TAIPEI, March 5, 2013 -(ASIA TODAY)- The Taiwan International Orchid Show 2013 (TIOS 2013) will open its door to local and international visitors during March 9-18, 2013, at the Taiwan Orchid Plantation (T.O.P.) in Tainan. The theme of TIOS 2013 is “Bloom – The Power of Orchids” to express the joy that blossoms can bring unlimited possibilities for orchid marketing.
TIOS is one of the world's premier professional orchid shows, an equal to the Tokyo Orchid Show and International Orchid Festival. TIOS is Taiwan's largest orchid exhibition and is also a Best Exhibition Visual Design Gold Award winner of the MEET TAIWAN Awards 2012. TIOS 2012 attracted some 260,000 visitors including nearly 3,000 foreign floral exporters and buyers from abroad.
4 major theme pavilions are featured at the show: the orchid beauty pavilion, orchid competition pavilion, orchid and peripherals pavilion, and the orchid dream factory.
In additional to the orchid competition of the show, international orchid symposium, offered by world-renowned speakers and expert orchidists, the International Commercial Orchid Growers Organization(ICOGO) meeting, business matchmaking and talk in orchids and orchid-related materials, social activities, orchid nursery tours and so on.
A thousand-orchid series competition will take place at the orchid competition pavilion and professional orchid breeders on the island are invited. It is the ideal opportunity for the general public to take a close look at Taiwan's endemic breeds and to better understand characteristics, floral quality, and nursery techniques. The orchid and peripherals pavilion brings together orchid breeders and companies that sell orchid-related products and materials. Visitors are welcome to make purchases on site to enhance their living spaces.
For more information about TIOS 2013, please visit the website: http://www.tios.com.tw
SOURCE / Meet Taiwan