Chongqing - This year's China Farmers' Harvest Festival and the 21st Western China (Chongqing) International Agricultural Products Fair will kick off on September 22 and continue for four days.
Adhering to the principles of "practicality, simplicity, celebration, and sharing," the festival, themed "celebrating the harvest and promoting harmony and beauty," will feature a series of events reflecting the rural essence of Chongqing's Dazu District, Bishan District, Fengdu County, and Youyang County.
Sunflower fields in Bishan District, Chongqing. (Photo/Zeng Qinglong)
Chongqing's various districts and counties have organized diverse activities that reflect their unique characteristics. These include initiatives to popularize agricultural and rural laws, banquets, agricultural cultural heritage exhibitions, harvest achievement exhibitions, on-site product displays, online sales, and specialized industry festivals.
Harvest scene in Fengdu County, Chongqing. (Photo/Fengdu County)
The 21st Western China (Chongqing) International Agricultural Products Fair will take place in an expansive exhibition hall that spans 38,000 square meters. The fair will host over 2,600 enterprises, attracting more than 330 professional purchasers. A myriad of products, amounting to over 7,200, will be showcased and available for purchase, ranging from grains, oils, fruits, and vegetables to aquatic items, livestock, poultry, tea, sugar, and wine.
This exhibition will offer a comprehensive area packed with engaging activities. These will spotlight the success of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle and emphasize the development of modern and efficient agricultural belts in the region.
The village celebrates the fall harvest with a harvest feast. (Photo/Fengdu County)
Organizers will bring together cities from Sichuan and districts from Chongqing to exhibit high-quality agricultural products from the Chengdu-Chongqing farm belt and the broader economic circle. The event also aims to underline the progress made in the new western land-sea corridor. Exhibited agricultural products hail from provinces like Guangxi, Guizhou, Gansu, Xinjiang, Yunnan, and even countries along the corridor such as Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Malaysia.
Seven major events are slated for the 2023 China Farmers Harvest Festival's Public Welfare Gala, including the Three Gorges Citrus Special Event, significant rural revitalization project signings, new agricultural product launches, the "Three Gorges Citrus" industry development forum, agricultural product export discussions, the promotion of Chongqing's high-quality agricultural brands, and live sales events led by popular internet figures.
Furthermore, more than 20 companies from 12 countries and regions, including Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Malaysia, are set to participate in the exhibition.