A delegation of bonsaists and suiseki aficionados will head for Indonesia this week to attend the 9th Asia Pacific Bonsai & Suiseki Convention and Exhibition slated in Bali from September 1 to 4.
The delegates is headed by Philippine Bonsai Society president Bobby Gopiao who will be accompanied by Fely S. Gupit, Yumie Gupit, Vic Ceballos, Tonet Gedang and Victor Dan.
The 9th ASPAC will go full circle as representatives of participating countries and regions selected Bali once again as host for this year’s convention. The event is held every two years.
Sixteen years after the very first international event was held in the island of Bali in 1991 with the theme, Friendship Through Bonsai. Participants and guests will view the enormous efforts made to further the expansion of interest in bonsai and suiseki (stone appreciation) in Asia and the Pacific.
The 7th ASPAC was held in Manila on February 27 to March 2, 2003, at the SM Mega Trade Hall, Mandaluyong City.On the other hand, the 8th ASPAC was held in Beijing, China.
The organizing committee of the 9th ASPAC is led by its chairman, M. Paiman, with the inspiring support of its patron, Ismail Saleh SH. They have promised a grand event showcasing the charm of the country’s picturesque scenery, traditional dances, visual arts and the artistic expression of Indonesian artists in a grand display of bonsai and suiseki.
Noted foreign bonsai demonstrators and suiseki lecturers have been invited to share their mastery of the two arts. Demonstrators in bonsai include Zhao Qingquan of China, Zheng; Chenggong from Taiwan, Mick Sherman from England, Shinichi Nakajima from Japan, Jose Luis Rodriguez Macias from Latin America, William Valavanis from the United States, Hu Yun Hua from China and Min Hsuan Lo from Taiwan.
Those who will lecture on suiseki include Jia Xiangyun of China, Willi Benz of Germany and Zhong Changhai of China.
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