On March 20, the 5th session of the “Golden Horse Welcomes Spring • Rice Noodles Convey Warmth” Rice Noodles Festival kicked off vibrantly at Liuzongqi Community, Chunhe Subdistrict, Hongta District, amid colorful lanterns and joyous gongs and drums. Rooted in local folk culture, this lively event has drawn large crowds, revitalized rural areas, and ignited new consumption vitality with its strong festive and down-to-earth atmosphere.

On July 21st, workers were busy among the lush potted flowers in the intelligent flower planting greenhouse of Yuxi Ziyu Flower Industry Co., Ltd. This company is a leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization engaged in the production and sales of rose seedlings, potted roses, potted succulents and potted phalaenopsis. With a very productive operation mode, this company has built a research and development platform in cooperation with multiple scientific research institutes, and owns 17 national patents. Flowers from Yuxi are sold far to first-tier and second-tier cities across China and have become a well-known brand in Yunnan's flower industry.

Recently, in the packaging workshop of Tonghai Jinhai Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd., employees are busy packaging newly picked fresh cut roses. In the first quarter of this year, the company sold a total of 5.284 million branches of fresh cut roses, achieving a total sales revenue of 17.86 million yuan.

Recently, the reporter learned from Yuxi Customs that from January to April this year, the export value of agricultural products in Yuxi reached 334 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13%. Among them, vegetable exports were 265 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%, accounting for 20% of Yunnan's vegetable export value; flower exports were 56.51 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28%; fruit exports were 9.92 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 206.2%. The overall growth is steady and the situation is positive.

 In a homestay located at Taiyangshan Mountain, Chengjiang City, tourists are enjoying the beautiful natural scenery of Fuxian Lake, capturing the beauty with their cameras and fully indulging in the leisurely time in Yuxi.

On May 19th, the 15th "China Tourism Day" arrived as scheduled. A flash mob themed "Colorful Yuanjiang · Joyful Songs on the Silk Road - A Feast of Ethnic Cultures along the China-Laos Railway" was passionately launched at Yuanjiang Station of the China-Laos Railway. Local ethnic dancers from the Hani, Yi, Dai and other ethnic groups wore gorgeous ethnic costumes, weaving a flowing picture scroll of ethnic customs with their songs and dances. At the scene, special fruits of Yuanjiang such as mangoes, lychee and pineapples were served for free, for passengers to have a taste, so that everyone can feel the enthusiasm of Yuanjiang, the City of Flowers and Fruits, as soon as they get off the train.

When the fiery red flowers beautifully blossom, and the rusty industrial relics collide with retro trendy playthings, Lüzhi Town in Yimen County - the Copper Capital of Central Yunnan sealed by time- has transformed into a "photogenic mecca" and new cultural tourism landmark that tourists flocked to during this year's "May Day" holiday. From industrial punk-style cafes to music festivals under phoenix flowers, from high-altitude paragliding to immersive police history experiences, Lüzhi Town has redefined travel trends with a carnival of "time travel".

The Yuxi Rice Noodle Festival, which lasts for 81 days from the first day of the first lunar month to the 22nd day of the third lunar month every year, is recognized as the longest festival in the world. It is a traditional festival for people of all ethnic groups in Yuxi. During the festival, villages in Hongta District will take turns to welcome and worship the local god according to the agreed schedule. Every household will eat rice noodles and hold various celebration activities to welcome the New Year. This special topic shows the folk customs of welcoming and worshipping the local god and celebrating the Rice Noodle Festival in Yanhe and other places in Hongta District.

Known as the "Devil's Highway," this 12-kilometer road in Yimen features 72 sharp turns and 108 consecutive hairpin bends. With its unique charm and hardcore profile, it has become the "new top trend" in the sports circle and a "dream track" for cycling enthusiasts.

In recent years, Feidatian Village in Fenglu Street, Chengjiang City has leveraged its ecological resource advantages by introducing Taikang Insurance Group Co., Ltd. for village-wide trusteeship and operation. It has explored the model of "transforming resources into assets, assets into capital, and farmers into shareholders," achieving a splendid transformation of "villages into scenic areas and farmlands into paradises." This initiative has enabled a good environment to bring about better lives, making it a new benchmark for the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism in Yuxi's rural revitalization.