A few days ago, the reporter learned from the press conference of the 31st China (Weixi) Orchid Expo that from February 26 to March 2, the 31st China (Weixi) Orchid Expo (hereinafter referred to as the "Orchid Expo") will be held in Weixi County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture for a period of 6 days. The theme of this year's Lan Expo is "Exploring the Secret Land of the Hinterland of the Three Rivers and Appreciating the Charm of the Orchid in the Empty Valley", and nearly 1,000 guests at home and abroad will be invited to participate in the development of the orchid industry.
According to reports, this year's Orchid Expo activities are rich in content, in addition to the Orchid Expo boutique national orchid award and display, the opening ceremony of the Orchid Expo, there are also the 11th China Orchid Industry Development Forum, the 2024 annual meeting of the Orchid Branch Council of the China Flower Association, the welcome party of the Orchid Expo, the exhibition of orchid calligraphy, painting and photography, the orchid planting demonstration garden and the orchid village field visit and industry promotion, Weixi tourism promotion meeting and intangible cultural heritage exhibition and promotion, exhibition and sales of various ethnic characteristic products and other series of activities.
There are 27 main booths at the main venue of this year's Lan Expo, which can accommodate more than 5,000 pots of orchids, and there is an outdoor exhibition area of nearly 4,000 square meters for Lanyou to exchange and appreciate. Weixi County will take this Orchid Expo as an opportunity to promote the standardized, large-scale and scientific development of the orchid industry, attract more orchid lovers and people to pay extensive attention and enthusiastic participation, and convey the concept of ecological civilization with orchid friends, learning and exchanges.
Weixi is the native and main production area of China's fine-leaved lotus-petal orchid, known as the "hometown of China's fine-leaved lotus-petal orchid", with undulating peaks in the county, and a vertical three-dimensional climate of "one mountain with four seasons and ten miles of different days", giving birth to rich biodiversity resources. In 1990, at the 2nd China (Xiamen) Orchid Expo, Weixi Fine-leaved Lotus Petal Orchid "Taibaisu" won the championship in one fell swoop, allowing the world to see the charming style of Lotus Petal Orchid. The county has 150 native species of orchids, more than 80 characteristic flowers and more than 200 new species.
In recent years, Weixi County has always practiced the concept of "ecological priority and green development" and strengthened industrial cultivation. Formulate and introduce a protection plan for the orchid, completely ban the mining of wild orchids, and strengthen the protection of resources. Excavate and explore the orchid substitution and escrow dividend mechanism, after selecting the corresponding varieties, integrate the use of financial subsidies and social funds, and adopt the method of "unified breeding, unified management, unified **, unified dividends" to solve the problem of small, scattered and weak industries. Actively promote the certification of geographical indications and the identification of germplasm resources of "Visibilis", and vigorously protect the native resources of local orchids. There are orchids in 10 townships (towns) in the county, and orchid cultivation can be seen everywhere in balconies, roofs, and courtyards, forming a certain scale of courtyard economy. Up to now, there are 30 relatively mature orchid breeding enterprises in the county, and the orchid households account for more than 15% of the total number of registered households in the county, and more than 1.8 million pots of orchids are cultivated, realizing the "double promotion" of economic and social benefits.
Author: National Times reporter Chen Huijun.
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