Lanzhou provides free rose picking

The 2nd rose culture festival kicked off in Zhongchuan township in Lanzhou city's New District on May 30 and will last to July 2, with 18 activities concerning roses such as free rose picking available for visitors.

Other activities include blind dates in a rose garden, Dragon Boat Festival celebrations and a cooking contest.

Visitors can pick roses freely at the villages of Lakou and Chenjiajin in Zhongchuan township.

A visitor plucks rose flowers from a bush in Lanzhou New District. [Photo/Xinhua]

The festival was held to promote the local rose industry and publicize rural tourism, especially local eco-tourism. It was held by the management committee of Lanzhou New District and the government of Zhongchuan township.

According to the organizers, Lanzhou New District has an area of 4,000 hectares of rose land and leads the country in that regard. The district has based its specialized agricultural industry on rose, peony and sunflower plantations. Local agricultural secondary products such as various flower oils have found success abroad.

Edited by Peter Nordlinger