STORY: Spring flower festival underway in Australian capital
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 17, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:06
LOCATION: Canberra
CATEGORY: CULTURE

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1. various of spring flower festival in Canberra

STORYLINE:

Floriade, Australia's biggest celebration of spring, is underway in the nation's capital Canberra.
   
The 37th edition of the annual flower and entertainment festival launched on Saturday in Canberra's Commonwealth Park, and will run until October 13.
   
One of Canberra's largest events, Floriade is expected to attract over 450,000 people - almost the equivalent of the city's entire population - with nearly half of the attendees coming from overseas or interstate.
   
The festival will feature over one million flower bulbs that have been planted in Commonwealth Park and an additional 300,000 that have been distributed to community organizations to display across the city.
   
"In its 37th year, Floriade's theme this year is Art in Bloom, transforming Commonwealth Park into a colorful canvas with flowerbed designs drawing inspiration from art forms," said Andrew Barr, chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
   
The 2023 event contributed 51.1 million Australian dollars (34.2 million U.S. dollars) to the ACT economy.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Canberra.
(XHTV)