Baoshan town launches fine blueberry gift boxes. [Photo/WeChat ID: qdxihaianfabu]

Qingdao West Coast New Area (WCNA) introduced activities for the 2022 Baoshan Blueberry Season to promote Baoshan blueberries at a press conference on April 11.

Baoshan town in Qingdao WCNA is known as "China's No 1 Blueberry Town". Baoshan blueberries won a national geographical indication certification mark in 2018.

Four cartoon image spokespersons and a variety of cultural and creative products of Baoshan blueberries all debuted at the press conference.

The live broadcasts of "Blueberry Season on the Cloud" series of activities that were carried out in March have attracted 270,000 viewers.

At the end of April, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Huangdao Blueberry Season and Baoshan Blueberry Picking Festival will be held. At the same time, a blueberry trading big data platform will be released, and the Qingdao Blueberry Research Institute will be unveiled.

In May, a blueberry cultural festival will be staged to showcase Baoshan blueberries and related cultural and creative products.

The town of Baoshan is the cradle of China's blueberry industry. It has a unique blueberry production climate and is positioned at 35 degrees north latitude, which is known as the lifeline of fruit planting.

With 895 planters, 15 professional cooperatives, and 41 high-quality blueberry types, the blueberry planting area in Baoshan town has grown to 1,667 hectares.