The 22nd China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Sci-Tech Fair and the 2021 China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Seed Industry Expo kicked off on April 20 in Shouguang, one of China's major vegetable production bases in Shandong province.

Both events will run until May 30.

The vegetable fair, themed "Green, Science and Technology, Future", has a main exhibition area of 450,000 square meters and an indoor exhibition area of 165,000 square meters. The fair showcases new technology, new varieties, new achievements and new ideas in the vegetable industry and related fields from around the world.

The vegetable seed industry expo has promoted a total of 30,003 domestic and foreign famous varieties and received more than 360,000 visitors since its inception in 2013.

This year, with the help of the digital exhibition system, the fair will display more than 4,000 fine crop varieties from home and abroad via online and offline channels.

According to the organizers, both events this year will be broadcasted on live streaming apps to attract more engagement. 

With the application of cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, big data, graphic recognition and the internet of things, the organizers will also offer visitors online exhibitions and virtual displays of Shouguang's achievements in modern agriculture.

The 22nd China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Sci-Tech Fair opens on April 20 in Shouguang, Shandong province. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

People visit a modern vegetable greenhouse on April 20 in Shouguang, Shandong province. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Peppers of different varieties are displayed at the 2021 China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Seed Industry Expo. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shouguang city is a famous vegetable production base in Shandong province. It is a major supplier for the country's metropolises, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

People visit a modern vegetable greenhouse in Shouguang. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shouguang has intensified efforts to strengthen the support provided to modern agriculture. The city has been selected as a national agricultural modernization demonstration zone. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shouguang has made great efforts in advancing major scientific and technological projects in agricultural biological breeding. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A visitor takes photos of the China-Europe freight train made using crops in Shouguang, Shandong province on April 20. [Photo by Liang Ben/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]