Expo 2019

World horticultural exposition held in Beijing, China

40°26′17″N 115°56′40″E / 40.438050°N 115.944489°E / 40.438050; 115.944489TimelineOpeningApril 29, 2019 (2019-04-29)ClosureOctober 7, 2019^[1]Horticultural expositionsPreviousExpo 2016 in AntalyaNextExpo 2022 in AlmereSpecialized expositionsPreviousExpo 2017 in AstanaNextExpo 2023 in Buenos Aires (cancelled)Universal expositionsPreviousExpo 2015 in MilanNextExpo 2020 in DubaiInternetWebsitewww.horti-expo2019.org

Expo 2019 was an international horticultural exposition presented by the Bureau International des Expositions and was held in Yanqing District, Beijing, China. Expo 2016 in Antalya, Turkey was the previous one. The exposition began on 29 April 2019 and closed on 7 October 2019.^[1] The site was 503 hectares, and 16 million visitors were expected.^[1]

It was the largest ever gardening show.^[2] Two villages were relocated for the expo.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Expo 2019 Beijing". BIE. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Flower power: China digs for diplomacy with world's largest gardening show | World news | The Guardian". Retrieved April 28, 2019.

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