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The 1st Conference on Chestnut Industry Development was held in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County on the afternoon of October 19 for the development and mutual learning and exchange of the chestnut industry. The list of excellent chestnuts of Qinhuangdao in 2019 was released. Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology was awarded the “Qinhuangdao Research Institute of Chestnut”.
It is reported that the current cultivation area of chestnut in our city is 1.2 million mu, with the output of 45,000 tons, which has effectively benefited farmers of the mountainous areas. At the same time, the chestnut trees made 10.3% to the city's forest coverage rate, and the chestnut industry plays an irreplaceable role in the economic and ecological construction of the mountainous areas of the city.
During the 2nd Conference on Tourism Development of Qinhuangdao, in order to guide the chestnut to achieve variety production, and promote the high-quality development of the chestnut industry, the election of high-quality chestnuts of the 1st Conference on Chestnut Industry Development of Qinhuangdao was carried out in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County jointly by the Municipal Forestry Bureau and the Chestnut Engineering Technology Research Center of Hebei Province.
A total of 50 fresh chestnut samples were selected from 39 units. According to the chestnut appraisal program and scoring standard, an appraisal expert group composed of 8 experts conducted a rigorous evaluation on these chestnut samples, and selected 1 first prize, 4 second prizes, 10 third prizes, and 35 excellent prizes. The “Jingdong” chestnut selected by Baifeng Trading Co., Ltd. of Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County won the first prize; the “Yanli” chestnut selected by Lizhiyuan Planting Professional Cooperative of Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, the “Yanshan Mingzhu” chestnut selected by Funing District, the “Yanzi” chestnut selected by Jianshanzi Chestnut Professional Cooperative of Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, and the “Yanshan Duanzhi” chestnut of “Geili” brand won the second prize.
“We have always regarded the chestnut industry as the foundation for stabilizing poverty alleviation and stimulating the enthusiasm of the farmers. At present, the chestnut area of the county is nearly one million mu, ranking first in the country, and we have achieved the goal of ‘3 mu of chestnuts per person with income of 4,000 yuan', and created a ‘Green Bank’ to increase the farmer’s income. A small chestnut turns into a ‘get-rich fruit’ for the people’s livelihood.” Said Wang Dianzhong, the head of Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, adding that Qinglong will take advantage of the 2nd Conference on Cultural tourism industry of Qinhuangdao City & the 1st Conference on Chestnut Industry Development to combine chestnut industry and cultural tourism, showing the unique charm, launching the cultural meal, and integrating into the tourist circle, so as to achieve the integration of the development of the first, second and tertiary industries through the chestnut.
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