STORY: Int'l horticultural expo attracts worldwide green fingers to Chengdu
SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024
DATELINE: April 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:03
LOCATION: CHENGDU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)
3. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAD SINCLAIR, Bonsai artist
5. various of Chad Sinclair

STORYLINE:

The 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition opened in China's Chengdu on Friday. 

Running from April 26 to Oct. 28, the event will host over 2,000 events and cultural activities, showcasing more than 500 varieties of distinctive plants from five continents and over 60 local plant species, as well as a diverse range of gardening styles worldwide in 113 exhibition parks.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)
"I can see that this is going to be a really special and beautiful expo for the public to visit. I would strongly encourage people to come and to see the beautiful gardens that have been created by different provinces, regions and countries.
With climate change and other issues, and an expo like this enables people to come and to get back closer to nature and to see that we do have solutions in nature and plants for the future."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAD SINCLAIR, Bonsai artist
"My goal is to put Chengdu on the map when it comes to the penjing (miniature potted landscapes) communities and bonsai communities outside of China. I wanna really push the doors open and get people to come over here and see the Sichuan-style penjing as well as Sichuan culture, changing faces, spicy food, pandas. I mean that, that's all cool stuff."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China.
(XHTV)