China News Service, Foshan, March 9 (Cheng Jingwei and Liu Ziqiang) The "Dolphin Super Cup" National Koi Open opened on the 8th at the Nanhai Flower Expo Park in Lishui Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong. More than 1,000 koi from all over the country The koi carp competed for beauty, and there were many precious koi carps that were said to be worth more than one million yuan.
After a fierce voting competition, the overall championship was won by an 80 cm long "Showa Three Color" koi.
The "Showa Three-color" koi that won the championship.
Photo by Jiang Xuan
The National Koi Open has been held in Foshan Nanhai Flower Expo Park for three consecutive years.
It is understood that this year's activities are rich in content. The competition will also hold activities such as the 2024 South China Sea Aquarium Equipment Exhibition and the 2024 South China Sea Flower Expo Phalaenopsis Pot Show.
More than 500 ornamental fish breeding companies and aquarium equipment manufacturers from all over the country participated in the event.
There are more than 20 referees in the competition, coming from China, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and other countries.
It is understood that the referee will comprehensively evaluate the participating koi from various aspects such as body shape, texture, pattern and swimming posture.
The opening ceremony of the National Koi Open.
Photo by Jiang Xuan
During the competition, the best goldfish exhibition and tortoise exhibition were also added.
In addition to koi, arowana, stingray, tiger fish, goldfish and various types of ornamental turtles appeared one after another. There are hundreds of ornamental fish and ornamental turtles that are said to be worth hundreds of thousands to one million yuan.
Lin Neng, one of the organizers of the competition and chairman of Jiangmen Dolphin Aquarium Co., Ltd., said that he hopes to promote the improvement of ornamental fish breeding technology and promote the development of the industry by holding the National Koi Open.
It is reported that Nanhai Flower Expo Park is one of the largest ornamental fish distribution centers in the country and one of the major orchid industrial parks in Guangdong Province. The park has gathered more than 400 ornamental fish companies and more than 100 orchid production companies, with an annual transaction volume of more than 2 billion yuan.
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