Shandong county holds ginkgo culture and tourism festival

Wonderful performances at the opening ceremony of the ginkgo festival. [Photo by Bai Xingbo for chinadaily.com.cn]

The ginkgo garden in Susi village, Linpu town, Juancheng county, East China's Shandong province, has turned into a scenic wonderland as the ginkgo leaves have turned golden due to the change in seasons.

The county recently held its first ginkgo culture and tourism festival, which drew many visitors who were eager to catch the sights.

The festival featured a range of events, including performances, camping activities, a Yellow River culture exhibition, and a film festival. It also displayed the county's local produce and intangible cultural heritage items such as Zuoying mung bean balls, Hongchuan grapes, Lu brocade, clay sculptures, paper-cutting, and mud sculptures.

Xu Changzhan, deputy director of the publicity department of Juancheng county, said that the festival is aimed at promoting the county's rich cultural history and tourism resources. Juancheng is an ancient county with a history of over a thousand years. (Edited by Fan Yuanyuan)