KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Meishan, a city in Sichuan Province of China has partnered with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) to participate in the International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing.
Hosted by the Chinese Government, the exhibition which begins today, and ends on Oct 7, marks the highest-level and largest international expo in China this year.
The exhibition offers tourists a feast of wonderful horticulture and gardens and also embodies China's ideal of sharing development achievements with the world and pursuing a green lifestyle.
INBAR Garden is the epitome of this ideal. The highlight of the garden lies in exploiting elements of Meishan to the full.
Meishan is home to Su Dongpo, China's prestigious literary giant and also hailed as ‘Home of Chinese Bamboo Weaving Art’ and ‘International Capital of Bamboo Weaving’.
Themed, ‘Live Green, Live Better’, Meishan and INBAR carry out a range of public events and activities to lively demonstrate the unique and vital role of the bamboo and rattan, in improving living environment and life quality.
INBAR Strategic Partner Division director, Judy Zhu said Meishan was chosen as a partner because it took the initiative to show a new and positive attitude towards opening up, and move towards the international arena, via the bamboo industry.
The gate of the INBAR Garden at the International Horticultural Exhibition and the ‘Fruits Garden’ are all built with Meishan bamboo steel.
Among the more than 3,000 of the world’s bamboo and rattan products exhibited, more than 70 per cent originate from Meishan.
As a traditional competitive industry in Meishan, the Meishan bamboo industry has developed three major brands, namely, bamboo weaving, bamboo paper and bamboo steel.
According to the latest data, the production capacity of Meishan's ‘bamboo paper’ has exceeded 200,000 tonnes, and such products have occupied over 20 per cent of China's domestic market.
-- BERNAMA
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