China News Service, Nanyang, June 16 (Han Zhangyun, Huang Yuhan, Han Li, Li Chaoqing) In the midsummer season, the Nanyang Rose Expo Park in Nanyang City, Henan Province is extremely beautiful, covering an area of more than 1,300 acres. The ocean is not exaggerated at all.
This kind of beauty will last until the end of autumn and the beginning of winter each year.
The picture shows tourists enjoying flowers in Nanyang Rose Expo Park.
Photo by Huang Yuhan
On the 16th, the network theme activity of "Reading and Understanding the Original Mission of Online Media Revolution in the Old District" Henan Station Interview Group arrived at Nanyang Rose Expo Park to learn about the new development of the old district on the spot.
Nanyang rose cultivation has a long history, beginning in the Han and Tang dynasties, flourishing in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and developing in the contemporary era.
In 1995, the rose became the flower of Nanyang and was recorded in local history. In 2000, Nanyang was named the "Hometown of Chinese Roses" by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration and the China Flower Association.
Why does Nanyang have many roses?
This is closely related to the local topography and climate.
According to Wang Shengnan, an instructor in the Nanyang Rose Expo Park, Nanyang is located in southwestern Henan. The unique climate, soil, and rainfall conditions in the Nanyang Basin make the rose grafted cuttings here heal faster and take root faster. The breeding time is 1/3 shorter than other places. Very efficient.
The diameter of Nanyang rose can reach 16 cm after blooming, and it grows gratifyingly.
Nanyang is also an important germplasm bank of Chinese rose, with more than 2,300 species of rose preserved.
Among them, wild rose resources account for 25% of the country.
In Nanyang, rose flowers are more than just decorating the courtyard and beautifying the environment.
The citizens of Nanyang who love rose, through innovation and deep cultivation, turned a rose into a big industry that spurred hundreds of millions of yuan. Nanyang rose also went abroad and opened up all over the world.
The picture shows tourists taking selfies in the sea of flowers in Nanyang Rose Expo Park.
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According to Jin Jian, member of the Standing Committee of the Wolong District Committee and Minister of Propaganda, Nanyang City has more than 1,000 rose enterprises, cooperatives, and large growers, and more than 150,000 people engaged in rose production.
The rose planting area has reached 150,000 mu, with 1.5 billion seedlings coming out of nursery every year, and an annual output value of 2.5 billion yuan.
Especially in 2019, the World Rose Intercontinental Conference was held in Nanyang. Using flowers as the medium, Nanyang opened another window of opening to the outside world and conducted in-depth cooperation with more countries around the world.
“Nanyang rose not only sells well in 30 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country, but also sells to more than 20 countries and regions including the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Russia, and Southeast Asia.” Jin Jian said that Nanyang is vigorously developing the rose industry. Regarding the "beautiful economy" as an important growth point for green, efficient, and ecologically enriching industries.
The picture shows tourists savoring the fragrance of Nanyang roses.
Photo by Huang Yuhan
In terms of rose cultivation, Nanyang has many innovations.
Among them, the tree-shaped and ancient pile roses are the first creations, forming a century-old ancient pile, one tree with many flowers and other landscapes, filling many gaps in the domestic rose industry.
Nanyang rose industry has accumulated a lot and has cultivated more than 3,000 varieties of 10 colors.
In addition, the rose flower industry has become an effective way for Nanyang to adjust the rural industrial structure, increase agricultural efficiency, and increase farmers' income. Through the company + base + farmer model, a large number of farmers in Nanyang have embarked on the road to wealth by planting roses.
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