Consular delegations from 17 countries in Guangzhou gathered in Deqing to taste citrus and promote agriculture, and to support the high-quality development of the "Hundreds and Thousands of Projects"

Consular delegations from 17 countries in Guangzhou gathered in Deqing to taste citrus and promote agriculture, and to support the high-quality development of the "Hundreds and Thousands of Projects"

Published by Deqing on 2024-01-14 16:24 in Guangdong

In the Country Garden (Deqing) Modern Agricultural Industrial Park in Deqing County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, yellow and orange tangerines are hanging on the branches, attracting foreign consular delegations in Guangdong to come and share the joy of the harvest.

On January 13, the Guangfu Cultural Experience Tour - 2024 Foreign Consular Mission in Guangzhou to promote agriculture and support the "Hundreds and Thousands of Projects" event was held in Deqing County.

The event is guided by the Zhaoqing Municipal Foreign Affairs Bureau and the Zhaoqing Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, and is jointly sponsored by the Guangdong Guangfu Cultural Industry Development Promotion Association, the Guangdong Guangfu Cultural Research Association and the Deqing County People's Government. Deqing County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Deqing County Hosted by Fusion Media Center.

This is the second consular mission activity in Guangzhou held in Deqing following the 2023 Guangfu Cultural Experience Tour and the foreign consular mission in Guangzhou to taste citrus to promote agriculture and pray for good fortune.

Nearly 100 people from consuls general, consuls and their families in Guangzhou from 17 countries including Poland, Cambodia, Italy, Russia, Greece, Turkey, Laos, and Peru participated in the event.

Liao Weiyang, President of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress, Li Jiafeng, second-level inspector of the Zhaoqing Municipal People’s Congress and party secretary, Zou Xiaoling, director of the Zhaoqing Foreign Affairs Bureau, Jian Wenying, secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Deqing County CPPCC and candidate for chairman, Li Zhenjie, deputy director of the Zhaoqing Foreign Affairs Bureau, Zhaoqing Chen Zhanfang, deputy director of the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, and Zhou Jianyi, deputy head of Deqing County, attended relevant activities.

Under the leadership of Long Haishen, the person in charge of Country Garden (Deqing) Modern Agricultural Industrial Park, the foreign guests walked into the tribute tangerine fruit trees with great interest, enjoyed the ecologically organic and beautiful pastoral scenery, and immersed themselves in swimming beside the tribute tangerine trees. Pick fresh tangerines from the trees and taste the gifts of nature. Everyone was full of praise for this fruit with golden color, crisp and tender flesh, sweet and delicious fruit, and rich honey. They also had an in-depth understanding of the history and culture, growth characteristics, market price and sales channels of tribute tangerine, and showed it to the world through their mobile phones. This sweet tribute has been passed down for thousands of years.

"These orchards are more beautiful than I imagined. The environment here is beautiful, and the tribute tangerine fruit is very delicious, sweet and delicious, with rich honey. Deqing cleverly combines the development of industry and agriculture, and the results are remarkable. I also We are very willing to continue to promote the sister city relationship between the Italian city of Macerata and Zhaoqing and promote more exchanges and cooperation." The Italian Consul General in Guangzhou, Depairo and his family, expressed happily after sharing the sweetness of tribute tangerines.

Qin Furuo, Consul of the Philippine Consulate General in Guangzhou, told reporters: "The taste of tribute tangerine is very sweet and refreshing, and it is very popular among people. I hope to have a deeper understanding of this fruit and try to promote tangerine to the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries so that more people can enjoy it." Many people have tasted the magical fruit from Deqing, Guangdong."

In the orchard, everyone sat down leisurely and watched the performances of "Orange Celebrating the Harvest Year" and "Small Sweet Mandarin" which were full of tribute elements, while listening to country music and tasting exquisite and delicious tribute orange cakes, tribute orange jelly, and tribute orange tea. Wait for delicious food and enjoy the comfort of "Chinese afternoon tea". When the mood was high, everyone sang songs such as "Auld Lang Syne" together.

During the event, Liao Weiyang, President of the Cantonese Association of Guangdong Province, Li Jiafeng, Level 2 Inspector and Party Secretary of the Zhaoqing Municipal People’s Congress, Zou Xiaoling, Director of the Zhaoqing Municipal Foreign Affairs Bureau, Jian Wenying, Secretary of the Party Group of the Deqing County CPPCC and candidate for the chairman, and Deputy Director of the Zhaoqing Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau Director Chen Zhanfang and Country Garden (Deqing) Agriculture Co., Ltd. General Manager Long Haishen jointly unveiled the "Guangfu Gonggan Friendship Orchard", "using fruit as a matchmaker" to jointly build an international friendship orchard in Deqing. Qingxian Dongpu Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. established the second Guangfu Gonggan Friendship Orchard after the first Friendship Orchard.

Foreign guests also flew doves of peace in the orchard to pray for world peace and a more harmonious and prosperous future.

It is understood that tribute tangerine is a traditional famous agricultural product in Deqing. Its cultivation history can be traced back to the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,300 years. It became a tribute during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. From this, the reputation of tribute tangerine comes from. The value is as high as 10.8 billion yuan.

In recent years, Deqing County, driven by the Deqing Gonggan "12221" marketing and the RCEP Citrus International Procurement and Trading Center, has actively connected with the international market and launched a series of activities such as "Calling the World to Eat Tribute Mandarin" to promote Deqing Gonggan Mandarin. head to the World. It has been exported to the Netherlands, Germany, Canada and other EU and North American regions, as well as Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian regions. It is favored by foreign fruit markets and has become a world-renowned "international fruit".

The consuls general in Guangzhou from Greece, Turkey, Laos, Peru and other countries all said that Zhaoqing, Guangdong, especially Deqing, left a deep impression on them. Fruits like Deqing tribute tangerine are very suitable for international market promotion and have very broad development prospects. It is hoped that the unveiling of the "Guangfu Gonggan Friendship Orchard" will be used as an opportunity to further strengthen the promotion of Deqing Gonggan ganache, actively communicate with local agricultural companies and fruit farmers, promote Deqing Gonggan ganache to the world, and make Deqing Gonggan ganache international , Xiangpiao World, assisting the high-quality development of Deqing County’s “Hundreds and Thousands of Projects”.

The foreign consular delegation in Guangzhou not only tasted the Deqing tribute tangerine, a thousand-year tribute, but also visited the thousand-year-old county to experience the traditional culture.

At the Dragon Mother Ancestral Temple in Yuecheng, Deqing, as soon as the foreign guests got off the bus, the strong Spring Festival atmosphere hit their faces. They wore red scarves, danced with dragons and lions, and wrote the word "blessing". The foreign guests had a great time and felt China's traditional Spring Festival, and wishes the Chinese people "Good luck in the Year of the Dragon, happy new year!" to the Chinese people in advance.

The foreign guests also visited this ancient architectural pearl with great interest, known as "the only remaining ancient altar", and learned about the long-standing Dragon Mother culture and the stories of friends and colleagues.

At the Deqing Academy, which is the oldest and largest in the Lingnan region and has a history of more than 1,000 years, foreign guests immersed themselves in enjoying the traditional Liuyi dance and chime performance, and recited the opening chapter of "The Analects of Confucius·Xue Er" with schoolchildren in Hanfu. : "The Master said: Isn't it true to learn and practice it over time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but is stunned?" Alexander Chernoushov, Consul General of Russia in Guangzhou He said: “It is really eye-opening to experience these ancient buildings and history and culture in Deqing today. These ancient dances and children wearing ancient costumes reading in the library make us feel as if we have traveled back to ancient times. , this culture is really magical, and we will invite more foreign guests to Deqing to experience the local rich history and traditional culture."

Deqing County stated that this event is another breakthrough in implementing the construction of the 12221 agricultural product market system in Guangdong Province and strengthening the international promotion of agricultural products.

The event fully demonstrated to foreign consulates in Guangzhou the results of high-quality agricultural development and my country's excellent traditional Chinese culture. It is hoped that through this event, Guangfu culture and Gonggan culture can be better introduced to the world and help the "Hundreds and Thousands Project" High-quality development has injected new impetus into promoting Sino-foreign economic and trade cooperation and friendly exchanges.

Investors from all over the world are welcome to visit, inspect and invest in Deqing County.

Investors from all over the world are welcome to travel, inspect and invest in Zhaoqing.

Deqing County Investment Promotion Bureau

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Zhaoqing Investment Promotion Bureau

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