In winter, Qiongzhou does not see winter, and the sea is blue and the sky is blue and warm. On December 14, the 26th China (Hainan) International Tropical Agricultural Products Winter Fair opened at the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center.
The four-day Winter Fair will be held for four days, with the theme of "Building an Agricultural Power and Building a Harmonious Village", with a total exhibition area of about 80,000 square meters, and exhibits include melons, fruits and vegetables, grains and oils, tea, coffee, animal husbandry, aquatic products, agricultural materials, agricultural machinery, agricultural technology, cross-border e-commerce, leisure agriculture and other categories and formats.
On December 14th, the audience displayed tropical rainforest plants at the Wuzhishan booth in Hainan Province at the exhibition site. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Cheng.
The Winter Fair will set up the guest of honor from this year, and this year's guest of honor is Cambodia. The Cambodian pavilion is designed in the style of traditional Cambodian architecture, with Cambodian products such as cashew nuts, dried mangoes, and jasmine rice neatly lined up under the eye-catching slogan "Welcome to Cambodia". Visitors listened carefully to product presentations, visitors were given free tastings of local products, and tourist brochures showcasing Cambodia's history and cultural heritage were handed out.
The booth of Cambodia, the guest of honor at this year's Winter Fair. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Cheng.
Thank you very much to Hainan Province for inviting Cambodia to participate in this Winter Fair, we brought rice, mango, coffee and other products, I believe this exhibition will help us and agricultural development. Sian Van Han, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia, said.
Cambodia's Deputy Minister of Commerce, Sivi Nakari, said that as the guest of honor, our company is very interested in establishing contacts with Hainan merchants and enriching both markets through cooperation in the production and sales of both products.
At the same time, the exhibition added a new International Premium Pavilion, with representatives from more than 20 countries and about 60 international organizations participating in the exhibition. Walking into the International Premium Pavilion, you will be greeted by raisins from Turkey, coffee from Rwanda, bird's nest from Vietnam and other specialties from various countries.
Li Jinxiang, the national chief veterinarian (official) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said at the opening ceremony that the Winter Fair has been held for 25 consecutive sessions, and is the largest and most influential comprehensive tropical agricultural exhibition in China, which has played an important role in promoting agricultural exchanges and cooperation between China and tropical countries and regions, and is an important platform for the display and sale of tropical agricultural products, economic and trade negotiations, and investment promotion.
On December 14th, the audience was at the exhibition site ** tropical fruits imported from abroad and planted in Hainan. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Cheng.
According to reports, during the Winter Fair, Hainan Free Port Tropical Characteristics and Efficient Agricultural Industry Chain Investment Conference, Tropical Characteristic Agriculture High-quality Development Forum and the first Hainan Agricultural Brand Development Forum will be held at the same time. (Reporter Yuan Rui, Zhou Huimin).