International Influencers Visit the Livable, Workable, Beautiful and Harmonious Countryside in Weifang, Shandong Province

"Livable, Workable, Beautiful and Harmonious Countryside" — An Online Communication Event of International Influencers Visiting Shandong Activity was held on September 24 in Weifang. International influencers walked across a vegetable world, visited the internet-famous countryside, and immersed in the beauty of countryside in Shandong Province.

International influencers visit the Exhibition of China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo. [Photo by Xu Haowen]

International influencers came to Shouguang, Weifang, and visited the Exhibition of China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo. They looked around over a hundred artifacts made of fruit and vegetables at the Vegetable Culture Art Exhibition. At the "Day and Night" Tropical Jungle Art Number Hall, they feasted their eyes on more than 400 kinds of desert plants, about 130 types of rainforest plants and over 200 species of succulents.

They enjoyed the ecological scenery of countryside by trailed scenic railway at Dongli Countryside Complex, and picked and tasted colorful, juicy and delicious tomatoes in intelligent and smart greenhouses.

Dongli Countryside Complex is located at Qianquezhuang countryside, Hanting district, one of the "National Civilized Villages", where production areas of protected agriculture, demonstration plots of circular agriculture and experience zones of leisure agriculture are built. In July 2020, Qianquezhuang countryside was authorized as the only entity for creating the agricultural park of China in Shandong Province.

At Shanyang countryside, Changyi city, international influencers visited a digital demonstration park of agriculture, the "Pear Garden with Millennium History", and met with the millennial pear tree.

With rich cultural tourism resources, Shanyang countryside has improved its living standard rapidly and built over 30 rural scenic spots. These make it a well-known "National Livable Countryside". It has attracted over 3,000,000 tourists and earned more than CNY40,000,000 in total so far through hosting 14 sessions of Shanyang Pear Blossom Festival.