2021

1. 2021 International Horticultural Expo Preparatory Report Yangzhou People’s Government

2. Basic Information • Name：International Horticultural Exposition 2021 Yangzhou • Short as：Expo 2021 Yangzhou • Category：B • Theme: Green City, Healthy Life • Opening：April 2021 • Closing：October 2021 • Duration：180days • Site Location：Zaolinwan, Yangzhou, Jiangsu • Area: 320 ha

3. 1 Progress update 1 Planning 2 construction 3 Transport system 4 supporting facilities 5 Publicity 6ParticipantInvitation

4. 1.Planning Area: 320 ha, Eastern and Western Parts Eastern Part: 200 ha, International pavilions & pavilions for cities from other provinces of China Master Plan is undergoing in full swing Western Part: 120 ha, 10th Jiangsu Expo To be adjusted for Expo 2021

5. 2.Construction Western Part: The10th Jiangsu Horticultural Expo • Duration: 1 month • (28.09-28.10,2018) • Visitors: over 1 million. • Construction: • 5 sections • Entrance Section • Forested Activity Section • Horticultural Exposition Section • Tableland Sightseeing Section • Lakefront Leisure Section • 4 building or garden areas • Main Pavilion • Folk Culture Village • Yuan Ye Garden • 13 city gardens

6. 2.Construction Western Part: The10th Jiangsu Horticultural Expo Main pavilion

7. 2.Construction Western Part: The10th Jiangsu Horticultural Expo Yuanye Garden: designed by famous Chinese Academician Mr Meng Zhaozhen according to the concepts from a famous Chinese ancient landscape architecture book

8. 2.Construction Western Part: The10th Jiangsu Horticultural Expo City Gardens

9. 2.Construction Greening and landscaping along roads connecting the expo site 20,000 shaped trees 24,000m2 bushes 5,800m2 annuals and perennials 2,200m2 aquatic plants 5 km greenways 15 landscape spots with pavilions, terraces and towers

10. 3.Transport • Transport connecting Yangzhou to Shanghai and beyond: • The Lianyungang-Huai’an-Yangzhou-Zhenjiang high-speed railway is constructing in full swing and planned to operate in 2020. • The Yangzhou-Nanjing intercity railway has almost finished design and is expected to construct before end of 2019.

11. 3.Transport Inside transport: Roads surrounding the expo site has been improved. The Yizheng Highspeed Railway Station, 3 km east of the expo site, is under progress of renovation Construction of the integrated transportation hub is launched.

12. 远景住宿配套分布设想： 4.Supporting facilities 酒店高中低类型比例约为1：2.1：7.4 • Catering and Accommodation facilities: • Expo Village: construction undergoing in full swing • Expo Hotel: Major construction completed • Tongshan Hill Town: A supporting tourist project for Expo 2021, including Commercials, accommodations, catering, etc is progressing on schedule for opening of the expo.

13. 5.Benefits of the provincial expo • Most of the Infrastructures well prepared: roads, parking lot, catering, etc • Working Team well trained from aspects of expo operation and publicity

14. 6.Publicity Projects Signing Ceremonies Horticultural Dreamer Program Photography Competition Lecture on Expo in universities.

15. 6.Publicity webpage on AIPH website official account on Weibo, WeChat and official website: Linked with major media

16. 6.Publicity • Promotions abroad: • Official visits to over 10 countries, including: • Turkey Philippine • Indonesia Myanmar • Cooperation with World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities (WCCO)

17. 7.Business and international participants invitation • Business Invitation launched • Participants invitation: • Orleans, France, officially announced the participation • Intention of participation: • Yangon of Myanmar • Taguig of Philippine • Yogyakarta of Indonesia • Kent of America, etc.

18. 2 Next Steps 1. Planning of the Expo site, especially the eastern part at a high starting point 2. Accelerating surrounding supporting infrastructure. 3. Enhancing publicity 4. Speeding up participants and business invitation

19. II Next Steps 1.Planning High Standard High Starting Point High Requirement • Initiate the global tenders for the master plan and design • Accelerating regulatory plan, special plans and major pavilions design, as well as • Infrastructure, supporting facilities and public greening and landscaping.

20. 2. Accelerating surrounding supporting infrastructure. • Accelerate the construction of key projects: • Nanjing-Yangzhou Intercity Railway • Yangzhou-Ma’anshan Railway • North-Yangtze Highspeed Railway • Longtan River Channel • Wufengshan River Channel • National G328 Yizheng Part Extension • Tongshan Characteristic Town • Landscape upgrade and ecological renovation surrounding area

21. 3.Enhancing publicity • Domestic Promotion: • Setting special column and page on major medias • Road shows in major cities • Countdown activities, etc. • International Promotion: • Integrating the promotion of the expo into all official overseas visits of high level officials of Yangzhou government. • Planning special promotions in major national and international events

22. 4.Speeding up business and international participants invitation • Establishing a special division for international participation. • Making working plan, brochures, videos, exhibitors' manual, invitation letters. • Making use of major international economic and cultural activities, including participating in AIPH meetings, to promote the expo and invite overseas participants • Organizing domestic participants invitation

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