VistaNingxia | Floriculture industry booms in NW China's Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, Xingqing District in Yinchuan has leveraged its abundant sunshine to develop the floriculture industry. The flower production here has been boosted during winter by establishing agriculture demonstration parks.

Currently, the district has more than 7,000 mu (about 467 hectares) area under flower cultivation, generating an annual output value of 160 million yuan (about 22.6 million U.S. dollars). The floriculture industry has created jobs for more than 4,000 local farmers.

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