World Horti-Expo Garden is placed in the north suburbs of Kunming next to the Golden Temple scenic spot which is just 6 kilometers from the city . Approved by the Bureau International des expositions and the Association of International Horticultural Producers , and registered as an AI-rating international event , the 1999 Kunming International Horticultural Exposition . China has been successfully sponsored by the Chinese government from May 1st to October 31,1999 in Kuming , Yunnan province . Specially constructed for Expo'99 , the world Horti-Expo garden covers an area of 218 hectares and is consisted of 5 indoor exhibition halls , 6 theme gardens and 34 outdoor gardens of domestic participarts , 34 outdoor garden is for foreign countries and international organizational and 9 outdoor exhibition area for the enterprise participants .The Horti-Expo Garden is also matched with facilities which offer all sorts of service . The World-expo Garden is in perfect harmony with the surrounding mountains , waters and forest , showing that it originates from and return to the nature . The has hosted a large collection of elit horticultural and gardening works not only from different Chinese provinces and municipalities , but also from all over the world.