World Horti-Expo Garden
The World Horti-Expo Garden is the site
of the 1999 Kunming International Horticulture Exposition.
It is a first class garden with typical Chinese and Yunnan
characteristics. Here you can see a grand exhibition of
horticulture from everywhere in the world. It is situated
in the northern suburbs of Kunming, 6 km from downtown,
next to the Golden Temple scenic spot. It sits at an elevation
of 1,920-2,010 meters above sea level, with 218 hectares
in area, 2.5 km in length, and 1.1 km in width. The theme
of this exposition is "Man and Nature, marching into
the 21st century."
In the garden you can find 5 big exhibition
halls(China Hall, the Man and Nature Hall, the Green House,
the Science and Technology Hall,and the International Hall),
6 theme gardens(the Tree Garden, the Tea Garden, the Bonsai
Garden, the Medicinal Herb Garden, the Bamboo Garden, and
the Vegetable and Fruit Garden), 3 outdoor showplaces(the
International Outdoor Exhibition Area, the Domestic Outdoor
Exhibition Area, and the Exhibition Area for Enterpises),
and 2 big squares(Century Plaza, and the Performance Plaza).
They are connected with one another by 9 paths which cover
a distance of 10 km in all. Along these paths, you can find
restaurants, amusement parks, toilets, telephone booths,
shops, statues, and lakes. You also can see an observatory
tower on a hill and cable cars which lead to the Golden
Temple.
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