The World Horticulture Expo Park was built for the plant division of the World Expo in 1999. As the capital of Yunnan, Kunming is capital of the world's botanical showcase, so it was a fitting choice for the expo. The gardens and the site remain a popular tourist destination (the expo brought in somewhere around 10 million visitors in 1999), featuring a number of horicultural exhibits that highlight Yunnan's unique and famous flora as well as plants from all over the world.