The International Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xi’an has been held in the Chan-Ba Ecological District, Xi’an from April 28 to October 22 with the theme of “eternal peace & harmony between nature & mankind, nurturing the future earth”. It is sponsored by the State Forestry Administration, P.R. China, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the China Flower Association, and the People's Government of Shaanxi Province, and co-sponsored by the Xi'an Municipal People's Government. The International Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xi’an will be directed by ecological civility in revealing the historical, cultural and regional characteristics of Xi’an, and demonstrate a new concept and the idea of engendering a harmonious coexistence between human and nature, city and nature.