Canadian expat explores booming flower and tree industry in S. China

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A Canadian expatriate visited the Zhongshan Flower and Tree Trade Exhibition in Zhongshan, South China, to explore the region's booming flower and tree industry.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Hello, I'm Adrian, and today I am surrounded by many beautiful flowers because I have come

00:14 to the Sijian Huazhou Park in the town of Henglang Zhongshan.

00:19 From November 16th to 30th, the 2023 China Zhongshan Flower and Trade Exhibition will

00:26 be happening in this beautiful venue.

00:28 This vibrant venue with its beautiful bloom has really attracted my attention.

00:34 Is there anything exciting happening today?

00:37 Let's go check it out together.

00:42 Henglang is known as the hometown of Chinese flowers and trees.

00:46 It's also the largest trading market of green seedlings in southern China.

00:51 As the heart of Zhongshan's flower and tree industry, it has over 30,000 new flowers and

00:58 tree bases.

00:59 That's about 4,942 acres.

01:03 It's huge!

01:05 Every year, the amount of sales from Henglang to various places in China and other southeastern

01:11 Asian countries exceeds 5 billion yuan.

01:16 During the fair, the Investment Promotion Conference for the flowers and trees industry

01:21 and the Promotion Marketing Matchmaking Meetings will be held.

01:24 It aims to create high-level communication and a trading platform for the national flower

01:28 and tree industry to promote industry integration and to enhance investment opportunities and

01:34 promotion.

01:38 This area is the national exhibition of new and excellent flowers and new high-quality

01:44 tree products.

01:46 So in this area, you can see flowers and trees from all of the different regions across China

01:52 and the sellers bring their latest and greatest seedlings and flower products to market.

02:00 In southern China, Bougainvillea's bloom in autumn and winter and you can see the Bougainvillea

02:05 in full bloom everywhere.

02:07 In late autumn, the pink flowers color the Sijiang River and what surprised me is that

02:13 in Henglang, they house the most complete variety in all of south China.

02:20 Today there are over 130 different types of Bougainvillea's on display.

02:27 The Bougainvillea's have a vibrant color and the staff has told me that they are a compact

02:33 flower with concentrated flowering periods which makes them very suitable for display

02:38 and shaping.

02:40 What I really like though are their names.

02:43 They've got names such as the California Gold, the Blonde Bombshell, Snow White or the Indian

02:49 Pitcher.

02:50 Whatever their names are, they are beautiful with full, rich, vibrant colors.

03:01 After 20 years of upgrading, transformation and development, Henglang is no longer the

03:07 remote impoverished area it used to be.

03:10 But it's not just Henglang.

03:12 Other towns too like Guizhou and Shaolan which are known for their flowers and seedlings

03:17 have combined to promote the development of the flower and tree industry here in Zhongshan.

03:24 So we welcome you to come down to the China Zhongshan Flower and Tree Exhibition.

03:31 Come and experience the tranquility, peace and beauty that can only be experienced by

03:37 thousands of acres of beautiful blooming fields of flowers.

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