Dianzi Town prepares for the first Jujube Festival

In order to promote jujube culture and promote the development of jujube industry, Shantingdianzi Town, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province will hold the first "Long Jujube Flower Fair" in mid-May, which will last from mid-May to July. The theme of the activity is "Swim in a 10,000-mu jujube garden, bathe in the fragrance of jujube flowers, watch beekeepers cut honey, and create a sweet life".

Jujube cultivation in Shantingdianzi Town of Zaozhuang City has a long history, which originated in the Northern Wei Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. According to the Records of tengxian, during the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1585), there was a scene of "thousands of jujube trees in the mountains" and "everyone in the mountains ate". In the Ming dynasty, it was stipulated in the tax that 67 spindles of jujube fruit should be paid every year, and 420 notes for five connections. 194 1 edition of "Records of tengxian" contains: "Jujube pears are planted everywhere in Dongshan, bought by natives and resold in Jiangnan". The long jujube produced here is famous for its big head, thin skin, small pit, fine meat, high sugar content and high value of tonic medicine, and is known as "the hometown of long jujube in China". In 2004, Dianzi jujube base was rated as the first batch of agricultural tourism demonstration sites in China, and in 2007 it was rated as the national jujube industry standardization demonstration zone. Dianzi Town was awarded the title of "Strong Tourism Town in Shandong Province, 20 10", and Dianzi Town Mayor Jujube was awarded the title of "Protected Product of Geographical Indications in China" for its excellent quality. 20 1 1, Long Jujube was announced by Shandong Provincial Tourism Bureau as "Shandong Province 100 Must-Buy Tourism Special Commodities", Long Jujube was awarded as a famous trademark in Shandong Province, and Shengli Jujube was awarded as "Excellent Tourism Product" in China International Tourism Products Expo. In 20 12, Changzao Scenic Area was rated as the best leisure demonstration base in friendly Shandong, the demonstration base in go on road trip, Shandong Province, and the national AAA-level tourist attraction by Shandong Tourism Bureau, and Dianzi Town was also rated as the national demonstration town with one village and one product by the Ministry of Agriculture.

At present, the jujube forest in Shantingdianzi Town of Zaozhuang City covers an area of 60,000 mu, which is the largest and best-quality jujube base in Zaozhuang City. The annual output of long jujube is 65.438+200,000 tons, with a total output value of 278 million yuan. In order to let tourists who come to Zaoyuan for sightseeing know the connotation of jujube culture, Shanting Dianzi Town invested more than 8 million yuan to build the first jujube culture Expo center in the province, covering an area of 1000 square meter, which consists of three parts: jujube culture exhibition center, jujube culture video playback center and jujube culture leisure experience center. Tourists plant the history and culture of red dates through pictures, multimedia and physical objects. The jujube garden in Dianzi Town has truly formed a unique scene with four distinct seasons: "Spring jujube branches are like dragons, summer jujube trees are refreshing, autumn jujube trees are like agates, and winter jujube trees are endless."

According to the organizer, during the first Jujube Flower Festival, ten cultural and leisure activities will be held, including "Jujube Flower Cup" essay writing, poetry, photography contest, "Zaozhuang Zaoxiang Cup" mountain bike contest, jujube flower viewing, jujube honey, bee products exhibition, jujube handicrafts and folk handicrafts exhibition, jujube nursery rhymes, allusions and folk songs collection, investment promotion meeting, performance of Zhuanghu drama group and calligraphy art creation.