以“人与自然——迈向21世纪”为主题的“中国’99昆明世界园艺博览会”将于1999年5月1日至10月31日在四季如春的昆明举行。世界博览会是一项有较大影响和历史悠久的国际性活动,被誉为世界经济、科学技术界的“奥林匹克”盛会。世博会分为综合性和专业性两大类。“昆明世博会”属专业性质的园艺博览会,是世界各国园林精品,奇花异卉的大联展。世博会已有140余年的历史,已先后举办40多次。举办过园艺博览会的有荷兰、德国、奥地利、法国、加拿大、英国、日本、意大利、比利时等国家。中国早在1993年即向国际组织提出在北京举办1999年世界园艺博览会的申请。1995年12月国务院领导视察云南后,认为这里气候宜人,可为植物生长提供理想环境;植物资源丰 With the theme of “People and Nature - Toward the 21st Century”, “China ’99 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition” will be held in Kunming, with beautiful scenery, from May 1 to October 31, 1999. World Expo is a more influential and long history of international activities, known as the world economy, science and technology “Olympics” event. World Expo is divided into two categories of comprehensive and professional. “Kunming World Expo ” is a professional nature of horticultural exposition, is the world’s garden boutique, exotic flowers of large exhibition. World Expo has more than 140 years of history, has held more than 40 times. Horticultural exposition held in Holland, Germany, Austria, France, Canada, Britain, Japan, Italy, Belgium and other countries. As early as 1993, China proposed to international organizations to hold the 1999 World Horticultural Exposition in Beijing. After the leaders of the State Council visited Yunnan in December 1995, they considered the climate as pleasant and provide an ideal environment for plant growth. Plant resources abundance