With flowers in abundance, sweet fragrances and laughter floating in the air, the 7th China (Qingzhou) Flower Expo is in full swing.

Scheduled to end on October 5th, the expo is being held in Shandong province’s Qingzhou city.

The Expo has 5600 exhibition booths and 1260 flower pots on display and includes exhibitors from home and abroad, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

At the indoor exhibition area, visitors can browse through selected pot flowers, bonsai and various flower cultures. In the outdoor exhibition area, plant landscaping techniques from different countries and regions are displayed.

As a part of the expo, activities will be held, including The Second China (Qingzhou) East Culture Festival, the 6th China Flower Festival as well as the signing ceremony of the Trade and Investment Initiative.

The city of Qingzhou is the largest flower fair and flower collection & distribution center in North China. This city boasts 136 villages which are home to 223 flower cultivation companies and 64,000 laborers who work in the sector.

Editor Li Jing

By Ji Yuan (China Daily Shandong Bureau)