The 2016 Tangshan International Horticultural Exposition will kick off this weekend, 29 April and run till 16 October 2016, in China's northeastern Hebei province.

 

2016唐山世界园艺博览会将于本周末，4月29日在中国河北省开幕，本次展览将持续至10月16日。

 

Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Tangshan Earthquake, the expo will demonstrate the vital role of greening cities with a theme of 'City and Nature, Phoenix¹ Nirvana'.

 

Covering 22.6 square kilometers, the expo will also feature fashion gardening, environmental protection, low-carbon lifestyles and harmonious² co-existence between nature and humanity.

 

The expo will also host 10 exotic gardens from countries like Japan, France, the Netherlands, and Germany.

 

The site features a century-old decommissioned mine which has been turned into a man-made lake. Preparation work was started in 1999, with construction of the lake itself beginning in 2008.

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