At the foot of Longquan Mountain, on the bank of the Jiangxi River, the mountains and rivers depend on each other, and the hills and fields are connected.
The continuous greenery is surrounded by 113 theme exhibition gardens here, and gardening gardens from the five continents of the world complement each other with the natural lakes and mountains in a sea of flowers.
On April 26, in the Eastern New Area of Chengdu, the 2024 Chengdu World Horticultural Expo officially kicked off. This is the third time that the western region has held the World Horticultural Exhibition after Kunming in 1999 and Xi'an in 2011, and it is the first time that the Sichuan and Chongqing regions have held the highest standard of landscape gardening event.
During the 186 days from late spring to early autumn, the Chengdu World Horticultural Exhibition will focus on displaying characteristic flowers and plants from all over the world, as well as garden and horticultural products. People from all over the world will also walk into the beautiful habitat of Yinzi Yanhong, appreciate the beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and share the vivid achievements of the development of ecological civilization.
A day later, on April 27, the 2024 TotalEnergies Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Final will be held at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Center. As one of the world's highest-level badminton team events, this is the fourth time that the Tongyou Cup has been held in Chinese mainland and the first time it has been hosted by a city in western China.
The eyes of the world are focused on this - successfully hosting the Chengdu World Horticultural Exhibition is an important action to practice Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization. How will Chengdu take the EXPO as an opportunity to convey the concept of green development and present a landscape and horticultural event with "characteristics of the times, international level, Chinese elements, and Chengdu characteristics".
The world's attention is gathered here - "Feather World, Glory Together", how the city can play the "post-Universiade" effect, firmly serve the strategic deployment of building a sports power, and continue to go both ways with the world's high-level events.
Good expectations are intertwined here - after the Universiade, how Chengdu will use "one meeting and one competition" as a window to show the myriad of Chinese modernization. Through the integrated promotion of urban development and benefiting the people, we will continue to promote the improvement of the level of urban development and the sense of gain of citizens.
Flowers are in full bloom and shuttlecocks are flying
This is a stage for telling China's story well and promoting international exchanges.
In accordance with the pattern of "one main and four auxiliaries", the Chengdu World Horticultural Exhibition has set up the main venue in the eastern new area of Chengdu, and has simultaneously planned four sub-venues: Xinjin Modern Agronomy, Wenjiangchuan Bonsai, Pidu Flower Industry, and Qionglai Biodiversity Conservation.
The total number of exhibition parks, the number of overseas exhibition parks, and the number of exhibition parks of associations and enterprises have all set a record for the largest number of Class B EXPO in the past, and the participating cities have achieved full coverage of five continents.
Chengdu 2024 Tang You Cup, a total of 32 teams from 20 countries and regions participated, and Chinese badminton players will attack the "Double Cup" at home.
From exhibitions to events, the frequency of holding is becoming more and more frequent, the categories of holding are becoming more and more diverse, and the international openness and participation are also getting higher and higher.
Hosting the two international high-level events is an important measure for Chengdu to serve the overall situation of national diplomacy, actively fulfill its international commitments, and complete various tasks with high quality, and it is also the meaning of accelerating the construction of a modern international metropolis.
In one of the sub-venues, Spring Flower Paradise, the largest one-stop distribution consumer market for flower gardening in the west, trucks loaded with flowers shuttled back and forth, and the flow of people buying flowers was bustling. The annual transaction volume here exceeds 2 billion yuan, radiating Sichuan and the west.
The exhibition hall invited more than 20 international and domestic exhibitors, focusing on exhibits from breeding and research and development to production and planting, trade circulation, technical equipment and other links. Zhu Jin, deputy general manager of Sichuan Spring Flower Paradise Investment Co., Ltd., said.
On April 25, the Chengdu 2024 Tang You Cup entered the final two days of countdown. The teams arrived in Chengdu. Danish athlete Viktor Axelsen said that the Tang You Cup has fulfilled his dream, "I will take the time to walk outside the court, go to the streets of Chengdu to have a good walk, I will go to meet the giant pandas, and see things other than badminton." ”
Enhance understanding with gardening and unite with sports.
As Tim Blaircliffe, Secretary General of the International Association of Horticultural Producers, said, "Visitors from all over the world can learn about Chengdu's green vision and what the future green city will look like through the Chengdu World Horticultural Expo." ”
As the first vice president of the BWF and a member of the International Olympic Committee, Kun Ying Patama, expected, "I hope that more friends will come to Chengdu to experience the unique charm and happy atmosphere of the city." ”
Green development, beautiful and livable
This is a platform to show the achievements of Chengdu's park city construction to the world.
As the "first place" of the park city concept, Chengdu has a good natural resource endowment and ecological background, and actively explores the new practice of harmonious integration of landscapes and people, and the new path of transformation and development of super megacities, which is firmly adhered to by Chengdu.
With the theme of "Park City, Beautiful Habitat", the Chengdu World Horticultural Expo adheres to the concept of "green and low-carbon, economical and sustainable, shared and inclusive", and pioneers the preparation of the "Low-carbon Management Plan", which runs the green and low-carbon principle throughout.
The three huge "hibiscus petals" standing at the entrance of the main venue of the World Horticultural Exhibition are expected to collect about 2,500 tons of rainwater annually, which can meet the daily watering water demand of the park's 2 hectares of green space......
On weekends, the National Fitness Center is always full, and it is open to the public for free and at a low cost for most of the weekday. Separated by a passage, there is the multi-functional gymnasium of the High-tech Sports Center, which witnessed all the table tennis competitions of the World Table Tennis Championships and the Chengdu Universiade, and will also be the venue for the final of the Tang You Cup.
Improve the living environment and improve the quality of the city.
The concept of green and low-carbon is not only closely related to the Games, but also has long been integrated into the urban development process. In recent years, Chengdu has accelerated the optimization and adjustment of space, industry, transportation and energy structure, built a circle and strengthened the chain of green and low-carbon industries, and advantageous industries such as photovoltaic and lithium batteries have taken advantage of the momentum......
Let green become the background color of development, and bring about the transformation of the urban pattern with the change of the form of the park city. In 2023, Chengdu will build 845 kilometers of greenways at all levels (a total of 7,003 kilometers have been completed), 1,003 new and renovated "Road Home" community greenways, complete the planting of 122,100 mu of crops in Dachun and Xiaochun in the ecological zone around the city, add 4 new "night tour Jinjiang" routes, build 30 new parks of various types such as the World Science Fiction Park, and upgrade and renovate 29 old parks such as Wangjianglou Park......
At present, the characteristics of "Park City under the Snow Mountain, Happy Chengdu in the Fireworks" are becoming more and more distinct. A park city that practices the new development concept is also more clear and palpable.
Each is beautiful, and the beauty is the same
This is an important scene for citizens and tourists to experience the cultural characteristics and charm of Chengdu.
Enjoy the gardens, take an ecology class, and watch the world ...... During the EXPO, visitors from all over the world will walk into the park to appreciate the horticultural masterpieces at home and abroad, and taste the unique charm of the land of abundance in the interplay of different garden arts.
In the venue of the Tang You Cup, the road flag was waved in the wind, and the bronze dragon head, large gold mask, frog-shaped gold leaf, and golden face statue jumped on it. In addition to the competition, the contestants and spectators can appreciate and feel the profound historical and cultural accumulation of the land of abundance.
"One Meeting, One Competition" is a platform integrating consumption and cultural tourism, reflecting Chengdu's unique life aesthetics and the road to prosperity of new consumption scenarios.
International Flower and Horticulture Competition, City Theme Day Activities, Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibitions and Performances, Night Tours of the World Garden - In addition to the flower and horticultural exhibitions, the Chengdu World Horticultural Exhibition will hold more than 2,000 activities of various kinds, with an average of 10 events per day, which is expected to attract 5 million people to visit.
"There are activities every day, themes every week, and wonderful every month." "The Most Chengdu New Scene of Life Aesthetics" will be launched one after another, and the new "December City" series of activities will also be "staged in turn". Innovate consumption methods, tap consumption potential, and empower the development of flowers, horticulture, exhibitions, sports and other industries in the long run.
The world has a diverse and symbiotic culture, and with the opportunity of the Games, it has created a new consumption scene of diversified integration such as agriculture, commerce, culture, tourism and sports, which has become a new expression of "fireworks" and "happiness". The amplification effect of "beautiful economy" and "event economy" has become a new driving force for development.
All people share, feel happiness
This is a major opportunity to help Chengdu realize the coordinated development of the city, industry and people.
On the elevated highway of the second ring road of Chengdu, the "flowers all the way to the scenery" are reproduced, and Phoenix Mountain, as the home of the "phenomenal" of the Chinese Super League, constantly polishes the signboard of the "gold medal ball market", cycling, watching the sunrise, camping, and walking in the park...... It outlines the green, healthy and sunny lifestyle of Chengdu people.
Skateboarding and frisbee in Dong'an Lake Sports Park, cycling and night running on Tianfu Greenway, and exercising in the community sports corner...... In this park city and the city of Universiade, the concept of green life and the trend of national fitness have been deeply embedded in every corner of the city, spliced into a vivid picture of the competition benefiting the people.
Driven by the influence of the Tang You Cup, the number of citizens in Chengdu who practice badminton fitness all year round has increased to 500,000 in 2023, and more than 3,000 badminton events at all levels and types are held every year......
Every corner of the EXPO venue has a mission to sustainably benefit the people. Even a small and inconspicuous building will be implanted with new functions after the EXPO, opening up more possibilities for urban life.
The green, ecological and energetic Games are being integrated into the urban public space, continuously improving people's happiness index, and it is also a vivid portrayal of Chengdu's promotion of high-quality development, high-quality life and efficient governance in the process of hosting the competition camp. The "one meeting and one competition" with "Chengdu's own characteristics" will be the best annotation of "Chengdu-style happiness".
Spring and Jingming, the rhythm of the times, the city to the new.
The beautiful garden with thousands of flowers in full bloom, the display of Chinese architectural charm, the open platform for international exchanges, and the stage for mutual learning of colorful cultures...... With the footsteps of spring, with the expectation of green life and happy home, "one meeting and one race" is coming to us.
With the competition as the medium and the city as the window, we will vividly show the world the myriad of Chinese modernization!
"Brocade" Embroidered World Garden Fair, "Rong" Yaotang You Cup, friends from all over the world gather here, let us start from Chengdu together, towards a beautiful and vibrant new starting point!
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News reporter Ma Yubao Photo courtesy of this newspaper Data map Responsible editor Luo Hao Editor Wang Zhongjingyue