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Bottom; Superior Award, 123 hectares with its diverse exhibition halls where ag- stone, picture sand stones, Hualien Rose stones (rho-
Hibiscus tiliaceus ricultural products of Changhua County featured. The donite/silicates) are of Taiwanese origin, whereas
bonsai and viewing stone exhibition was only a part other types, such as Dahua stones, Fengli from In-
Facing page, left to right, top to of the large agricultural fair that featured food stands, ner Mongolia, originate from mainland China. It was
bottom; crafts, flower and fruit exhibits, and more. The agri- surprising to me how many polished stones, mainly
Superior Award, Celtis sinensis cultural fair lasted from November 4 to 26. It was not rose stones were on display. The same kind of display
Superior Award, Podocarpus possible to see, for example, the Taiwan Garden, the we could see at the opening of the exhibition of “2017
cuspidata Japanese Garden or the “Cute Animals” (zoo) within Asia Pacific BCI Bonsai & Suiseki Association” in
Hibiscus tiliaceus the area. There was no chance for me either to see Mr. Hualien on November 9 during the post-convention
Pinus morrisonicola Chen’s Wan-Jing Art Garden. I was fortunate to visit it tour. It was, in fact, a stone exhibition with a few bon-
Hibiscus tiliaceus on previous stays in Taiwan, for example, on occasion sai here and there.
Hibiscus tiliaceus of the 10th Asia Pacific Bonsai & Suiseki Convention In summary, the BCI 2017 convention in Taiwan
& Exhibition in 2009. was to me not only a learning process where I could
The viewing stone exhibition was some minutes see most beautiful bonsai and stones but also an enjoy-
walk from the bonsai exhibition, located in a sepa- able meeting with like-minded friends where I could
rate hall. The display space for the mostly large stones gain and exchange experiences. This will last in my
was restricted by partitions and sometimes even too memory for ever.
small. The more than 200 stones were mostly ordered
by kind. Taitung Watermelon stones, Taitung Nantian

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