"Home of Shatian Pomelos in China" - Rong County of Guangxi Promotes Improvement and Upgrade in Shatian Pomelo Industry
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YULIN, China, Nov. 21, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--
In recent days, the 2023 Rong County Shatian Pomelo Cultural Tourism Festival
and "Meeting of Overseas Chinese in Guangxi and Shatian Pomelos of Beautiful
Rong County - Tour of Homeland by Overseas Chinese" were held in Rong County,
Guangxi.
At the opening ceremony, "Shatian Pomelo Quality Assessment Gold Prize" awards
were presented to the winners. In addition, the introduction of Rong County
tourist routes revolving around themes such as the homeland of overseas Chinese
and the charm of the home of Shatian Pomelos, exhibition and sales of unique
local products, and Duqiao Mountain - Music Camping Festival were featured,
according to the Publicity Department of the Rong County Committee. Relying on
Shatian Pomelos as the focal point, these activities allowed guests from
different areas to thoroughly experience the joys of picking Shatian Pomelos,
savor the tastes of various Shatian Pomelo products, experience the charm of
Shatian Pomelo engraving, paper-cutting and painting, revel in the magic of the
homeland of overseas Chinese, and share in the merriment of harvest and
beautiful life.
Located in the southeastern part of Guangxi and neighboring the Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Rong County is well-known for its extensive
history, mesmerizing views, large number of distinguished individuals, profound
culture and abundant natural resources. In particular, the world-famous Rong
County Shatian Pomelo is often dubbed a "treasure" among Chinese fruits.
According to the Publicity Department of the Rong County Committee, Shatian
Pomelos have been cultivated in Rong County for more than 2,000 years, and the
top-notch quality of the fruit has won numerous gold prizes in national Shatian
Pomelo competitions, while "Rong County Shatian Pomelo" is Yulin City's first
to be given national geographical indication status. Rong County has been
variously named national-level Rong County Shatian Pomelo production
standardization demonstration area, and national-level food and agricultural
product export (Shatian Pomelo) quality and safety demonstration area. At
present, there is a total of over 230,000 mu in Shatian Pomelo plantations
capable of an annual production of roughly 360,000 tons of the fruit. This
year, the industry is estimated to yield an output of around 40 billion yuan,
and the Shatian Pomelo industry has risen as a viable way to vitalize the rural
area and enrich Rong County locals.
In recent years, Rong County has adhered to the primary mission of high-quality
development by speeding up the in-depth integration between agriculture and
cultural tourism, giving full play to the county's advantage as a producer of
the distinguished Shatian Pomelos, deepening integration of unique agricultural
development with rural revitalization and leisure tourism, energetically
developing leisure agriculture, sightseeing agriculture and ecological
agriculture, actively cultivating rural tourism, rural e-commerce and other
emerging industries and novel business models, and earnestly coordinating
integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries in
rural areas. Rong County has successfully blazed a unique pathway of economic
progress, and its achievement is epitomized in various accolades such as Best
Eco-Culture Tourism County in China, National Leisure Agriculture and Rural
Tourism Demonstration County, Top 100 Counties for Potentials in County-level
Tourism Development, Health Industry Development Demonstration County in
Guangxi and Guangxi Unique Tourism County.
Source: The Publicity Department of the Rong County Committee
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Overseas Chinese in Guangxi and Shatian Pomelos of Beautiful Rong County - Tour
of Homeland by Overseas Chinese" hosted in Rong County, Guangxi
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