The 7th World Strawberry Congress was opened on February 18 in Changping District, Beijing. Hui Liangyu, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee attended the opening ceremony and opened the 7th World Strawberry Congress and Strawberry Expo Park.

Chen Zhili, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Luo Fuhe, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Antonio Monteiro, chairman of the International Horticultural Society attended the opening ceremony.

After the opening ceremony, leading comrades like Hui Liangyu and Liu Qi visited the Strawberry Expo Park together with Chinese and foreign guests. In the popular science culture exhibition area, they listened to the report on the overall planning and construction of the park, and watched the strawberry soilless cultivation and irrigation technology display. In the China Strawberry Technology Exhibition area, they learned about the germplasm resource reserve and three-dimensional cultivation of strawberries from the staff with great interest. Mode, etc. During the visit, they pointed out that vigorous development of characteristic agriculture such as the strawberry industry plays an important role in optimizing the structure of the agricultural industry, promoting the continuous increase of income of farmers, and promoting the building of a new socialist countryside. To meet market demand, develop the strawberry industry according to local conditions, create a well-known brand, and increase production efficiency. We must rely on scientific and technological innovation, increase the collection of quality germplasm resources and the development of varieties of independent intellectual property rights, improve the level of cultivation techniques and industrialization, and strengthen the construction of circulation and processing systems. We must make full use of such a platform as the World Strawberry Congress to strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in agricultural science and technology, increase the intensity of introducing, digesting and absorbing advanced agricultural technologies from abroad, and provide strong technical support and technological services for modern agricultural construction.

The theme of the 7th World Strawberry Congress is “Health, Development, and Sharing” and was jointly sponsored by the International Horticultural Society, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, the Academy of Engineering, and the Chinese Horticultural Society. It was held in Changping, Beijing from February 18th to 22nd. District held. This conference was held for the first time in Asian countries. It was the first time that a combination of academic conferences and exhibitions and exhibitions was held. On the basis of academic discussions and exchanges, activities such as new results presentations and industrial investment negotiations were also held, attracting 66 countries and More than 1,000 academic representatives from the region and more than 200 domestic and foreign companies participated in the exhibition.

The World Strawberry Conference was founded by the International Horticultural Society in 1988 and is held every four years. It has successfully held six sessions so far. At present, the World Strawberry Conference has become the highest-level academic conference for the exchange of strawberry production, science and technology and industrial development across the world. It is also an international platform for aggregating advanced production factors, building industrial brands, and developing regional cooperation.