"Jucheng Pearl" is being made. [Photo provided to Zhongshan Daily]

The 13th China Chrysanthemum Exhibition opened on October 26 in Shanghai, and it will run through November 26. The exhibition showcases more than one million pots of chrysanthemums. The "Jucheng Pearl" exhibit of Xiaolan Town has become a highlight of the Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park, and it is the first spherically shaped bonsai exhibited over the years.

Its design concept has been taken from the traditional Chinese cultural aspect of "Golden Pearl Falling on Jade Plate". The main body is a green, Ruyi jade plate. Placed on this plate is gold ball engraved with the Lingnan Water Town Arch Bridge and wok room patterns. The gold ball is surrounded by different sizes of chrysanthemum and Lingnan Chrysanthemum.

The golden ball, 8 meters in diameter and 10 meters in height, is framed in the unique Guangdong-style techniques.

The organizer noted that the "Golden Pearl Falling on Jade Plate" brought by Xiaolan broke the previous "hemispheric" record, and it was a major attraction in the outdoor scenic area at the China Chrysanthemum Exhibition.