This year's Changchun agriculture expo, in the city of Changchun, Jilin province, opened as expected, on Aug 14, with thousands of visitors, according to a chinajilin.com report of Aug 15, which explains that the 10-day expo, in the Changchun Agriculture Expo Garden, covers more than 1 million square-meters, with 600,000 square-meters for exhibits.

The expo sets 32 display areas for visitors to wander about in the beautiful landscape and plenty of activities for them to experience.

Soil-free cultivation methods on display at the expo. [Photo by Meng Haiying/people.cn]

High-speed train emerges from a mountain of gingers and vegetables. [Photo by Meng Haiying/people.cn]

Vertical cultivation methods for better use of space. [Photo by Meng Haiying/people.cn]

Visitors take pictures in the flower hall. [Photo by Li Dachuan/chinajilin.com]

In addition, digital management brings a lot of convenience to visitors both at the site and at home. The expo has a full coverage of Wifi to gather population flow data at the expo and an "Expo Online" that allows people to stay at home and still keep pace with the expo.

The expo runs through Aug 23.