On the morning of September 8, advanced collectives and advanced individuals across the nation received grand commendations at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in recognition of efforts towards fighting the COVID-19 epidemic. Gu Liming, the director and chief physician of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Yuxi People's Hospital, was awarded the "National Advanced Individual in Fighting the COVID-19 Epidemic". Gu Liming is 54 years old and is currently the director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Yuxi People's Hospital. On the eve of the Spring Festival, Gu Liming, who has experience in SARS prevention and treatment, actively participated in the battle against the COVID-19 Emergency. As an expert in the treatment team at Yuxi People's Hospital, he made a great contribution. Source: Yuxi Release

E-commerce has developed rapidly and the sales of agricultural products have also caught the “Express Train of E-commerce”. Huaning’s citrus is in season and on the market with dozens of workers busy sorting and packing in Juyuan E-commerce Co., Ltd’s packaging workshop located in Panxi Town. Freshly picked citrus is distributed from this facility through e-commerce channels. With a few simple and quick processes, Huaning oranges can be sold all over the country. Chen Yunyong, the manager in charge of Juyuan E-commerce Co., Ltd. said: “We are now on platforms such as Pinduoduo, T-mall, Taobao, JD.com and Suning.com, with some community platforms in first-tier cities. The daily order volume is between 8,000 and 12,000 and sales are expected to increase significantly.” Panxi Town is the main area for Huaning citrus. In the past, customers from all over the world came to purchase citrus when it went to the market. Now, thanks to e-commerce companies, this door-to-door acquisition is gradually changing. Daily citrus orders come from all over the country. In addition to the citrus, Ningzhou Xiang Food Co., Ltd., a local enterprise producing agricultural products, is doing well on T-mall, JD.com and other platforms, injecting new vitality into corporate product sales. The development of e-commerce has added wings to the sales of agricultural products in Huaning. Source: Yuxi Online

Faced with the impact of the epidemic, Yuxi has introduced a series of measures aimed at stabilising foreign trade by helping foreign trade companies resume work and restart production. In the first half of this year, the total import and export volume of Yuxi reached $1.242 billion dollars, representing a year-on-year increase of 40.5%, and ranking the first in Yunnan Province. Among export products, agricultural products maintained steady growth. Fruit exports accounted for more than 90% of the total fruit exports from Yunnan, additionally the exports of tea and flowers have also seen rapid growth. Companies that were once engaged in the export of primary agricultural products have now begun to transform and upgrade into deep processing of agricultural products. New varieties have been developed such as canned wild mushrooms, dehydrated vegetables and ecological pickles, which are a market favourite. Source: Yuxi Online

Faced with the impact of the epidemic, Yuxi has introduced a series of measures aimed at stabilising foreign trade by helping foreign trade companies resume work and restart production. In the first half of this year, the total import and export volume of Yuxi reached $1.242 billion dollars, representing a year-on-year increase of 40.5%, and ranking the first in Yunnan Province. Among export products, agricultural products maintained steady growth. Fruit exports accounted for more than 90% of the total fruit exports from Yunnan, additionally the exports of tea and flowers have also seen rapid growth. Companies that were once engaged in the export of primary agricultural products have now begun to transform and upgrade into deep processing of agricultural products. New varieties have been developed such as canned wild mushrooms, dehydrated vegetables and ecological pickles, which are a market favourite. Source: Yuxi Online

The Chengjiang World Natural Heritage Fossil Site is the only world heritage fossil site in Asia. It is known as “one of the most amazing scientific discoveries of the 20th century.” The heritage site is located in Chengjiang City, Yuxi in Yunnan Province and covers an area of 5.12 square kilometers. Since Professor Hou Xianguang discovered Chengjiang Biota on July 1st, 1984, more than 280 species of Cambrian rare animal and plant fossils in 20 phyla have been discovered, of which 80% are new species. Almost all the ancestors of living animals can be found here. As a result the Chengjiang fossil site is praised as the “Holy Land of Paleontology” and a “World-class Fossil Treasure” by the international scientific community. On July 1st, 2012, at the 36th World Heritage Conference, the Chengjiang Fossil Site was added to the World Heritage List. Construction on the Chengjiang Fossil Site Natural Museum began in 2014. It serves as an important part of the Cambrian Paradise Project and is one of the Top 10 Historical and Cultural Tourism Projects in Yunnan. On August 10th, 2020, this museum was officially opened to the public! Source: Yuxi Daily

In order to become a “Centre for Cooperation with Southeast Asia”, Yuxi has actively developed export-oriented agricultural industries to lay a solid foundation for agricultural exports. In the first half of this year, the city’s total agricultural exports achieved a year-on-year 34% increase, reaching $1 billion dollars, ranking the first in Yunnan Province. In recent years, Yuxi has adhered to the development of export-oriented agriculture through grouping, branding and internationalization, while making the most of its location and resource advantages. The situation of exports is improving with an expanding market. All counties (cities, districts) vigorously support the cultivation of local marketing enterprises, promoting the development of cold chain logistics, a key supporting industry for Yuxi’s agricultural product exports. So far, Yuxi’s agricultural trading partners cover 38 countries and regions on five continents. The number of agricultural products exported has increased from 10 types in 4 categories in 2005 to nearly 30 types in 6 categories at present, focused on fruits and vegetables, and supplemented by frozen pork, flowers, biological medicines, mushrooms, onion crisps and caviar. Source: Yuxi Daily

On August 3rd, more than 100 mu (6.7 hectares) of sunflowers and verbena hybrida near the Central Yunnan Botanical Garden in Gaocang Sub-district of Hongta District were in blossom. The floral spectacle attracted a large number of tourists who strolled the garden taking photos. It is reported that the Central Yunnan Botanical Garden covers an area of nearly 10,000 mu (666.7 hectares). The Garden has become a good place for rest and recreation, tourism, environmental protection, sports and entertainment, training and education, medical care, public exercise, folk culture exhibition and high-quality ecological residence. Source: Yuxi Online

Cargo hoisting work at the freight yard of Yanhe Railway Station in Hongta District recently commenced. The Yuxi Municipality has actively integrated itself into “the Belt and Road”, “Yangtze River Economic Belt” and “Centre for China Cooperation with Southeast Asia” while also being closely focused on the “Three Regions and One Port” project. As a result the modern logistics industry has continued to grow in scale. At present, there are 450 logistics warehousing and distribution enterprises (excluding goods transportation enterprises) and more than 140,000 social logistics employees in Yuxi. In the first half of this year, the added value of the city’s transportation, storage and postal services achieved a 4.4% increase, reaching RMB 5.89 billion yuan. Source: Yuxi Daily