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Demonstrations at Xizhou Park

By Sujata Bhat, India

onsai demonstrations by twenty-five world re- Top left and right; Three to four
nowned bonsai artists were conducted at three demonstrations were held
Bseparate venues. Eighteen of these were held at a time on a huge stage set
up next to the main bonsai
at the main venue, Xizhou Park, which also hosted exhibition.
the Hwa-Fong Bonsai Exhibition. Three to four dem-
onstrations were held at a time on a huge stage set Right column, top to bottom;
up next to the main bonsai exhibition. BCI Director Mr. Chung Hong Lee worked
Mr. Min-Hsuan Lo coordinated the demonstrations on a beautiful Juniper with a
with such precision and meticulous planning that the contorted trunk-line sporting
events went off smoothly and successfully. The start- a lot of deadwood. He also
ing material provided to the demonstrators was of displayed a beautifully drawn
sketch of what his future tree
exceptionally high quality. would look like.
On the first day, the 4th of November, right after
the grand opening ceremony, three Taiwanese bon- Mr. Jian-Liang Chen (left)
sai artists presented their demos at Xizhou Park. Mr. demonstrated on a tall Juniper.
Chung Hong Lee worked on a beautiful Juniper with BCI Director Mr. Min-Hsuan Lo
a contorted trunk-line sporting a lot of deadwood. (right) coordinated the many
He also displayed a beautifully drawn sketch of what demonstrations with precision.
his future tree would look like. Mr. Jian Liang Chen
demonstrated on a tall Juniper while Mr. Zi-Jing Yan Zi-Jing Yan created a rugged
seascape with Juniper trees
created a rugged seascape with Juniper trees which which also included a large
also included a large driftwood, stones and sand. driftwood, stones and sand.
The morning session on 5th November saw three
simultaneous demonstrations by international art-
ists. Mr. Takashi Sakurai, a young artist from Japan
worked on a Juniper, tilting it at an angle to create
a semi-cascade. Alongside Mr. Sakurai was the well-
known Spanish Bonsai expert Mr. David Benavente
who is known for his aesthetic styling of trees. Mr.
Benavente worked on a Juniperus chinensis, skillfully
pruning, wiring and placing branches of the juniper
which ultimately acquired a very feminine natural
look with a slender, curvy trunk and long jins. Mr.
Bill Valavanis from U.S.A. worked on great Japanese
Black Pine. After some needle plucking, thinning and turned out really well after some intense pruning and
wiring the final bonsai turned out really good. wiring. Mr. José Luis Rodriguez from Puerto Rico
The afternoon session had four demonstrators on had a beautiful cascading bougainvillea to work on
stage. There was Prof. Vic Ceballos, a BCI Director and created an excellent final tree. Mr. Václav Novák
from the Philippines. He had a very challenging, ma- from the Czech Republic worked on a Juniper and
ture, root-over-rock Premna microphylla to work with created an excellent piece of Bonsai. Mr. Budi Sulistyo,
that had numerous crisscrossing branches. The tree a BCI Director from Indonesia, is well-known for his

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