Xinghua city is striving to build a full agricultural industrial chain and expand paths to improve regional economic benefits, said Chen Fengjian, the city’s Party secretary.

Online retail sales in Xinghua city, administered by Taizhou in East China's Jiangsu province, reached 936 million yuan ($129.05 million) from January to April.

Xinghua city – administered by the prefecture-level city of Taizhou in East China's Jiangsu province – recently acquired some 1,763 mu (117.53 hectares) of construction land.

Tourist attractions in Xinghua received 600,000 visitors during the 2023 Qianduo Cole Flower Tourism Festival, which took place from March 16 to May 6 this year, according to official statistics.

The county-level city of Xinghua is continuing to beef up its efforts to build itself into a 100-billion-yuan food industry cluster.

Ten national-level Yangtze River-themed tourist routes were unveiled on May 5, with the Xinghua Duotian Irrigation and Drainage System included in one route.

The economy of Xinghua showed steady growth in the first quarter this year, according to official statistics.

Xinghua city was recently honored as a national leading county for agricultural science and technological modernization, crowning three years of efforts.