What to see, where to go [in China]
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What to see, where to go [in China]
Bonsai and stones
Dec 31 to Feb 6, Shanghai Garden
Some 280 pieces of rare stones, potted landscape works and trees are on display at the Shanghai Garden. There are three different styles of bonsai in the exhibition, namely those from Shanghai and Jiangsu province's Yangzhou and Suzhou cities. Some of the works are from top national bonsai masters like Yin Zhimin, Wang Yuankang and Qiao Honggen. The rare stones exhibition includes porous Taihu rocks that are popular in traditional Chinese gardens, and stones collected from Antarctica by the country's South Pole expeditions.
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Traditional lantern show
5:30 pm to 8 pm, Dec 31 to Feb 15;Shanghai Garden
More than 50 handmade lanterns light up the Shanghai Garden after sunset and will do so until Lantern Festival on Feb 15. Among the lanterns, 14 are palace lanterns from Wenshengzhai, a Beijing stationery workshop that used to make lanterns for the emperors in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Other lanterns were made by national intangible heritage successors of lantern-making from Suzhou, Jiangsu province; Kaifeng, Henan province; and Jiangmen, Guangdong province.
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Wine and flower fair
10 am to 6 pm, Jan 1 to Feb 15, Fridays to Sundays; former France Pavilion
In the former France Pavilion, booths selling wine, flowers, snacks and coffee will pop up during the weekends until the end of the Spring Festival holiday. Organizers will also hold workshops on flower arrangements and wine tasting. Bilibili, a video-sharing platform popular among young people in China, will set up stores and organize games in the 400-square-meter courtyard in the pavilion. People can sample more than 100 wines from the world's seven major production areas and write down their new year wishes on a wall.
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Winter tulip show
Temporal Signet Avenue
Around 300,000 tulips along the 400-meter scenic avenue in the expo cultural park are now in blossom. The tulips are mostly varieties from New Zealand, and were cultivated in greenhouses on Chongming Island for the opening of the park. Besides tulips, people walking along the avenue can also appreciate art installations, a tribute to the industrial heritage of the area. They can also enjoy the Expo architectures and the redevelopment of the area.
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CHINA - SO much to see, SO little time.
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Love Bonsai... tried to grow one but it carked it and was cactus..(died)..
There is a real talent to look after them. Afraid I don't have a green thumb.
Bit strange the Kiwis supplying the tulips...would think they would come from Holland..
Would love to see it all...
Great article and photos. Tulips from NZ, interesting.