The 23rd Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai, hosted by Shanghai Intex Exhibition Co., Ltd., will be held as planned in Shanghai from 15-17 April 2021
Through more than 22 years’ development, Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai has been well known as the prestigious flagship show of floriculture and horticulture industry in Asia.
In 2019, the show welcomed 52,362 visitors on site, bringing together almost 900 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions around the globe.
Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai 2021 will undoubtedly further subdivide the exhibition categories, enhance on-site experience and interaction, combine all aspects of flowers, horticulture, gardening and lifestyle, and provide international and domestic business opportunities and trade cooperation for exhibitors.
Chinese consumption is gradually recovering from a pandemic and COVID-related closure. According to the latest report from China Daily, the prolonged holiday that ended 8 October has given domestic consumption a fresh boost, with spending bouncing back to new heights as coronavirus impacts on the economy are likely to be further reduced.
The eight-day hybrid holidays, combining the National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival, were treated as a substitute for the Spring Festival. According to WeChat Pay, the mobile wallet of the WeChat messaging app, which has more than one billion users, expenditure at tourist sites and hospitality facilities jumped 83% and 71 %, respectively, from 1-3 October compared to May Day holidays.
While consumptions are booming, garden horticultural and flower consumptions are also recovering rapidly. A barometer of China’s floral industry, the largest freshly cut flower market in Asia has regained its hustle and bustle as the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control. Compared with Valentine’s Day in early 2020, The Qi Xi Festival has attracted a larger number of flower orders from domestic guests.
For horticultural, gardening and floricultural peers, this trade fair will provide the latest industry updates and technologies.
