Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected the city of Maoming, south China's Guangdong Province.
Xi went to a village in Genzi Township, Gaozhou City of Maoming.
At the village, Xi visited a lychee orchard and a longan and lychee cooperative to learn about local efforts to develop distinctive planting industry and advance rural revitalization.
Maoming is a coastal city, located in the southwest of Guangdong province. It is a strong fruit producer in China, with Gaozhou, one of its county-level cities, famous for litchi planting and related industries. And its other county-level cities, Xinyi and Huazhou, produce high quality plums and pummelo peels.
Maoming is a must-visit place for foodies. Braised duck with starfruit, stewed chicken in bamboo tubes, fried oysters, Shuidong duck porridge, just to name a few.
This city is blessed with beautiful scenery. It is home to the Dianbai Bohe Fishing Port, one of the three largest fishing ports in Guangdong. There is a beach resort of over 10 kilometres in Maoming Coastal Park, Fangji Island, noted for its seawater clarity; Maoming Forest Park, a place for refreshing, and the West River Hot Springs, another popular tourist destination.
Source: GDToday & Xinhua
