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 Garden Show Park (1)
By Katrin ©2007 Master Translators Services



At the moment the 6th annual CIGF EXPO is held in Jimei, Xiamen. This Garden Exhibition will last until March 2008 so you have got plenty of time to take a look at it.


One might wonder, what to expect of a so-called "Garden Show Park". Do they just show different kinds of flowers? And grass? Or do they even show you how to do gardening? Considering the different possibilities, we came to the conclusion that this exhibition might not be interesting after all. However somebody eventually needs to write an article about such an event, so we packed our stuff, jumped on the bus and off we went, expecting a hardly exciting day.


As it turned out, this Garden Show Park is anything but boring. They have got large lawns you can sit on, architectural interesting buildings and bridges you can marvel at, and different kinds of gardens that are worth a second look. Before visiting the Garden Show Park, my conception of gardening lied somewhere in between 'watering flower beds' and 'weeding'. I had to knock my idea about gardens and gardening on the head in the Garden Show Park.


Garden Show Park Gardening even seems to have a philosophical character in some ways. You will definitely share that impression if you take a look at the amount of creativity and imagination that can be found in these gardens. Especially in the modern garden area you will have to revise your idea about gardens. Each garden is based on its own philosophy here and is built by a special group of people. When you gaze at those new ways of designing a garden, you will recognise that they are a special kind of art. Instead of monotonic looking flowers you will see interesting forms, extraordinary materials and new ways of beauty.


Beside that modern garden area there are hundreds of other things to look at in the Garden Show Park. The international garden area is interesting as well. Or where else in China have you got the opportunity to be travel to Egypt, Arabia and the Netherlands within footsteps? Apart from that attraction there are several other things to head for. They even have got a hotspring area, so do not forget to take your swimsuit with you.

Garden Show Park
As the Garden Park covers an area of about 6,76 sq kilometres you might get tired sometime. Fortunately there are different electronic mobiles that will drive you around the islands for only 2 RMB. And if you get hungry after all the walking around, the Garden Parks offers various possibilities to get a snack. Besides there is the 'Water restaurant' directly at the lake with the music fountain, where you can take a break.


The Garden Show Park offers so many things to do and see, that you can spend there a day at least. So take your buddies with you and try something different. Forget about your prejudices on Garden Shows and go Jimei for day off.



Add: Zhongzhoudao, Jimei


How to get there: special bus no.3 (leaves at XMU) and busses 2, 66, 534, 51 (leave at Lundu Station at the ferry); get off the bus at "Yuan Bo Yuan" bus stop (directly in front of the entrance gate of the Garden Show Park)


Entrance fee: 60 RMB (adults), 48 RMB (students), free for seniors, children under 1,20m


Garden Show ParkAdditional information:

• http://www.xiamenguide.com/viewStyle1.jsp?r=2&n=tourism&cid=194

• http://www.xmgardenexpo.com/3d

• http://www.asla.org/awards/2007/07winners/139_adyjg.html



 Garden Show Park (2)
By Sharon ©2007 Master Translators Services


Xiamen won the competition of holding the Sixth China International Garden and Flower Exposition for 2007 at the Garden Show Park. Garden Show Park is located at the Xinglin Bay. According to the urban comprehensive planning, the Xinglin Bay area will be developed into a new town. The Garden Show will give the new district an impetus to develop. In 2007, the Planning of Garden Show Park Area in Xiamen won the ASLA Analysis and Planning Honor Award. The Sixth China International Garden and Flower Exposition, which will last from Sep.2007 to Mar.2008, will be the highest level garden show in China.


Garden Show Park is located in Zhongzhoudao, Jimei, which is the hometown of the patriotic overseas Chinese Mr. Tan Kakee. It covers a total area of 6.76 square kilometers, among which 3.03 square kilometers is land of 9 islets and 2 bylands. Due to this special terrain, it is to be built with a layout resembling a picture of stars surrounding the moon, thus stressing its distinctive feature of "Garden on islets and islets on the water".
 

Garden Show ParkGarden Show Park enjoys a convenient transportation by connecting with Fuzhou—Xiamen—Zhangzhou highways, Shenzhen—Xiamen express railways and Gaoqi International Airport. Its surrounding areas are residential complex such as Xingbei New Town, Jimei Educational and Cultural Area, West Railway Station, which enables it to be a center for streams of people outside Xiamen Island. At the same time, the 16 million population of the Golden South Fujian Triangle Area of Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou ensures the Garden Show Park a great potential customers market.




Construction Scale and Contents

1. Six catering areas: Garden Hotel, Service Center, Major Exhibition Hall, Restaurant Above Water, Sightseeing Architectures, South Fujian and Taiwan Snack Town.

2. Five streets for leisure activities: Custom and Culture Street, Coffee Street, Tea Culture Street, South Fujian and Taiwan Street andGarden Show Park Commercial Streets.

3. Four Aquatic Sports Centers: Children's Amusement Center, Aquatic Entertainment Center, Aquatic Sports Center and Aquatic visit on Exposition Garden.

For more information on the planning of Garden Show Park, visit http://www.asla.org/awards/2007/07winners/139_adyjg.html


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