1999 World Horticultural Exposition
world horticultural exposition chinese 昆明世博会 category international horticultural exposition recognised bureau international de exposition bie organised auspex international association horticultural producer event held kunming yunnan china theme exposition man nature marching st century event took place world hortiexpo garden lasted april october attracted million visitor mascot exposition ling ling 灵灵 represents blackandwhite snubnosed monkey also referred yunnan golden hair monkey dian golden monkey 滇金丝猴 dian 滇 abbreviation yunnan august hu changqing led jiangxi delegation participate world horticultural exposition august presided opening ceremony jiangxi pavilion day vicegovernor jiangxi august hu arrested executed corruption history shanghai expo brief introduction kunming international horticultural exposition expo kunming bureau international de exposition