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with marble statues and artworks, creating a truly
enchanting experience.
All exhibitors, including instructors and our
supportive friends, honored the event by presenting
significant bonsai specimens. Our guests, Gabriel
Romero Aguade from Spain and Luca Tamburello from
Switzerland enriched the congress with two impressive
demonstrations.
During this exhibition, I displayed a very old bunjin-
style mountain pine. It was both a great surprise and a
profound honor to receive the BCI award, presented
by Massimo Bandera (photo 4).
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