The Rugao session of the Second Shanghai International Youth Forum of Bonsai is held at the Jiangsu Bonsai Museum in Rugao, Nantong, Jiangsu province on March 31. [Photo/IC]

The Rugao session of the Second Shanghai International Youth Forum of Bonsai was held at the Jiangsu Bonsai Museum in Rugao, a county-level city in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, on March 31.

A total of 15 bonsai experts from countries like the United States, Germany, and the Czech Republic participated in the event, during which they demonstrated their bonsai-making skills and took part in discussions on the global development of the bonsai industry, as well as Rugao's local bonsai industry.

Covering an area of 14,200 square meters, the Jiangsu Bonsai Museum opened to the public on Oct 28, 2018. It showcases a number of bonsai works by Jiangsu artists.

Bonsai artists demonstrate their craft in Rugao, March 31. [Photo/IC]

Visitors watch as a bonsai artist shows off his skill at the Rugao event, March 31. [Photo/IC]