The 2011 International Horticultural Exposition is open in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, from April 28 to October 22, 2011, attracting millions of domestic and international visitors. The Expo exhibits the charm of various types of architecture and gardening art with Chinese or foreign styles and showcases plants and animals from different areas and climate zones around the world.

JOYFUL TOUR: A child from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, plays happily in the Feng Chia University Garden at the 2011 Expo in Xi'an

COLORFUL PATH: Various kinds of flowers highlight the Enterprise Garden section of the 2011 Expo in Xi'an

EXOTIC ICECREAM: A Turkish man sells Dondurma icecream to tourists at the 2011 Expo in Xi'an

FLOWERS ON SHOW: Exotic blooms on display in the Greenhouse at the 2011 Expo in Xi'an

PURE BEAUTY: The Chang'an Tower, one of the four landmarks of the 2011 Expo and the symbol of the Expo, sits by the side of a lake

RARE PLANT: Nolina ricurvata, a kind of tropical plant, in all its glory in the Greenhouse at the 2011 Expo in Xi'an