The Infinity ofBonsai & Viewing StonesA Cultural Voyage from Canton to the World2015 Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Exhibition

摘要

On September 16th and 17th, 320 foreign guests and over 1,000 Chinese penjing professionals and hobbyists converged on the ancient two-thousand-year-old city of Guangzhou in southeastern China for the 2015 Bonsai Clubs International (BCI) Convention and Exhibition that took place September 18 to the 21st. The meeting, The Infinity of Bonsai and Viewing Stones: a Cultural Voyage from Canton to the World, was a joint affair with the Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Association (ASPAC). This majorevent was organized by BCI, ASPAC, and the People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality with additional support from six significant sponsors and four co-organizers. This was a grand affair because of the broad-based support from organization such as the Administration of Forestry and Gardening of Guangzhou Municipality, the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture, the Guangzhou Penjing Association, BCI-China Program, and the Guangdong Provincial Viewing Stone Association. The strong financial and logistical support of the municipal government and societies contributed to the success of this joint convention.