Quality control workers carefully sort fresh-cut roses. [Photo provided to gogansu.com]

To address challenges in flower preservation and transportation, Lanzhou Customs regularly visits the facility to explain phytosanitary requirements of destination countries, provide technical training, and guide the establishment of quality control systems.

According to Xie Yan, director of Comprehensive Business at Jincheng Customs, "From January to October, Lanzhou Customs has supported the export of over 690,000 stems of fresh-cut flowers from Linxia to Belt and Road countries including Russia and Kazakhstan, and exports value has increased by approximately 376 percent year-on-year."

The flower port's second and third phases are under construction, with phase four to six in planning. Upon completion, the facility will cover 3,000 mu (494 acres) with an annual production capacity of 700 million roses.