A melon festival to focus on industrial development

Daxing district, famous for its watermelons, will hold its 22nd annual watermelon festival from May 28 to June 1 - but with a big difference in its theme.

Instead of focusing on promoting just the fruit, the festival will focus more on industrial development, said Tan Xuxiang, executive vice-governor of Daxing district government.

The reason: there are plans to develop Daxing, south of Beijing, into a modern manufacturing district in collaboration with the Yizhuang Economic Technological Development Area.