Lantern Festival Gathering Celebrates Craftsmanship, Guangxi-Guangdong Exchange Shines Anew: Guangxi Bonsai and Viewing Stone Experts Visit Baowen Garden
By Guangzhou Baowen Gardens · May 28, 2026
On the Lantern Festival of the Bingwu Year of the Horse, with spring in the air and elegant charm wafting, the artistic garden of Mr. Chen Chang, President of Bonsai Clubs International (BCI)—Baowen Garden—welcomed a delegation of authoritative experts from Guangxi's bonsai and scholar's stone circles. Together they appreciated the essence of Lingnan bonsai and explored the inheritance of bonsai and scholar's stone art, adding a brilliant chapter to the cultural exchange between Guangxi and Guangdong in this field.
The visiting experts are heavyweight figures from Guangxi with great influence in the national bonsai and scholar's stone community. They are Xu Weichong, Senior Advisor of the China Ornamental Stone Association, Advisor of the Liuzhou Ornamental Stone Association, and former Deputy Mayor of Liuzhou; Huang Lianhui, President of the Bonsai and Scholar's Stone Committee of the Guangxi Landscape Architecture Society; and Liu Kaijian, Scientific and Artistic Advisor of the China Ornamental Stone Association. Entrusted by BCI President and Baowen Garden owner Chen Chang, Chen Zhaonian, BCI China Vice President and part-time Vice Chairwoman of the Guangdong Women's Federation, warmly received the guests. BCI China Secretary-General Xu Dongting and bonsai art master Luo Zhijie accompanied the exchange throughout.
Accompanied by Vice President Chen Zhaonian, the Guangxi experts strolled through Baowen Garden, carefully appreciating the exquisite bonsai on display and immersing themselves in the unique artistic charm of Lingnan bonsai, characterized by "trunk chopping and branch training, vigorous and natural." Vice President Chen Zhaonian gave a detailed introduction to the founding history, creative philosophy, and meticulous maintenance experience of Baowen Garden. She said, "President Chen Chang has devoted six decades to Lingnan bonsai art, with the belief of 'never ceasing until the tree is astonishing' and revitalizing Chinese bonsai and scholar's stone art. He has strived to promote Lingnan bonsai techniques and Chinese bonsai and scholar's stone culture to the world, helping to enhance the international discourse power and influence of Chinese bonsai and scholar's stone art, and together with colleagues in the industry, has established China's international leading position in this art. The practical achievements and persistent dedication of our predecessors are worthy of study by our new generation of young and middle-aged bonsai and scholar's stone artists and enthusiasts."
Advisor Xu Weichong was deeply moved during the visit. He said that this was his first time entering Baowen Garden and experiencing President Chen Chang's artistic world up close, giving him a more comprehensive and profound understanding of this industry leader. President Chen Chang is not only an authoritative expert and successful entrepreneur with outstanding achievements in the welded pipe field, but also deeply cultivates and achieves remarkable accomplishments in multiple fields such as culture and art, sports, and aquaculture. In particular, he has profound attainments in bonsai creation, koi breeding, calligraphy art, and table tennis, achieving extraordinary accomplishments renowned both domestically and internationally. He is a model of cross-disciplinary dedication and excellence in both art and business.
Vice President Chen Zhaonian expressed sincere welcome to Advisor Xu Weichong and the Guangxi bonsai and scholar's stone experts for their visit and guidance. She pointed out that Guangxi's bonsai and scholar's stone tradition is profound and distinctive, and the experts have made important contributions to the development of bonsai and scholar's stone undertakings in the region and even nationwide. During this exchange, the experts, combining the characteristics of Lingnan bonsai art, provided professional creative guidance for the bonsai works in Baowen Garden. Their suggestions are artistic, targeted, and practical, offering valuable ideas for the Baowen Garden team to optimize creation and enhance skills, which are worth earnestly studying, absorbing, and implementing.
This Lantern Festival gathering, using bonsai as a medium and scholar's stones as a bond, deepened the friendship and exchange between the bonsai and scholar's stone circles of Guangxi and Guangdong. In the future, Baowen Garden will continue to keep its doors open for exchange, joining hands with colleagues from all regions to jointly pass on intangible cultural heritage techniques and promote bonsai culture, driving the innovation and development of Chinese bonsai and scholar's stone art through inheritance and exchange.
