The scene of the opening ceremony.
Lingyuan, July 4 (Xinhuanet) -- In the middle of summer, July is as enthusiastic as fire, and the flowers in Lingyuan in the northern country are like a sea. On the morning of July 4th, the 3rd China Lingyuan Lily Festival and the 7th China Lily Day, sponsored by the CPC Lingyuan Municipal Party Committee and the Lingyuan Municipal People's Government, opened in Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province. After the rain passed, guests from all over the country celebrated the beautiful festival of colorful lilies blooming in the like flowers of the China Lily Test Center in Lingyuan City.
Group photo of the seven winners of the floral competition (Photo by Liu Xibo)
"Tiancai Digital" platform officially launched (Photo by Liu Xibo)
After the award ceremony of the floral competition, Nie Xinpeng, deputy director of the Department of Development Planning of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhang Kuinan, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Liaoning Province, Ai Hongyi, deputy secretary of the Chaoyang Municipal Party Committee, Wang Zhigang, secretary of the Lingyuan Municipal Party Committee, Long Baozheng, vice president of Jingdong Group, and Qian Zhenquan, chairman of Lingyuan Xinnuo Flower Company, jointly pressed the starting ball and officially announced the launch of the "Tiancai Digital" platform.
The month-long third China Lingyuan Lily Festival activities are wonderful - the inaugural meeting of the Flower Industry-University-Research Alliance, the Flower Supply Chain Innovation and Development Forum, the Flower New Product Catwalk Show, the Tiancai Platform Application Scene Display, the Lingyuan Lily Brand Conference, the Ecological Green Wall Industry Development Forum, the Lily Wedding Show, etc. attract attention, and the first food festival and other tourism festival activities will also be launched during the Lily Festival, as well as the Internet celebrity live broadcast contest and literary performances.
It is reported that the Lingyuan flower industry has become a key support industry of "one county and one industry" determined by the Liaoning Provincial Government, and the brand of "Lingyuan Lily" has obtained the National Geographical Indication Certification. Lingyuan flower varieties include oriental lilies, tulips, tang calamus, chrysanthemums and other more than a dozen series of more than 100 varieties. Lingyuan flower production has formed a new pattern of combining greenhouse and bare ground production, cutting flower production and bulb breeding supporting development, and realizing annual production and four-season supply.
Since the first Lily Festival was successfully held in Lingyuan City in 2016, the Lily Festival has become an important platform and effective carrier for Lingyuan to fully demonstrate the advantages of characteristic industries and tourism resources, and build an opening up and cooperation exchanges. This year's Lily Festival takes flowers as the medium and empowers the Lingyuan flower industry with numbers, aiming to promote the development and upgrading of the flower industry, help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, promote the mutual integration and development of the agricultural industry, tourism and economy, and call the beautiful business card of "Northern Flower Capital".
Source: Xinhua Net