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“For everything that is
tropical bonsai, the best place
on earth is Taiwan. The BCI
Convention this year was a
must for all and I was really
proud to be in the event. I can
only imagine the difficulties of
organizing such a magnificent
and popular convention. Mr.
Chen, Mr Lo and all the staff
did a wonderful job for such a
complex crowd that we were.
All the areas were top quality,
so I would have to speculate
that it will be difficult to top
such a convention in any other
country.” —Enrique Castaño,
BCI Director, Mexico.

Left to right, row one; Mr. Tsang-Shing Chen, Chairman of the n November 4, on behalf of the preparatory and executives com-
Organizing Committee of BCI 2017; Ambassador Xi-Zeng Song, mittees of the 2017 Bonsai Clubs International (BCI) Convention
Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ms. Glenis Bebb, and the Asia-Pacific (ASPAC) Bonsai and Suiseki Convention and
President of BCI. Exhibition, Mr. Tsang-Shing Chen, Chairman, welcomed friends
Left to right, row two; Mr. Paiman Mak, Honored Founding
President of ASPAC Bonsai Association; Mr. Po-Sung Hsueh, Ofrom BCI and ASPAC, as well as bonsai- and suiseki-loving collec-
President of the National Bonsai Association of Taiwan (NBAT), tors and artists from afar, to this epic convention and the 22nd Hwa-Fong National
Mr. Chu-Hsun Kuo, President of MinDou University. Bonsai Exhibition.
Top right; Dignitaries officially open the convention. The occasion, marking the 55th anniversary of the founding of BCI, was cel-
Middle and bottom; The main exhibition hall at Xizhou Park, the ebrated by representatives from over 58 countries. The conference showcased over
welcoming tree is a very well-known tree in an amazing display. 500 bonsai and suiseki of exceptional quality. Organizers lined up 21 acclaimed
The tree is a Podocarpus macrophyllus standing 76 cm tall. It is in bonsai masters from around the world and five Taiwanese bonsai masters to pro-
the collection of Chin-Tsun Chiang, a founder and 1st president of
the National Bonsai Association of Taiwan. vide demonstrations. They also invited German stone collector, Gudrun Benz to

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