From the misty mountains of Yunyang County, a truck loaded with freshly processed chrysanthemums set off along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. The cargo was bound for Southeast Asian countries, where the blooms would soon be turned into fragrant herbal teas.
Once relatively unknown, even among locals, the Three Gorges Yang Ju chrysanthemum brand developed by Yunyang Yunshan Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. has transformed from a local specialty into a sought-after export product that now reaches markets in Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe.
Back in the flower's hometown, the ecological park of Three Gorges Yang Ju is blanketed with fragrant blossoms in late autumn. Local villagers, equipped with bamboo baskets, harvest the chrysanthemums, while visitors enjoy tea tastings and engage in delightful flower-picking experiences among over a thousand potted varieties.
Though modest in size, the chrysanthemums have become the first agricultural product from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to be exported under the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity.
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