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Top left; A striking wind swept Fraxinus hupehensis from the Baojia
Huayuan in Huangshan City in Anhui Province set in front of a
moon-shaped door.
Top right; This innovative approach to displaying a climbing
fig tree is the creation of Mr. Han Xuenian from Foshan City in
Guangdong Province. This tree was on loan for the WBFF conven-
tion.
Bottom; Seven miniature trees displayed on a traditional Chinese
stand was exhibited by the Hongkong Lingnan Artstone Penjing
Society for the WBFF convention.

work. If a synergy develops between the museums
and various artists in Baosheng Garden, this facility
will become known for its contributions to the arts
and culture of China. The art of penjing and bonsai
will be part of that movement.
The world bonsai community should be grateful to
Mr. Xin Changbao for his leadership, vision and will-
ingness to invest in the future of bonsai and penjing.
It was Xin who led the effort to bring the first ever
WBFF meeting in China and it was Xin’s vision and
commitment that resulted in this impressive new
facility for everyone to enjoy. I had the pleasure to
visit Baosheng Garden many times during the last
six year including my first visit in 2009 when it was
just a wooded valley with tea plantations on the lower
slopes. Each year, I would revisit this site and see the
road being constructed, the development of the foun-
dation pads for the major buildings, and then to see
the facilities rise during the last three years. It con-
tinues to amaze me at how much major development
can be accomplished in a short time. While Xin is not
a bonsai artist himself, his contribution to bonsai is
enormous.

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