Source: Qinhuangdao Daily Reporter: Ma Zhao
On September 20th, more than a thousand citizens and peasant representatives gathered in the 40-degree latitude park near Shanqian Village, Duzhuang Town, Haigang District to celebrate the arrival of the “China's First Farmers' Harvest Festival”.
In this harvest festival with the theme of “Ecology Civilization Harvest Joy”, representatives of the citizens from various communities in the Haigang District have seen the fruitful achievements of the local farmers' harvest through the exhibition of agricultural products, appreciated the traditional rural cultural performances and acted as judges during the “PK” of excellent agricultural products, personally selecting the "Peach King" of this harvest festival.
It is learned that since 2018, the annual lunar "Autumn Equinox" has been set to "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival." This is the first festival established specifically for farmers at the national level since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The establishment of this festival not only further highlights China's emphasis on the work of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers", but also enhances the sense of honor, happiness and gain of the peasants, making the Chinese nation's farming civilization and excellent traditional culture better inherited and promoted .