Chengdu to stage 'green' horticultural exhibition

The International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, scheduled to open on Friday in the capital of Sichuan province, fully incorporates a green and low-carbon approach, an expo official said.

The 186-day event will showcase more than 500 varieties of distinctive plants from five continents and over 60 local plant species, as well as a diverse range of gardening styles worldwide in 113 exhibition parks.

Zhou Jun, deputy director of the expo executive committee's publicity department and deputy director of Chengdu's park city construction administration bureau, said the green and low-carbon approach is the expo's primary principle, implemented in planning and design, construction and operation.