On this day, 26 years ago, on April 30, 1999 (March 15, 1999, the '99 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition in China opened. On April 30, 1999, the China '99 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition grandly opened in Kunming, where flowers are in full bloom all year round. The Expo Park, decorated with millions of pots of flowers, is colorful and beautiful. The '99 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition in China is A1 and is the highest-level professional international expo. 95 countries and international organizations participated in this expo, making it one of the fairs with the largest number of participants among its kind. 34 countries and international organizations, as well as provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government of China, have built high-quality gardening and gardening with different styles and distinctive characteristics in the Expo Park. Hundreds of thousands of exotic plants compete against each other, and millions of pots of flowers compete against each other. During the grand event, millions of guests went sightseeing, making it unprecedented. This is the first time that our country has hosted the World Expo. To hold this grand event, my country's government attaches great importance to it, and relevant localities and departments have made great efforts and worked hard to this end. It took less than three years from June 5, 1996, when the Chairman of the International Bureau of Exhibitions awarded the flag to representatives of my country's government to the opening of this expo. It is rare internationally to organize such a high-standard and high-level expo in such a short period of time. During this period, the builders of the World Expo fought tenaciously in the pursuit of "China characteristics and world-class." Yunnan Province, the host of the Expo, overcame various difficulties, mobilized people of all ethnic groups in the province, and mobilized the province's efforts to provide a good natural and social environment for the hosting of the Expo. This fully reflects the superiority of the socialist system and fully demonstrates that as long as the people of the country work together, they can concentrate their efforts on doing big things, overcome all difficulties, and achieve high levels and high quality.