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The city of Beijing's Pinggu district opened an ornamental stone cultural event on April 15, attracting several hundred exhibitors from various provinces and cities across the country who brought ornamental stone displays on the 20,000 square meters of the Pinggu Ornamental Stone Market.
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Opening ceremony of 5th Pinggu Ornamental Stone Culture Festival, on April 15. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
The district has a long history of ornamental stone production thanks to local conditions and has an abundance of stone, with two special varieties -- Xuanyuan and Jinhai.
Many ornamental stone events are becoming a tourism resource locally. In addition, several dozen halls and galleries for stone exhibitions give Pinggu the nickname, "Town of Ornamental Stones".
The festival runs through May 5, with ornamental stone appraisals and an auction.
