A horticultural expert on succulents talks with Zhou Jian (second from right), chairman of Zhou Ji Green Expo Garden Technology Co, at an exhibition on May 1. [Photo/IC]

An international seminar on succulent plants was held at Zhou Ji Green Expo Garden in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province, on May 1. 

Chinese experts and counterparts from European countries -- including the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Spain and France -- attended the event and shared their views on research into succulents.

The seminar was held with the aim of promoting the development of the succulents industry and facilitating academic exchanges between Chinese and European experts, said Zhou Jian, chairman of Zhou Ji Green Expo Garden Technology Co.

The first succulents plant exhibition opened alongside the seminar, with more than 300 pots of succulents and cacti on display. It will run until May 7.