
On October 26th, the 32nd Yichang Chrysanthemum Exhibition was held in Longquan Town, Yiling District, with a theme The bouquet of Wine and Chrysanthemum of the Ancient Town with Beautiful Scenery. In such scenery with local cultural elements, the villagers and tourists from far and near celebrated the opening of the 19th National People’s Congress.
By report, it is the first time for such exhibition to have ever been held in a town. The show, hosted by Yichang Gardening Bureau and Yiling District government, is undertaken by Longquan Town government and Daohuaxiang Group, with a total 12 exhibitors including Longquan Town, the municipal and district administrative departments of landscape. And there are four exhibition zones, respectively called Rural Idyll and Poetry, Chrysanthemum Art in Autumn, Bouquet of Wine and Chrysanthemum and Ancient Shop on the Flower Street. Moreover, there are 13 landscape groups, 124 pieces of chrysanthemum art works with a total of 113 varieties, over one hundred thousand pots of chrysanthemum on show. (Reporter: Huang Shanguo; Correspondent: Zhang Guorong, Liu Lanling)