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The rst day brought the group to Panyu Chu Kong Pipe Co. Ltd, Jin Long Bonsai garden in the Pearl River Valley. Acres and acres of subtropical bonsai trees in training and
an enormous display and exhibition area awaited the group.
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Peihong Primary School, base of Guangzhou Lingnan Bonsai Intangible Cultural Heritage. Students of all ages welcomed the group and presented their skills. It was a unique place
of education, preservation and future of the bonsai arts involving, calligraphy, painting, kung fu, philosophy, history dance, music, architecture and creation of penjing.
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e Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture and Guangzhou Penjing Association also awarded certi - cates for outstanding bonsai. A panel of judges evalu- ated the trees prior to the opening of the convention and presented their awards at the opening ceremonies for the convention.
e second part of the convention was devoted to tours—one bonsai-related tour that attracted a major- ity of registrants and a second viewing stone tour to Yindge in Guangdong Province. e Yingde region is the source of the famous Ying stones, one of the four most famous stones of China. e cost of the tours was included in the registration package.
Bonsai Tour:
e bonsai tour organized during the 2015 Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Asia Paci c Bon- sai and Viewing Stones Exhibition included visits to the Lingnan Bonsai Gardens.