sites of various kinds of horticultural landscapes.International Horticultural Exposition entails a combination of all horticulture everywhere, it not only embodies southern garden pattern through northern horticultural plants, but also assemblies the quintessence of Chinese horticultural culture and architectural culture, and the perfect integration of classical garden and modern horticultural landscape of the world is displayed.

Ⅲ. Being full of customs and practices from all over the world

1. Super shocking Shengjing war-horses

80 cavalrymen dressed in heavy suits of armor, 120 galloping fine horses, soldiers arranged in two battle arrays, banners and flags fluttering, sound of war drums deafening—it reproduces the grand scene of the ancient Shengjing war-horse battle that the first emperor of Qing Dynasty, Nuerhachi commanding the expeditions at that time. With smoke and fire, aerial fighting, real sound and sound effect everywhere, 1500 audiences will see the reproduction of the history here.

2. Aquatic performance from Australia challenging the extremities

Breathtaking, thrilling! Challenging the extremities! The aquatic performance from Australia will bring you an unprecedented heartbeat experience. World-top stunt sportsmen will perform motorboat racing on the lake in the garden of International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang every evening, with sudden turning in the waves or double layers over the water, the performers of over-water stunt are playing water skiing and surfing, or leaping in the upper air, the strength, speed and aesthetic perception are merged into an organic whole, it will ignite your fervor and surpass your dream. Here is carnival night for us, let’s whoop loudly! Now your mood is combined with the consummate art performance.

3. General mobilization of the Russian circus

Every evening, there will be Russian style circus performance in the garden of the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang. The performance has a strong lineup: wild African lions, awesome brindle boa, lovely baboons, mild pug-dogs……strong style of Russian dances, thrilling wild animal taming, excellent aerial acrobatics, laughing trick playing. All of these will give you a great impression to the elegant demeanor of the world-top circus group. Of course, those who appreciate the circus performances most are lovely and na?ve children. This is a special gift of the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang to the angels!

4. Besides, during the International Horticultural Exposition period, there will be other local activities such as Errenzhuan--a song-and-dance duet popular in the Northeast, Haicheng stilt, Chinese Wushu--martial art, fire-dragon performance, elegant performance, aerial steel wire performance and so on. You will be dazzled and have too many things to see and enjoy yourself so much as to forget to go home.

Ⅳ. Delicious Food Tribe

1. Bravery Beer Square of “morning wines and night dances”

The 5000-square-meter Beer Square is a heaven for the youngsters. Friends are meeting here to drink their fill to their heart's content. Here, there is not bothersome of social intercourse but only gladness of meeting. It is the best place for you to divert yourself from boredom. Under the Lily Tower, there is a special Disco Bar in open air, with dynamic music, wild dances and good wine. The neon lights and the clusters of stars set each off beautifully, shining out the fervour of the youngsters. Let us get moved and join them in their dancing.

2. Tasting the red wines while enjoying your life here

It is said “one knows to enjoy the life if one knows to taste the red wine”. Of course, red wines give us a feeling of dignity, romance and leisure. Those who know how to appreciate their values are the people that know how to enjoy their life. At European style red wine square, while enjoying the scenery around calmly, with a cup of pure and nice red wine in hand, you can enjoy the exotic atmosphere combined with wine culture and horticulture here. At the same time, you can also observe and experience the brewing procedures of the red wine while tasting the red wine from various countries and appreciating the red wine art, enjoying the delicious food, learning the red wine etiquette and tasting and identifying method of the red wines. You can enjoy yourself to the full this leisure space inside the International Horticultural Exposition to experience self-respect, self-pride, and to enjoy the civilized and romantic, modern and classical combined life style here.

3. Beautiful scenery, delicious food and unique features

Various kinds of delicious food originated from more than 30 countries and typical local snacks from 56 nationalities in China are gathered here in the delicious food square. Inside the Ecological Flavor Restaurant, 5000 people can be hosted at one time, with authentic French food, one hundred percent Turkish ice cream. Closing your eyes and enjoying yourselves peacefully, the landscape of the tropical rain forest will make you feel that you are the Land of Peach Blossoms. Coming to the special flavor food street, through watching, smelling, asking and tasting, you will feel that you are in the heaven of the Chinese local dainty snacks. By coming to the International Horticultural Exposition Shenyang, surrounded by the beautiful scenery, delicious food and unique features, you cannot only fully enjoy the alive, beautiful scenery, but also the excellent delicious food. What are you still waiting for?

International Horticultural Exposition--elderly people come here to admire the flowers and scenery and to find the delightful serenity of seclusion; middle-aged persons come here to taste the wine and tea and to feel at ease; youngsters come here to seek novelty and wild joy to set free their impassion; children come here to play and to enrich their knowledge.