Beijing Horticultural Expo marks China Pavilion Day

Dancers perform at the Guirui Performance Center at the Beijing Horticultural Expo to mark China Pavilion Day on Thursday, June 6, 2019. [Photo: Beijing Daily]

The Beijing Horticultural Expo marked China Pavilion Day on Thursday, with 950 representatives from China and abroad attending a welcoming ceremony and a performance.

A performance combining Beijing opera and ballet at the Guirui Performance Center at the Beijing Horticultural Expo to mark China Pavilion Day on Thursday, June 6, 2019 [Photo: Beijing Daily]

The China Pavilion Day event combined traditional horticultural techniques with modern digital media to illustrate the concepts, achievements, and global influence of China's efforts to protect the environment, Ye Dahua, the curator of the China Pavilion, said during a press conference on June 3.

Singers and dancers perform at the Guirui Performance Center at the Beijing Horticultural Expo to mark China Pavilion Day on Thursday, June 6, 2019. [Photo: Beijing Daily]

The China Pavilion covers an area of 23,000 square meters and is one of the four main pavilions at the horticultural expo.

The China Pavilion at the Beijing Horticultural Expo. [Photo: Beijing Expo]

As of June 5, the China Pavilion had received more than 1.4 million visitors, making it one of the most visited pavilions at the expo.

A view of the China Pavilion at the Beijing Horticultural Expo. [Photo: Beijing Expo]

The Beijing Horticultural Expo will run until October 7.