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Top; Alfredo Manarang, Best
Bantigue, Pemphis acidula,
Gold Winner
Bottom; Ming Shen Lee, Gold,
Blue Bell, Hyacinthoides non-
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appreciation and critique of the stones on display. The
outstanding trees and stones were awarded prizes and
BCI gave the BCI Excellence Award medals to two
trees and two medals to the best stones on display.
The bonsai enthusiasts in the Philippines have
maintained close association with bonsai master
artists particularly in Indonesia and Taiwan, both
neighboring countries. As a result, Philippine bon-
sai hobbyists have had the advantage of hosting out-
standing artists from these two countries. This year,
the featured demonstrators and lecturers were Mr.
Budi Sulistyo from Indonesia and Mr. Yen Tzu-ching
and Mr. Tang Chin-Feng from Taiwan. Each of these
well-known artists performed a demonstration on
one or more trees before an enthusiastic audience.
There were many younger bonsai hobbyists among
the people observing the artistic talents in action.
Prior to this, other Taiwanese bonsai artists who
taught in the Philippines include Amy Liang, Min
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