The third China Rose Product Expo opens at Quancheng Square in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, on May 7. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The third China Rose Product Expo opened in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, on May 7.

Nearly 200 people attended the event, including envoys from Bulgaria, Colombia, Turkey, and other major rose planting countries, well-known academicians, experts and scholars at home and abroad, as well as entrepreneurs.

Participants learn about rose products at a booth during the expo on May 7. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Participants shared their insights on how to accelerate international exchanges and cooperation in the rose industry, while integrating China's dual circulation development pattern.

Sun Shutao, mayor of Jinan, said at the opening ceremony that Jinan has a rose planting history of more than 1,300 years. With a superior environment and a solid industry foundation, Jinan enjoys unique advantages and broad prospects for the development of its rose industry.

Sun added that he hoped that Jinan can use the expo as an opportunity to promote pragmatic exchanges and cooperation with more countries and regions in more fields, as well as build a platform for mutual learning.

More than 120 rose industry enterprises from seven countries participated in the expo. The event also hosted a series of promotional activities, including a rose industry forum and a tour to visit the booming Pingyin rose industry. Guests also expressed their views during a roundtable dialogue on the development of the rose industry.

Two models pose in front of a booth at the third China Rose Product Expo on May 7. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Foreign exhibitors exchange views during the expo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]