All the way to see hibiscus flowers, a garden of spring blossoms. On April 26, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition with the theme of "Better Habitat in a Park City" was held in the East New Area of Chengdu.
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By the Jiangxia Lake, divine birds hold flowers. Before the opening ceremony, the countdown pilot film with Chengdu elements set off the scene atmosphere very warmly. The welcoming ceremony, "Flowers Blooming in Heaven", drew cheers from the audience. Students and professional dancers from Sichuan University Jinjiang College and Longquanyi Experimental Primary School formed a huge hibiscus flower, which bloomed slowly with the music. The hibiscus flower expresses the good meaning of blessing the country's prosperity; The Peach Blossom Fairy dancer plays the role of panda flower, egret and other dancers singing and dancing, aiming to highlight the fruitful achievements of China's ecological civilization construction today.
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The opening ceremony of the 2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition officially began in the hibiscus fragrance room.
The guard of honor marched firmly and escorted the national flag of the People's Republic of China to the scene. All stood up and sang the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. The five-star red flag is slowly rising and fluttering in the wind.
The flag of the International Horticultural Producers Association and the flag of the Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition were next to the entrance. They were raised under the gaze of all the guests at the opening ceremony and flew in the main venue of the 2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition.
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Later, the artistic performance "The United States and the United States" was presented brilliantly. The performance takes the colors of the emblem of the Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition as the starting point, integrates art forms such as music, dance, poetry and painting, and is performed by students from Sichuan Film and Television Institute and Sancha Lake Primary School in the East New Area of Chengdu. It combines children's chorus, Beijing Opera, song and dance, Chinese folk music, and other forms. Chengdu Art Theater brings the dance drama "Giant Panda" to perform the "Green tailed Pheasant" selection.
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To the surprise of the audience at the scene, there are also new adaptations of Asia's Jasmine, African drum music, Australia's Wool Shearing, America's Country Road Takes Me Home, Europe's Spring Waltz and other famous songs from five continents. "These songs are sung by the Panda Chorus in many languages, accompanied by live dances corresponding to local customs, to convey the common feelings of people from all over the world who love their hometown and praise nature.
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At the end of the performance, the four singers brought the theme song of the Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition "All the way to see hibiscus flowers" on the stage. At the same time, young volunteers from five continents came on the stage wearing national symbolic flower costumes, showing the world's beautiful landscape.
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At around 11:00, the 2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition will open! Suddenly, the whole audience was boiling, and the flower stamens and flower columns on both sides of the main stage were slowly blooming, giving people a bright hibiscus flower.
At the same time as the opening ceremony of the main venue was presented, the opening ceremonies of four sub venues, Wenjiang, Pidu, Xinjin and Qionglai, were also performed brilliantly.
The opening ceremony of Wenjiang branch venue adheres to the concept of "green and low-carbon sustainable sharing", focuses on the brand of "Happy Bonsai City of Wenjiang", and creates three theme chapters of "inheriting Wenjiang's ancient charm, exhibiting today's style, and enlightening the future". In the ceremony, Hu Shixun, a master of Sichuan bonsai, came to the scene to tell the ingenuity and persistence of a generation of craftsmen; The new forces of the post-80s flower and tree industry share innovation and development; 500 audience members painted a huge picture scroll of "I Love World Garden".
At the opening ceremony of Pidu branch venue, the signing ceremony of the five district co prosperity project and the Chengdu Chongqing double city co construction project was held, aiming to promote the coordinated development of all districts led by the Chengdu Plain Economic Zone, help the provincial regional economy present synergy, deepen the cooperation between the two cities, promote the further growth of the flower industry in both cities, and achieve resource sharing, mutual benefit and win-win results. The awarding link of the first Chengdu Flower and Plant Environmental Art Competition has also become a highlight of the opening ceremony. 25 flower enterprises shortlisted in Chengdu have joined hands to cross the border and submitted the Chengdu answer sheet for the Expo with cutting-edge design concepts.
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The opening ceremony of Xinjin branch venue took the "24 Festival Drum" as the opening performance, and incorporated the 24 solar terms related content into the props, showing the busy farming atmosphere. At the ceremony, the annual special activities of the expo's Xinjin branch venue and the whole Xinjin cultural and tourism routes were released. The host also invited the audience to place "symbiotic seeds" flowers on the flower belt at the foot of "Tongmei" and "Baobaodundundun", and take one of the seeds home, implying "permanent company of the expo".
The opening ceremony of Qionglai branch venue, combined with the local magnificent natural landscape and rich biodiversity, presented the epitome of the development of ecological civilization for the audience in the form of scene interpretation, six boundary exploration, square parade and other forms. Here, the perfect combination of natural landscape and artistic performance, green mountains and green waters become the best background for the performance. The harmonious integration of art and nature makes people deeply feel the beauty of nature.
The World Horticultural Exposition has the same goal orientation as the park city, advocating respect for nature, integration into nature, and pursuit of a better life. The Expo will last from April 26 to October 28, and will fully present a high-quality horticultural expo that reflects the "characteristics of the times, international standards, Chinese elements, and Chengdu characteristics".
Foreign cities and leading industry associations, such as Montpellier in France, Manchester in Britain, the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, and the Cornell University Botanical Garden in the United States, have participated in the exhibition, and practiced the principle of "green and low-carbon, conservation and sustainability, sharing and inclusion". A total of 113 outdoor exhibition parks have been built, including 39 international exhibition parks. In addition to flower and gardening exhibitions, there will be more than 2000 events held every day, with an average of 10, which is expected to attract 5 million visitors.
In addition, we have learned that, by implementing the concept of people's city, Chengdu has promoted "holding conferences, operating cities, promoting industry and benefiting the people", built a Sino European flower industry exchange platform, strengthened the flower research and innovation center, meticulously organized more than 1000 mass activities such as the international horticultural competition, the "World Garden Flying Flower Order", and more than 2000 in session activities such as the city theme day, The six core venues including Jinyun Building will all be turned into public service facilities after the meeting.
Some pictures are provided by the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition