{"id":25441,"date":"2024-01-25T14:30:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T06:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=25441"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:30:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T06:30:52","slug":"food-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Traditional Food Festivals In China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Food festivals are in the form of festivals that bring together delicacies from a certain region or certain regions for exhibition and sales. They are part of the cultural life of many places. It exists in various forms and can exist independently. For example, the famous Qingdao Beer Festival, Shoton Festival, Daxing Watermelon Festival and so on. So what are the famous food festivals in China? The following article will list the famous food festivals in China for everyone, let\u2019s take a look!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#1_Qingdao_International_Beer_Festival%E9%9D%92%E5%B2%9B%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E5%95%A4%E9%85%92%E8%8A%82\" title=\"1. Qingdao International Beer Festival\u9752\u5c9b\u56fd\u9645\u5564\u9152\u8282\">1. Qingdao International Beer Festival\u9752\u5c9b\u56fd\u9645\u5564\u9152\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#2_Tibet_Shoton_Festival%E8%A5%BF%E8%97%8F%E9%9B%AA%E9%A1%BF%E8%8A%82\" title=\"2. Tibet Shoton Festival\u897f\u85cf\u96ea\u987f\u8282\">2. Tibet Shoton Festival\u897f\u85cf\u96ea\u987f\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#3_Mongolian_Horse_Milk_Festival%E8%92%99%E5%8F%A4%E9%A9%AC%E5%A5%B6%E8%8A%82\" title=\"3. Mongolian Horse Milk Festival\u8499\u53e4\u9a6c\u5976\u8282\">3. Mongolian Horse Milk Festival\u8499\u53e4\u9a6c\u5976\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#4_Beijing_Daxing_Watermelon_Festival%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%B4%E8%A5%BF%E7%93%9C%E8%8A%82\" title=\"4. Beijing Daxing Watermelon Festival\u5317\u4eac\u5927\u5174\u897f\u74dc\u8282\">4. Beijing Daxing Watermelon Festival\u5317\u4eac\u5927\u5174\u897f\u74dc\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#5_Hainan_International_Coconut_Festival%E6%B5%B7%E5%8D%97%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%A4%B0%E5%AD%90%E8%8A%82\" title=\"5. Hainan International Coconut Festival\u6d77\u5357\u56fd\u9645\u6930\u5b50\u8282\">5. Hainan International Coconut Festival\u6d77\u5357\u56fd\u9645\u6930\u5b50\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#6_Chinese_Tofu_Culture_Festival%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E8%B1%86%E8%85%90%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E8%8A%82\" title=\"6. Chinese Tofu Culture Festival\u4e2d\u56fd\u8c46\u8150\u6587\u5316\u8282\">6. Chinese Tofu Culture Festival\u4e2d\u56fd\u8c46\u8150\u6587\u5316\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#7_China_Citrus_Culture_Festival%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%9F%91%E6%A9%98%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E8%8A%82\" title=\"7. China Citrus Culture Festival\u4e2d\u56fd\u67d1\u6a58\u6587\u5316\u8282\">7. China Citrus Culture Festival\u4e2d\u56fd\u67d1\u6a58\u6587\u5316\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#8_Xinjiang_Hami_Melon_Festival%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86%E5%93%88%E5%AF%86%E7%93%9C%E8%8A%82\" title=\"8. Xinjiang Hami Melon Festival\u65b0\u7586\u54c8\u5bc6\u74dc\u8282\">8. Xinjiang Hami Melon Festival\u65b0\u7586\u54c8\u5bc6\u74dc\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#9_Hefei_Lobster_Festival%E5%90%88%E8%82%A5%E9%BE%99%E8%99%BE%E8%8A%82\" title=\"9. Hefei Lobster Festival\u5408\u80a5\u9f99\u867e\u8282\">9. Hefei Lobster Festival\u5408\u80a5\u9f99\u867e\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/food-festivals.html\/#10Chengdu_Food_Festival%E6%88%90%E9%83%BD%E7%BE%8E%E9%A3%9F%E8%8A%82\" title=\"10.Chengdu Food Festival\u6210\u90fd\u7f8e\u98df\u8282\">10.Chengdu Food Festival\u6210\u90fd\u7f8e\u98df\u8282<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Qingdao_International_Beer_Festival%E9%9D%92%E5%B2%9B%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E5%95%A4%E9%85%92%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>1. Qingdao International Beer Festival\u9752\u5c9b\u56fd\u9645\u5564\u9152\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-qingdao.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Traditional Food Festivals In China-qingdao\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-qingdao.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-qingdao-300x188.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%E9%9D%92%E5%B2%9B%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E5%95%A4%E9%85%92%E8%8A%82\/1411073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Qingdao International Beer Festival<\/a> was founded in 1991 and opens on the second weekend of August every year and lasts for 16 days. The festival is co-sponsored by relevant national ministries and commissions and the Qingdao Municipal People&#8217;s Government. It is a national festival integrating tourism, culture, sports, economy and trade. The Qingdao International Beer Festival was founded in 1991. It opens every year on the second weekend of August, Qingdao\u2019s prime tourist season, and lasts for 16 days. The festival is co-sponsored by relevant national ministries and commissions and the Qingdao Municipal People&#8217;s Government. It is a large-scale national festival integrating tourism, culture, sports, economy and trade. It\u2019s Asia\u2019s beer event. Nowadays, the Oktoberfest has become a grand festival that highlights the unique advantages and charm of Qingdao city. It uses beer as a medium to showcase Tsingtao Beer Company and the city.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Tibet_Shoton_Festival%E8%A5%BF%E8%97%8F%E9%9B%AA%E9%A1%BF%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>2. Tibet Shoton Festival\u897f\u85cf\u96ea\u987f\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-tibet.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Traditional Food Festivals In China-tibet\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-tibet.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-tibet-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>The Shoton Festival, also known as the Tibetan Opera Festival, is one of the traditional festivals of the Tibetan people in Tibet. According to Tibetan explanation, the Shoton Festival is a festival for eating yogurt. It is held every year on July 1 of the Tibetan calendar and lasts for four or five days. Shoton is a Tibetan translator, which means &#8220;yoghurt feast&#8221;, so the Shoton Festival is interpreted as a festival for drinking yogurt. Later, it gradually evolved into mainly performing Tibetan opera, also known as the &#8220;Tibetan Opera Festival&#8221;. According to the regulations of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism (Yellow Sect), every year from June 15th to 30th in the Tibetan calendar is a forbidden period. Lamas in large and small temples are not allowed to go out to avoid stepping on bugs. The ban can only be lifted on June 30th. Go down the mountain. When the lama comes down the mountain, farmers and herdsmen take out yogurt as offerings, forming the Shoton Festival. The traditional Shoton Festival begins with an exhibition of Buddha. The main content is Tibetan opera performances and Tibetan opera performances, and mass amusement parks. There are also wonderful yak racing and equestrian performances. The 2009 Shoton Festival in Lhasa, Tibet will start on August 20th and end on August 26th. During this period, the Lhasa International Marathon will be held. The center of the festival is Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa. This used to be the summer garden of the Dalai Lama, the local political and religious leader of Tibet. When the festival comes, a brightly colored tent city will emerge overnight in Norbulingka and the surrounding woods, and several lively and bustling festival streets will form. Almost the entire city of Lhasa has moved into this green world, and all People live a wild life surrounded by singing and dancing. Deep and passionate singing accompanied by unique musical instruments on the plateau spreads in the shadow of the trees. This is the most energetic day for Lhasa people.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Mongolian_Horse_Milk_Festival%E8%92%99%E5%8F%A4%E9%A9%AC%E5%A5%B6%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>3. Mongolian Horse Milk Festival\u8499\u53e4\u9a6c\u5976\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-menggu.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Traditional Food Festivals In China-menggu\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-menggu.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-menggu-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>The Mare Milk Festival is a traditional festival of the Mongolian people, which mainly focuses on drinking mare&#8217;s milk wine. Popular in Xilingol League of Inner Mongolia and some pastoral areas of Ordos. Usually held in late August of the lunar calendar, the date is not fixed and lasts for one day. In order to celebrate the harvest and bless each other, in addition to preparing enough mare&#8217;s milk wine, they also entertained the guests with &#8220;hand-grilled meat&#8221;, held horse racing activities, invited folk singers to sing congratulations, and presented gifts to the old Mongolian doctors. It is said that the Naadam Festival originated from this. Every morning on this day, herdsmen get up early, put on their festive costumes, ride on fat and strong horses, or ride in carts, cars, or trailers, bring kumiss and other food to the designated location, and kill sheep and cattle as usual. , prepare milk food, light a cow dung fire, and cook hand-meat. Because it is an indispensable item for them to celebrate the festival. During this period, of course, a few qualified people would recite praises and congratulations. When the sun rises, the horse racing begins. The participating horses are all two-year-old ponies, symbolizing the prosperity of the grassland and also to evoke people&#8217;s respect for mare&#8217;s milk. After the horse racing is over, people have a traditional feast, with festival poems recited to the accompaniment of the morin fiddle, and singers singing heartily. At this time, the joy of harvest is intertwined with drinking, singing, toasting, and wishing good luck. The silent grassland seems to be dancing happily along with people&#8217;s cheers. When the sunset rose, people dispersed one after another carrying the joy of the festival.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Beijing_Daxing_Watermelon_Festival%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%B4%E8%A5%BF%E7%93%9C%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>4. Beijing Daxing Watermelon Festival\u5317\u4eac\u5927\u5174\u897f\u74dc\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-beijing.jpeg\" alt=\"Top 10 Traditional Food Festivals In China-beijing\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-beijing.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Top-10-Traditional-Food-Festivals-In-China-beijing-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>China accounts for 40% of the world&#8217;s watermelon planting area, and its output ranks first in the world. Watermelon is native to the tropical deserts of Africa and was introduced to the Western Regions (Xinjiang, China) through the &#8220;Silk Road&#8221; before the Han Dynasty. In the mid-Liao Dynasty, it was commonly cultivated in Beijing and northern China. During the Jin Dynasty, it became the main melon product offered to the imperial palace and the Ancestral Temple in summer. Daxing watermelon was used as a tribute until the end of the Qing Dynasty, and it continued in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Watermelon planting in Daxing District is centered in Pangezhuang area. More than 200 villages under the jurisdiction of 6 towns around Pangezhuang are engaged in watermelon cultivation, among which Pangezhuang watermelon is the most famous. The annual watermelon planting area in Daxing is about 80,000 acres, with a total watermelon output of 260 million kilograms. Both area and output rank first among the districts and counties in the suburbs of Beijing. The long history of planting watermelons has formed Daxing&#8217;s unique watermelon culture. In 1988, as proposed by the main leaders of the District Party Committee and District Government, the District People&#8217;s Congress formed a resolution to designate June 28 every year as the Watermelon Festival (it was changed to May 28 after 2001). In accordance with the festival concept of &#8220;building image with culture, gathering popularity with plot, and cultivating business opportunities with display&#8221;, activities such as cultural performances, economic and trade negotiations, sightseeing tours, product exhibitions, and watermelon competitions will be carried out during the Watermelon Festival.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Hainan_International_Coconut_Festival%E6%B5%B7%E5%8D%97%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%A4%B0%E5%AD%90%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>5. Hainan International Coconut Festival\u6d77\u5357\u56fd\u9645\u6930\u5b50\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Every year at the end of March or early April, coconut festivals are held in Haikou, Sanya, Tongshi, Wenchang and other places in Hainan Province. This is a comprehensive and international large-scale business and tourism cultural festival in Hainan Province with public participation and open to the world. Hainan Island is also called &#8220;Coconut Island&#8221;, and coconut trees are the symbol of Hainan. During the festival, various places in Hainan Province will hold various colorful activities: Haikou has a &#8220;Coconut Street&#8221; and a coconut lantern festival; taste delicious coconuts in Wenchang County, the hometown of coconuts; and in Tongshi City, the Li and Miao people will celebrate their grand festival. During the Carnival &#8220;March 3&#8221;, you can see the marriage customs and ancestor worship ceremonies of the Li and Miao people; Sanya has the &#8220;International Dragon Boat Race&#8221; and &#8220;Folk Martial Arts Competition&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Chinese_Tofu_Culture_Festival%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E8%B1%86%E8%85%90%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>6. Chinese Tofu Culture Festival\u4e2d\u56fd\u8c46\u8150\u6587\u5316\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The China Tofu Culture Festival is hosted by the former Ministry of Commerce, the former Ministry of Domestic Trade, the former State Domestic Trade Bureau, and the China Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Anhui Provincial People&#8217;s Government and hosted by the Huainan Municipal People&#8217;s Government. It is held on September 15th every year on both sides of the Taiwan Strait (Huainan and Taipei) At the same time, the international business travel cultural festival integrating culture, tourism, economy and trade has been held in Huainan for 16 consecutive times since 1992. Tofu is a traditional health food with a history of more than 2,000 years. Huainan has left a glorious page for the ancient civilization of mankind in terms of the production and consumption of tofu and the tofu-based tofu culture, and has also made due contributions to the modern civilization of mankind.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_China_Citrus_Culture_Festival%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%9F%91%E6%A9%98%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>7. China Citrus Culture Festival\u4e2d\u56fd\u67d1\u6a58\u6587\u5316\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Shimen County has produced oranges since ancient times. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Li Qunyu, the editor of Hongwenguan and the famous poet, had a lofty evaluation of Shimen citrus as &#8220;the best in the world of delicious food, and more frost tangerines help the freshness of the grass.&#8221; After thousands of years of cultivation, it has now formed a large scale with an area of 440,000 acres, an average annual output value of 400,000 tons, and a comprehensive output value of more than 700 million yuan. It has successively won the titles of &#8220;China&#8217;s Hometown of Citrus&#8221; and &#8220;China&#8217;s First County of Early Ripening Mandarin Oranges&#8221;. &#8221; and other titles, citrus has become &#8220;Shimen&#8217;s business card, agricultural pillar, and economic source.&#8221; The China Citrus Culture Festival is a three-day event held from time to time in September or October every year. The festival activities mainly include: First, economic activities (mainly including the &#8220;Zaoshi Citrus Market Opening Ribbon Cutting and the Ministry of Agriculture of the People&#8217;s Republic of China Designated Fruits&#8221; &#8220;Market Listing&#8221;, &#8220;Exhibition of New Citrus Products, New Technologies, New Achievements and Economic and Trade Fair&#8221;, &#8220;On-site Observation Meeting on Citrus Product Reform and Navel Orange Bagging in Hunan Province&#8221;, &#8220;Ecological Agricultural Tourism Forum&#8221;); the second is citrus cultural activities; The third is the Orange Township tour activity.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Xinjiang_Hami_Melon_Festival%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86%E5%93%88%E5%AF%86%E7%93%9C%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>8. Xinjiang Hami Melon Festival\u65b0\u7586\u54c8\u5bc6\u74dc\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Hami Melon Festival is hosted by the Hami Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. Since 1993, it has lasted for 8 sessions and 19 years (as of 2012). It has now developed into a &#8220;Hundred Flowers Blooming&#8221; exhibition with melons as the medium, which is held in Xinjiang and even across the country. A brand event with certain influence. In July every year, Hami has ushered in the 8th Hami Melon Festival. It has been 19 years since Hami City held the first China Hami &#8220;Sweet Journey&#8221; Hami Melon Festival in 1993. The first Naomao Lake &#8220;Golden Queen&#8221; cantaloupe won the gold medal. The more influential ones started from the fourth session. Huayuan Township in Hami City is mainly inhabited by ethnic minorities and is a place where cantaloupes have been grown for generations. The reason why the Hami melons in Hami Garden Township are delicious is not only the technical factors of melon cultivation experience passed down from generation to generation, but also closely related to the local soil, temperature, sunshine time and other environmental factors. During the Melon Festival every year, the business situation is relatively good, the prices of melons and fruits are good, and the number of tourists has relatively increased. The merchants mainly come from all over the country, and even foreign merchants such as Hong Kong and Japan. Hami\u2019s fruits have gone global.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Hefei_Lobster_Festival%E5%90%88%E8%82%A5%E9%BE%99%E8%99%BE%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>9. Hefei Lobster Festival\u5408\u80a5\u9f99\u867e\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Hefei Lobster Festival is a major folk festival in Hefei, Anhui Province, China. Hefei Lobster Festival originated on May 28, 2002. Hefei&#8217;s lobster industry is among the &#8220;Top 50 Chinese Festivals&#8221;, and Hefei, the capital of Anhui province, was awarded the &#8220;Freshwater Lobster Capital of China&#8221; by the China Fisheries Association. At present, the total economic value of Hefei&#8217;s lobster industry has reached more than 2 billion yuan, reflecting that the &#8220;China\u00b7Hefei Lobster Festival&#8221; has been established as a brand festival with local characteristics. &#8220;China\u00b7Hefei Lobster Festival&#8221; is a major folk festival in Hefei City, Anhui Province. China\u00b7Hefei Lobster Festival&#8221; has led the consumption fashion of leisure food culture in Anhui. &#8220;Hefei Lobster&#8221; means the emergence of a new type of culture&#8212;leisure culture. &#8220;Eat lobster, drink beer, and make friends&#8221; has formed an urban People&#8217;s leisure culture includes Ningguo Road, Hongxing Road, Wuhu Road, etc. Every summer night, the entire Ningguo Road becomes a &#8220;lobster city that never sleeps&#8221;. People sit in outdoor restaurants on the roadside to eat lobsters and drink beer.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10Chengdu_Food_Festival%E6%88%90%E9%83%BD%E7%BE%8E%E9%A3%9F%E8%8A%82\"><\/span><strong>10.Chengdu Food Festival\u6210\u90fd\u7f8e\u98df\u8282<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>China (Chengdu) International Food Tourism Festival is a large-scale brand festival organized and cultivated by Sichuan Province and Chengdu City. It has been held annually since its inception in 2004. 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