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 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
o f 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 Enterprises), 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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