The 11th Zhengzhou(China) Inthernational Garden Expo BEGINS Today
There is an international exhibition area hidden in Zhengzhou Garden Expo Park, including Richmond Garden of Canada, Inchon Garden of Korea, Marianske Lazne Garden of Czech, Cape Town Garden of South Africa, West Flanders Garden of Belgium, Hannover Garden of Germany ... The international gardens exhibit the statical miniature landscape and fuse them with local customs and practices and romantic stories from all over the world.
Richmond Garden of Canada
Photographed by Ma Jian
Richmond, a Canadian city on the Pacific coast, is one of the most important cities in Greater Vancouver and also the city where the main stadium of 2010 Winter Olympic sits. In line with the design concept of cultural diversity and ecological diversity, the exhibition of Richmond Garden is divided into five parts, which are "aborigine, migration, plant community, integration, flying", to show the population diversity, fertile soil, developed agriculture, abundant plants, cultural integration, convenient transportation and its location as a site of the migration route of wild birds which are unique to Richmond.
Inchon Garden of Korea
Photographed by Ma Jian
Inchon Garden of Korea is modeled after "Soswaewon", a traditional courtyard in Korea. It adopts the spatial structure of traditional Korean garden to construct the Korean-style pool, pavilion and walls as well as a small rockery fused with Taoist philosophy which are made of natural materials within 1,000 ㎡, displaying a simple and natural courtyard of the ordinary people.
Marianske Lazne Garden of Czech
Photographed by Ma Jian
Marianske Lazne, located in the west area of Czech and near Germany, is the second largest hot spring health resort of Czech. It is famous for the hot springs and bright and lively streets. So the garden is built with "three hot springs and three colors". Looking at the red tiles, white walls and clear spring, you will feel the fresh vitality of the small towns in Czech.
Cape Town Garden of South Africa
Photographed by Ma Jian
Cape Town Garden, themed with "Cape Town Image", displays the natural scenery and cultural customs of the city. The steel "bird nest" in wood color surrounded by trees is the main scenery, displaying the unique scenery of bird nest in the woods. The plants in the garden are the local species, such as strelitzia, plantain and succulent.
West Flanders Garden of Belgium
Photographed by Ma Jian
West Flanders is one of ten provinces of Belgium and a major transportation hub in Europe. West Flanders Garden is irregularly square and takes up an area of about 800 ㎡. It is a European classical garden, having the typical sculpture of "Manneken Pis" as the main attraction. A European lotus fountain stands in the center square and is circled by four carpet flower beds and lamp poles, showing the regularity and a sense of ritual of European garden.
Hannover Garden of Germany
Photographed by Ren Hongbing
Hannover is the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Sitting in the intersection of trunk railway lines and bordering on Mittellandkanal, it is a water and land transportation hub. The square Hannover Garden, covering an area of 700 ㎡, has high and green hedge designed with vertical greening technology to present the "ecological arrow". The traditional Baroque style, modern industrial design and "sustainable development" element in the garden separately stand for the past, present and future.