6th International Fantastic Stone Festival
Read an excellent article about the Festival by Dr. Thomas Elias that appeared in the Bonsai & Stone Appreciation Magazine from Bonsai Club International
A bit of history of Liuzhou and the Festivals is also of interest.
Held every two years in Liuzhou, the capital of the Fantastic
Stone industry. The 6th International Festival was held during
October 12 -17, 2010.
Ying Ying had served on the committee in the past
that organized such festivals and has kept in touch with her friends since moving to
America. To date she has being used to act as a liaison between the
present Liuzhou committee and groups in USA for attending and speaking at
the festival. Special guests attending from U.S. were
Ying Ying Hoover, Dr. Thomas Elias (guest speaker) and his wife Hiromi, and Soukhim
Srun. Also, a group of seven from the California Aiseki Kai group
were able to arrive later and enjoy the exhibit. The committee is
eager to invite as many as possible attend any future festivals.
For the 2012 Festival we are focusing our invitation to the
Cincinnati area as Cincinnati and Liuzhou are Sister Cities.
The images we display here are only a fraction of many photos we have.
They portray some exceptional stone displays that were on exhibition
as well as many old friends and new acquaintances that Ying Ying has
developed over the years. We also show some of the more than 2000
exhibits that were on display during the event.
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News Video Opening Ceremonies |
News Video Welcome Banquet |
News Video Special Guests Welcoming by Liuzhou Government |
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News Video Selecting the Choice Stones Tour |
News Video Walking the Floor |
News Video Expressions of the Harvest |
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| Opening Day Starts off with a bang | Joyful attendees. Zeng Min standing extending camera | Shou Jia Hua (Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources, Senior Economic Administrator) and Ying Ying |
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| Jiao Yao Guang (Liuzhou Vice Mayor) and Ying Ying | Jiao Yao Guang, Zeng Min and friend | Tom Elias and Jin Da Zhong with other attendees |
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| Ying, Zeng Min and Soukhim | Zeng Min, Zhao Yan He and Zhou Guo Hua | |
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| Zeng Min, Xu Wei Chong (Liuzhou Vice Mayor), Shou Jia Hua and Ying Ying | Ying Ying with Jin Da Zhong, stone friend | Ying Ying and Guo Rong (Stone Magazine Editor) |
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| Soukhim, Bin Family (stone collectors, sellers and friends) and Ying Ying | Ying Ying, Hiromi and Tom Elias | Shou JiaHua and Soukhim |
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Sister Companies (Fantastic Stones, USA and Hao Shi Guang, China) |
Yun Zhung Kun, Zeng Min and Ying Ying | Ying Ying, friend and Soukhim |
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| Zeng Min, Ying Ying, Soukhim and representatives of the California Aiseki Kai Group | Ying Ying, Zhang Cheng Huan and Luo Chen (Liuzhou News newspaper reporters) |
Ying Ying with
Lan Tian Ye (Actor, Artist, Stone Collector) |
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