World Horticultural Exposition

An exposition focusing on flower and horticulture.

World Horticultural Exposition

The world horticultural exposition is an international horticultural exhibition approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). As the "World Horticultural Exposition" can bring great international influence and comprehensive benefits, it has attracted many cities in the world to actively apply for hosting.

By 2020, the world horticultural exposition has been held more than 30 times, mainly in Europe, America, Japan and other economically developed countries. China has held "1999 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition" (category A1), "2006 China Shenyang World Horticultural Exposition" (category A2 + B1), "2010 Taipei International Flower Exposition", "2011 Xi'an World Horticultural Exposition" (category A2 + B1), "2013 China Jinzhou World Horticultural Exposition" (IFLA and AIPH cooperate for the first time), "2014 Qingdao World Horticultural Exposition" (category A2 + B1), "2013 China Jinzhou World Horticultural Exposition" (IFLA and AIPH cooperate for the first time), "2014 Qingdao World Horticultural Exposition" (category A2 +Category B1), "2016 Tangshan World Horticultural Expo" (category A2 + B1) and "2019 Beijing World Horticultural Expo" (category A1), and "2021 Yangzhou World Horticultural Expo" will be held.

Development history

The world horticultural exposition is the highest level professional international exposition, also known as the world horticultural Festival. It is a grand joint exhibition of garden and horticulture products and exotic flowers from all over the world. It is the largest A1 level World Horticultural Exposition integrating cultural achievements and scientific and technological achievements to enhance mutual exchanges among countries. The meeting usually lasts for six months, from late spring to mid autumn. Historically, most of the world horticultural expositions were held in developed European countries and the United States. In Asia, Japan held one in 1990 (Osaka), Thailand held one in 2006 (Chiang Mai), and South Korea held one in 2013 (Shuntian). Since 1999, China has also held world horticultural fairs, including "Kunming World Horticultural Exposition 1999" (category A1), "Shenyang World Horticultural Exposition 2006", "Taipei International Flower Exposition 2010", "Xi'an World Horticultural Exposition 2011", "Jinzhou World Horticultural Exposition 2013", "Qingdao World Horticultural Exposition 2014" and "Tangshan World Horticultural Exposition 2016" In addition, "2021 Yangzhou World Horticultural Exposition" has been successfully applied. The world horticultural exposition has an important influence on the development of economy, culture, tourism and environment in China.

category

The world horticultural exposition is one of the world expositions. The Bureau of international exhibitions (BIE) divides the world expositions into registered and recognized categories. The registered World Expo is funded by the government of the participating country to build its own independent exhibition hall on the site provided by the host country free of charge to display its own products or technologies; the recognized world expo is that the participating country is responsible for the indoor and outdoor decoration and exhibits setting in the site prepared by the host country to display certain professional products.

The international exhibition bureau also recognized the A1 World Horticultural Exposition approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).

The International Horticultural Producers Association classifies the world horticultural exposition as follows:

Class A1

——- large scale international horticultural exhibition. No more than one such exhibition is held every year. The shortest time of A1 exhibition is 3 months and the longest is 6 months. Applications should be submitted 6-12 years before the opening date of the exhibition, with at least 10 participants from different countries. Such exhibitions must cover all areas of horticulture.

Class A2

——- International Horticultural Exhibition. The maximum number of such exhibitions is two per year. When two exhibitions are held on the same continent, their opening dates should be separated by at least three months, and the exhibition period should be at least eight days and at most 20 days. At least six different countries participated.

Class B1

——- long term international horticultural exhibition. This kind of exhibition can only be held once a year. The extension period is at least 3 months and at most 6 months.

Class B2

——- domestic professional exhibition.

Since the first World Horticultural Exposition, the scale of World Horticultural Exposition has been expanding. It covers an area of tens of thousands of square meters and more than ten participating countries, and gradually develops to nearly five million square meters and nearly one hundred participating countries, with more than 60 million visitors and the highest economic income of more than 400 million US dollars.

Since 1960 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Since the first International Horticultural Exposition was held, up to 2011, 30 world horticultural expositions have been held.

Organization

On November 28, 1928, the international organization responsible for the coordination and management of World Expositions, the Bureau of international exhibitions (English: International Exhibitions Bureau, French: Bureau International des Expositions. Abbreviated as: BIE), was officially established, with its headquarters in Paris, France. The current chairman is Choi Jai Chul, a Korean, who was elected in December 2019. The permanent office of BIE is the Secretariat, and the secretary general is the main leader in charge of daily work. The current secretary general is Dimitri s. kerkentzes, a Greek, who has been in this position since January 2020.

The responsibilities of the international exhibition bureau are to be responsible for the application and management of the Convention on international exhibitions, to formulate and approve the holding plan of international expositions, to guide and supervise the operation of expositions, etc.

Member States

There are 170 member countries of Bie

Asia

People's Republic of China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria Liberia, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cyprus

Europe

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Monaco, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Italy, San Marino, Malta, Andorra, Spain, Portugal

Africa

Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sultan, South Sultan, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles, Mauritania, Senegal, Burundi, Mali, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Central Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius

North America

United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados

South America

Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay

Oceania

New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga

International Association of Horticultural Producers

International Association of Horticultural Producers AIPH (International Horticulture) is an international association formed by professional members of the participating countries in order to maintain the prosperity and development of horticulture. Headquartered in the Hague, the Netherlands, the association works in English, French and German.

The top executive of AIPH is its president, and the current president is Bernard Ostrom（

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