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3D models add bloom to National Day display
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AS China prepares for National Day festivities on October 1, planners decorating Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square are using 3D-printed models to coordinate elaborate flower displays.
The capital’s landscape and forestry bureau will create prototypes to assist in visualizing intricate floral arrangements planned for the celebrations.
As one of the biggest tourist attractions during the weeklong holiday, flower displays in Tian’anmen play an important role.
With 750,000 flowerpots containing 120 types of flowers planned for this year’s display, designing the arrangements is no small task, says Zhou Jianping, the bureau’s deputy director.
This year, floral arrays will be designed by computer. Descriptions of different flowerbed layers will then be sent to a 3D printer where miniature versions are created and arranged according to computer modeling.
Ten displays this year will incorporate cultural elements including Peking Opera, New Year paintings and shadow plays, Zhou said.
The main display will be placed in the center of Tian’anmen Square and measure 50 meters wide by 15 meters high. It will feature a 3-meter-wide peony that weighs 300 kilograms.
In order to guarantee bright blossoms throughout the holiday, gardeners have employed supplements to extend blooms into autumn. Local species capable of surviving Beijing’s autumn cold are also being used to extend the life of the displays.
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