Today, the Tangshan World Expo opened in Nanhu Park, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. This is the fifth World Expo held in China, and it is also the first grand event held in coal mining subsidence area in China.
From the end of April to 65438+1October 16, the duration of Tangshan World Expo will be *** 17 1 day, and more than 50 countries and regions will participate. It is estimated that the number of visitors will exceed100000.
Upper Feng Huang Yu Fei in coal mining subsidence area
"Tangshan, there is a story!" Mr Faber, former president of the International Horticultural Producers Association, once commented on this city. 20 10 10 At the 62nd annual meeting of the International Horticultural Producers Association held in Shuntian, South Korea, Tangshan was unanimously approved and won the right to host the World Horticultural Exposition.
After seven years of preparation, the site of Tangshan World Expo was built in Nanhu Park. Surprisingly, this is the first park in the history of the World Expo to rise from the coal mining subsidence area. The reporter learned that Nanhu was once an abandoned land formed by coal mining collapse in Kailuan Coal Mine 130 years, and was called "Longxugou" in Tangshan. Starting from 1996, Tangshan city began to comprehensively control the "scar" of this city with a mountain of garbage and sewage. Today, it has become an ecological park with lush grass.
"Since the site of the World Expo was set in Nanhu, it's really a big change. The buildings and venues are getting taller every day, Ma Xiao Road has become a thoroughfare, and the subsidence area has become my back garden. " Uncle Cao, who lives in Xu Anyuan Community, told reporters that he came to Nanhu for morning exercises almost every day after retirement and witnessed the dribs and drabs of the Expo construction.
Tangshan is "prosperous because of charcoal" and "sleepy because of charcoal". 1878, Kaiping Mining Bureau was established, and Tangshan became the heavy industry base after the founding of New China. However, in recent years, Tangshan's coal and steel industries have gathered, consuming huge energy and causing smog.
It is the first time at home and abroad to hold the World Expo in coal mining subsidence area without occupying a cent of arable land, which coincides with the concept of fashionable gardening, green environmental protection, low-carbon life and harmonious coexistence between city and nature, and is also a microcosm of Tangshan's transformation and upgrading from an industrial center.
The layout of one axis and eight parks is unique.
Nanhu Park, where the Expo site is located, is located near the center of Tangshan. Open the map, a piece of 22.6 square kilometers of green space is very conspicuous.
When I walked into Nanhu Park, I really realized what a huge park it was. Standing in Longge, the commanding height of Nanhu Lake, the glass curtain wall of Tropical Botanical Museum shines brightly, the Jiangnan water town in domestic gardens and the royal scenic spot complement each other, and the exotic gardens in international gardens are full of interesting scenery ... According to reports, the core area of Nanhu Park takes water as the core, and the overall layout is one axis and eight gardens: the main landscape axis is distributed from north to south, 1 1 main landscape nodes; Eight parks, including domestic parks, international parks, designer parks, low-carbon life parks and characteristic botanical gardens, are located on both sides.
As a "big gathering" of plants from all over the world, Tangshan World Expo also brings together exotic flowers and herbs from all over the world. Combined with the landscape spatial layout, the Botanical Garden has set up 22 parks, including Yulan Park, White Pine Garden and Peony Garden, and introduced more than 3,000 species of open-field plants and 0/000 species of greenhouse plants. The plant customs museum covers an area of 39 mu, and has planted 1033 kinds of plants, including many exotic flowers and grasses, showing six exotic landscapes in the tropical rain forest.
During the trial operation, a 76-year-old Anhui man denied the rumor, took nearly 200 photos for a long time, and still felt that he was still unfinished. "I have been traveling all over the country for decades and have been to many large and small activities. The Tangshan World Expo left a unique impression on me. "
According to reports, during the World Expo, Nanhu Park will also hold seven activities, including the International Boutique Rose Competition and the International Flower Landscape Competition, the China-Latin America Entrepreneur Summit, and the 40th anniversary of the Tangshan earthquake.
The grand event will never end, benefiting the people.
It is understood that at the beginning of the construction of the Expo Park, Tangshan established the concept of sustainable development of "creating a never-ending event". All the venues in the park are planned and constructed according to the concept of "exhibition during the meeting and operation after the meeting", and they are all multi-functional permanent buildings, which not only leave the service function of sustainable utilization for the city, but also leave valuable wealth for future generations.
It is worth mentioning that the World Expo has greatly promoted the improvement of the infrastructure and landscape of Nanhu Park. The person in charge of Tangshan Planning Bureau told the reporter that Nanhu Park has started to create a national 5A-level tourist attraction, and strives to leave a fully functional national 5A-level tourist attraction for the world after the meeting.
In order to let more people enjoy the fruits of this ecological civilization construction, the Tangshan municipal government has formulated a series of inclusive policies. During the opening of the World Expo, people over 60 years old, children, disabled people and military personnel can enjoy free garden treatment. After the closing of the World Expo, Tangshan citizens will be provided with low-cost annual tickets to enjoy high-quality green leisure life at their doorsteps and gain more "happiness".