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Top left and right; Women
gathering fallen chestnuts in
the Old Chestnut Wood grove
in Shandang Village with
more than thousand Chestnut
trees, many of them over a
100 years old. The trees were
laden with healthy chestnuts
and the locals offered us fresh
chestnuts to eat.
Middle and Bottom;
Unveiling Ceremony of the
BCI Cooperation Center at
Shuyang included a beautiful
display of western style flower
arrangement and ikebana. The
highlight was the display of
bonsai of all types including
trees laden with fruits of all
kinds.

Rugao Cooperation Centre. This was followed by the
ceremonious unveiling of the BCI-Rugao Coopera-
tion Center plaque by the Vice Mayor of Rugao and
BCI 1st Vice President Mrs. Helen Su and Mr. I. C. Su
amidst thunderous applause.
The BCI visitors were also taken on a sightseeing
trip in Rugao to see the Shuihui Park, China Rugao
International Horticulture Town, Guzhou Ecological
park and Rugao Green Park followed by a banquet at
the Business Club of Rugao Green Park.

Unveiling the BCI Cooperation Center
in the city of Shuyang
Next on our schedule was a visit to the Town of
Flowers at Shuyang in Jiangsu province. Dubbed “the
land of flowers and trees”, Shuyang county has a his-
tory of more than 2,000 years in horticultural tradi-
tion since Qing Dynasty and it has reclaimed this title
since 1980s.
Shuyang county has 480 thousand measured unit
areas under horticultural development. The prosperity
of this area is clearly visible. Backed by government
support the horticulture industry in Shuyang lays
emphasis on greenery, water conservation methods,
use of scientific technology and marketing services.
The total greenery sales volume exceeds RMB 8.5
billion nearly half of it from e-commerce. With five
large flower and bonsai markets and 53 privately
owned bonsai gardens provide employment to
250,000 people.
On arrival at Shuyang, the BCI team was put up
at the Huifeng Hotel. First on the agenda in Shuyang
was a visit to the Gardening Center at the Interna-
tional Flower and Seedling Mall where we witnessed
the ‘Second Bonsai Making Games’ (see page 24)
where many hugely talented penjing amateur artists

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