Hangzhou Holds Leisure Expo Again

“Delicate and restrained， graceful and elegant， leisurely and comfortable， the culture of lotus flower appreciation， bird fighting and tea drinking……Hangzhou， the Oriental Leisure Capital， can be de-scribed by almost any words and phrases related to leisure”

This is how the official website of World Leisure Expo describes Hangzhou This is largely， if not exactly， why the 2011 World Leisure Expo will be held in September through November 2011 in Hangzhou， China The city is honored to hold the event for the second time The first World Leisure Expo took place in Hangzhou in 2006

Themed as “Leisure， Enhancing the Quality of Life，” the 2011 World Leisure Expo chooses Hangzhou as the main venue including Xianghu Lake in Xiaoshan Dis-trict， White Horse Lake in Binjiang District and Thousand-Isle Lake of Chun’an There are eight sub-venues in other parts of Zhe-jiang Province

The two exhibition centers at Xianghu Lake and White Horse Lake will host major exhibitions that display modern leisure concepts， leisure industries， and the variety and popularity of leisure Over 80 cities and 50 leisure enterprises from home and abroad will host one thematic exhibition and eight leisure industry exhibitions Over ten countries such as Korea， Chili， Paki-stan， Tunis， Austria， Sri Lanka will set up their pavilions at Xianghu

Xianghu Lake served as the main venue of the 2006 World Leisure Expo This time， it plays a critical part in the 2-month-long leisure gala The opening ceremony on September 17 and the clos-ing ceremony on November 18 will be held at Xianghu， though at two different spots Every weekend from Sep-tember to November 12 will witness a fireworks show at Xianghu Lake All together 120 troupes from home and abroad will perform at Hushan Square on Xianghu Lake， two to three shows per day averagely

This year， forums are big components of the expo The most important one will be the World Leisure Expo Summit Forum Other forums include nearly 40 conferences and forums on a variety of subjects

The 1，000-Isle Lake of Chun’an ranks side by side with the two major lake ven-ues It is the first time that a major venue lies outside the eight districts of Hangzhou In the 2-month-long expo， the lake will host 18 festivals such as an international yacht regatta and a big-net fishing activity There will also be sports events

The 2011 World Leisure Expo has eight sub-venues in Zhejiang It is the first time the expo has sub-venues outside Hangzhou These eight sub-venues provide a full range of leisure experience， composed of 10 leisure-experiencing routes and 100 leisure-visiting sites， including entertain-ment， evening activities， food， culture， sports， folklore， health care， shopping， landscape， and countryside □