1999 World Horticultural Exposition

AIPH Kunming 1999
Overview
BIE-class	Horticultural exposition
Name	1999 World Horticultural Exposition
Motto	Man and Nature, marching into the 21st century
Location
Country	China
City	Kunming
Venue	World Horti-Expo Garden
Coordinates	25°4′17.6″N 102°45′33.8″E / 25.071556°N 102.759389°E / 25.071556; 102.759389
Timeline
Opening	April 30, 1999 (1999-04-30)
Closure	October 31, 1999 (1999-10-31)
Horticultural expositions
Previous	1993 World Horticultural Exposition in Stuttgart
Next	Floriade 2002 in Haarlemmermeer
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo '98 in Lisbon
Next	Expo 2005 in Nagoya
Universal expositions
Previous	Seville Expo '92 in Seville
Next	Expo 2000 in Hannover

The 1999 World Horticultural Exposition (昆明世博会) was an A1 category international garden festival as recognised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers in Kunming, China. The theme of the exposition was "Man and Nature, marching into the 21st century."^[1]

The event lasted from April 30 to October 31, 1999, and attracted 9.5 million visitors.^[2]

References

External links

A Brief Introduction to 1999 Kunming International Horticultural Exposition

Yunnan topics

Kunming (capital)

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Education	Yunnan University Yunnan Agricultural University

Culture	Music Eighteen Oddities

Cuisine	Barbeque Pineapple rice Erkuai Ferns Crossing the bridge noodles Honey Hot pot Jidou liangfen Lufu Mi gan Mi xian Mushrooms Pu'er tea Steam pot chicken Rubing Rushan Sichuan pepper Shiping tofu Xuanwei ham Zhe'ergen

Visitor attractions	Old Town of Lijiang Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas South China Karst

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List of world expositions

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Chicago 1992
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Seine Saint Denis 2004

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1999 World Horticultural Exposition

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