TAIPEI'S Department of Economic Development says the city is on its way to becoming a garden city leading up to the 2010 Taipei International Gardening and Horticulture Exposition.
According to the Department, walls, roofs and balconies are being turned into kaleidoscopic galleries for living plants for the first accredited world-class exhibition ever held by Taiwan.
The greenery which will radiate from the 91.8 hectare exhibition area is said to be gradually extending to schools, commercial areas, markets, office buildings, and communities around the city.
The Department says forming the backbone of this ambitious beautification initiative are 50 neighbourhood greening projects that were completed in 2008. The exhibition area encompasses four public parks near the Keelung River.
With the public's interest in the campaign increasing, the city government has received 300 more requests for green renovation projects since the start of this year.
The popularity of the greening projects is partly due to the use of landscape technology that does not damage the structure of buildings. The vegetation's cooling effect, which helps reduce energy consumption, is another factor.
Taipei's Department of Economic Development says the event scheduled to run six months until 25April 2011, will generate NT$12b (A$473.3m), including at least NT$1.8b (A$65.58m) in revenue for local floricultural vendors.
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