China's Flower Industry in Full BloomChina has in recent years become one of the largest flower growing and consuming countries in the world. Currently, its flower growing acreage has reached 122,400 hectares with an annual production capacity of 2.7 billion fresh flowers and sales volume topping 54 billion yuan and exports hitting US$260 million.Yunnan, the largest flower production base in China, takes up 40 percent of the country's flower production industry. Broadleaf plants of Guangdong and Fujian provinces, potted landscape of Zhejiang, saplings from Shanghai, prickly ball plants of Liaoning have realized scaled mass production and been exported to other countries. As one of the countries in the world with richest resources in wild flowers and floriculture plants, China is renowned as the "Motherland of World's Horticulture". Jiang Zehui, chairwoman of the China Flower Association said that China's flower industry is experiencing a rapid development. With its national economy enjoying a fast growth, this will help flower industry to expand its domestic needs for flowers, and along with the readjustment in agricultural structure flower industry will get a great support. Furthermore, the development of China's western areas will also provide a wider area for flower growing, and China's pending for the WTO entry will be conducive to China's cooperation with its international counterparts in horticulture and learn advanced technologies. During the "Tenth Five Year Plan" period, China's flower industry will witness a considerable development by way of scientific and technological innovation and introduction of a new system. By PD Online staff member Li Yan |
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