Fuxian Lake Cherry Blossom Festival to kick off on Mar. 30


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[InKunming--Yunnan] The 3rd Yunnan Fuxian Lake Cherry Blossom Festival will be held in Shijia Village, Yuxi city, from March 30 to April 22. During the festival, 58 cherry varieties, such as Yunnan cherry blossoms, Japanese cherry blossoms and Canadian red cherry blossoms, will flourish on 500-mu land around beautiful Fuxian Lake, forming a 2.5-kilometer-long landscape of cherry blossoms.

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A series of cultural activities will be launched during the period. For instance, opening ceremony, photography competition, douyin contest, national folk arts contest.

At the same time, the organizers attach great importance to environmental protection and safety measures. They will organize 50 locals to protect environment and 60 people to maintain security. People could buy tickets through Meituan application or Ctrip.

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Guided by the belief that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”, Chengjiang county has unwaveringly implemented "Ecological County" strategy and taken a plenty of useful measures to protect environment. As a result, Chengjiang county has been selected as a member of the third batch of ecologically civilized counties in Yunnan Province.

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It is said that 14 million yuan has been invested to build the cherry blossom garden. The construction of cherry blossom garden has completely changed the traditional planting mode of local farmers. There are no crop wastes, pesticides, fertilizers draining into Fuxian Lake any more, greatly reducing the pollution of Fuxian Lake.

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By the end of 2018, there are 107 high-quality cherry blossom varieties planted in Shijia village. Among them, 58 cherry seedlings have been put on the market in batches and exported to Southeast Asian countries. When it comes to the flowering season, about 50,000 cherry blossoms are blooming under the blue sky. Right now, quite a number of visitors come and go to this gorgeous place.

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(Editors: Rachel, Cathy Chen)

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