has been dealing with sweet-scented osmanthus trees for more than 40 years. During this time, 62-year-old gardener Sun Jiahong couldn’t sit still. Every other week he would go to the main venue of the Chengdu Eastern New District of the World Horticultural Expo to see his trees. A few treasures - vase-shaped osmanthus trees, see if they are short of water and if they need insect control.
Yesterday, the reporter, led by the staff of Chengdu Horticultural Expo Operation and Development Co., Ltd., went to the main venue of the Chengdu Expo to explore the pavilion in advance, and happened to meet Sun Jiahong who came to do maintenance on the "Osmanthus Vase" again. Among the many plants in the main venue, this pure natural "osmanthus vase" is very special - they are grown from a combination of 42 osmanthus trees. The trunks are intertwined and interlocked. The middle is hollow in the shape of a vase, and the crown is trimmed to look like a vase. Umbrella cover.
The artistic shape of the osmanthus vase is beautiful, but it is not easy to obtain. There are as many as 900 branches connecting points in the vase. It has taken more than 30 years from the beginning to the creation of the current work. "I hope these works of art can be passed down and be seen by international friends, so that the world can appreciate China's flower and gardening works." Seeing the "osmanthus vase" with its young leaves stretching out after a spring rain, Lao Sun smiled brightly. He also made short videos, facing the camera, and openly introducing his works of art to people. Just as Lao Sun's simple wish is about to come true, next month, horticulture boutiques and industry experts from all over the country and even five continents around the world will gather in Chengdu to create a new "spark" in horticulture through exchanges and collisions.
Everywhere you look
Inspired by the ginkgo leaves and hibiscus flowers
At the main venue of the Eastern New Area of the Expo, the majestic lines of the "hibiscus petals" outlined with majestic lines at the entrance seem to greet visitors, opening up the myriad scenes of this Expo.
climbed to the Jinyun Tower, the tallest building in the main venue, and had a panoramic view of the scenery. The "Tianfu Eye" Ferris wheel complements other buildings such as the main exhibition hall shaped like a divine bird holding flowers, the botanical hall shaped like seeds breaking out of the ground and growing, and the comprehensive service hall shaped like hibiscus petals. The Jiangxi River shuttles among pavilions, pavilions and green trees and flowers. , one step at a time, one scene at a time. Further away, the park city under the snow-capped mountains appears in front of you.
"Chengdu's regional beauty and regional culture are deeply implanted in the minds of architects." Xiao Bo, chief architect of the Third Design Institute of China Construction Southwest Institute and leading designer of the design team of the 2024 Chengdu Expo Main Exhibition Hall It can be said that ruins or buildings as large as Sanxingdui and Qingyang Palace, as small as a ginkgo leaf or a hibiscus flower, have inspired architects to use continuous divine bird-like shapes to connect various functional spaces, and the dynamic curves of the building are like A swimming dragon leaps out of Maha Lake.
Walking along the Jiangxi River in the park, the atmosphere of Bashu culture has become increasingly strong. Yufu Bridge, Moon Bridge, and Bamboo Bridge may highlight the Yufu culture, may be shaped like a crescent moon emerging from the water, or may adopt bamboo weaving as the design concept, just like pieces of art. "The architecture here is both artistic and practical." Cai Jianfeng, full-time deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Chengdu Eastern Group Co., Ltd. and chairman of Chengdu Horticultural Expo Operation and Development Co., Ltd., told reporters that the Tianfu Habitat Museum, for example, not only has three intertwined rings of art The shape also provides activity spaces such as a circular walkway on the roof, Ba Ba Tea, Yuan Ba Longmen Array, etc., allowing visitors to drink tea, eat hot pot, and appreciate horticultural masterpieces from all over the world.
A corner of the world
A panoramic view of rare and exotic plants from five continents in the same garden
113 solo exhibition garden and more than 2,000 events! From one corner, you can have a panoramic view of the whole country and even the world, and witness the spectacular scene of rare and exotic plants from five continents blooming in the same garden.
It is based on the mountain, with stacked rocks forming waterfalls. The buildings, pavilions and pavilions are scattered at random, and poetry, calligraphy and painting are integrated into it. The architecture and the landscape complement each other - walking through the winding paths of the Nanjing Exhibition Garden, you will see pavilions, pools and flower fields in sequence. Presented, it is like traveling through the Six Dynasties and dreaming back to the thousand-year-old splendid Qinhuai.
"Nanjing Garden takes 'Wenqin Jinling' as the theme, with literature as the main line, Jiangnan classical gardens as the body, using the gardening techniques of Jiangnan gardens to contrast and borrow scenery, and design three loops as the main tour routes in the garden, connecting the entire Garden circulation."Zhao Ke, the on-site representative of the exhibition garden, told reporters that the "Autumn Moon on Fengtai" is one of the most important landscapes in the exhibition garden. "It is also the landscape we most want to present in Chengdu. This is literature that only Nanjing and Chengdu understand. romantic. "
The Zhengzhou Exhibition Garden is based on the landscape characteristics of Songshan Mountain, imitating the "Eight Ancient Scenic Spots" of Zhengzhou, showing the new look of the city as a "green city with flowers"; the Jinan Exhibition Garden adopts gardening techniques such as breaking mountains, managing water, and building platforms to recreate the spring city of Jinan The unique natural landscape pattern of "long springs surrounding the ancient city"... Each exhibition park contains a piece of history and a story.
What is striking is that some exhibition gardens from abroad, while shaping the exotic customs with distinctive regional characteristics. It also incorporates Chinese culture and elements. Su Anqi, a staff member of the park, told reporters that for example, the Tom Reed (USA) Exhibition Garden has a Zen-like "Hollow Bamboo Lantern" garden, which is composed of lanterns, bamboos, and sand. Starting from the historical sites and other Shu culture intentions, Mr. Tom hopes to explore the insights that Chinese culture has brought to him.
The icing on the cake
Intangible cultural heritage is also on the Expo Express
Like the old gardener Sun Jiahong, he feels full of opportunities, and there are also people from all over the country. People in the horticulture industry. With the 30-day countdown to the Chengdu Expo, a flower seedling supply and demand matchmaking meeting was held at the Pidu branch, which also attracted the participation of many flower companies in Chongqing. In the signing process, five cooperative units signed a contract focusing on the construction of the flower and tree industry circulation system in Chengdu and Chongqing and the construction of the flower and seedling industry innovation system.
Liang Xianfa, general manager of Chengdu Yihua Horticulture Co., Ltd. who is familiar with the province's flower market, said that with the world. With the Garden Expo as a link, the five flower industry regions in the province will develop and prosper together. Sichuan flowers can also become another golden signature of Sichuan in addition to Sichuan wine and Sichuan tea.
Not only that, the sharing opportunities of the Expo also go beyond the domestic market. In the horticulture circle outside, provincial arts and crafts master Lu Li is busy working with her sisters during this time. A special intangible cultural heritage and cultural and creative exhibition area has been set up in the main venue of the Eastern New District. Lu Li will use Shu embroidery's halo stitch technique to embroider hibiscus, Rhododendron, peony, osmanthus and other works. "The World Horticultural Expo is the 'Olympic' event in the horticulture world. We use intangible cultural heritage techniques to express flowers, which will also allow more international friends to know and understand Shu embroidery. "The embroiderer who has integrated Shu embroidery into her life said with confidence.
[Reporter's Notes]
A more grand "Musical Lele"
Chengdu, also called "Rongcheng", is named after Furong, which is more than 2,000 years old. The history of hibiscus cultivation. Looking through the story of Chengdu’s Millennium Flower and the garden is full of the sharing and tolerance of “everyone is happy”, which is a unique Chengdu temperament. Now, the Chengdu Horticultural Exhibition is an even bigger one. Everyone is happy.
Without going abroad, you can enjoy exotic flowers and plants from all over the world, and appreciate the horticultural landscapes of various countries around the world. This will be the "welfare" that the Chengdu Expo brings to the audience. At the same time, with the help of the Expo platform, Flowers, trees, gardens and even intangible heritage skills from all over the country will also be promoted to the world to make more international friends aware.
The Chengdu Expo is not only a horticultural exchange platform, but also an ecological display window and an opportunity for economic and trade cooperation. As a result, we can see that the Expo venues not only demonstrate international standards, but are also full of Chinese elements and Chengdu characteristics. Several top domestic and foreign design teams jointly participated in the design of the main venue and four sub-venues. They are actively compiling and publishing a list of investment and cooperation opportunities. Operators in related industries such as old gardeners and Shu embroidery ladies are also using their special skills to compete for the huge business opportunities contained therein.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News reporter Zhao Yi and editor-in-chief Chang Lijuan. Editor Wang Yiran
