The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Expo has opened on Monday morning in the Yanqing District on the northern outskirts of Beijing.

The exhibition will run until October 7 and is expected to welcome some 16 million visitors to see a huge collection of plants, flowers and eye-catching pavilions. The theme this year is "Live Green, Live Better," with the philosophy of "make horticulture part of nature, let nature touch the soul," and the event will also display many ideas for green development.