Laizhou Denghai Seed Industry Co., Ltd.

Laizhou Denghai Seed Industry Co., Ltd.

Attraction Title: Rural Tourism (Leisure Agriculture & Rural Tourism Demonstration Site)

Shandong Denghai Seed Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the listed companies in the seed industry. It serves as the supporting institution for the National Corn Engineering Technology Research Center (Shandong) and is currently the only “National Innovative Enterprise” in China’s seed industry. The company has a registered capital of 176 million yuan, total assets of 1.5 billion yuan, and currently employs 859 people. It has 3 holding subsidiaries and 6 branch offices, and has set up 32 R&D institutions and research stations across the country. The company owns a 90-hectare experimental farm and a 20-hectare breeding base in Hainan. It also operates a biotechnology laboratory and a pathology laboratory built to national key laboratory standards, and undertakes major national research projects. Through independent innovation in breeding, the company has successively developed more than 100 compact corn hybrid varieties, among which 72 corn hybrids and 13 waxy corn hybrids have been approved by the state and relevant provinces and cities, with 20 vegetable varieties also certified. The company holds 72 plant variety rights and 11 patents. The “Denghai” brand trademark has been recognized as a “Well-Known Trademark of China.” For 40 consecutive years, the company has carried out uninterrupted research on high-yield corn cultivation techniques, pioneering the path of high-yield compact corn in China, and has set and broken China’s and the world’s summer corn yield records seven times. In 2005, the super corn variety “Chaoshi No. 1” created by Denghai Seed Industry achieved a yield of 1,402.86 kilograms per mu, which is currently the highest summer corn yield record in the world. The company has won 26 national and provincial-level awards including the First Prize of National Science and Technology Progress, the First Prize of National Spark Program, and the First Prize of Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress.

The Denghai Seed Industry Agricultural Tourism Demonstration Site fully utilizes agricultural activities, technological demonstrations, and leisure entertainment to organically integrate ecological, production, and living functions, as well as complement the strengths of the primary and tertiary industries. While enhancing the level and efficiency of the primary industry, it enriches the content of the tertiary industry, achieving a unified benefit in ecology, economy, and society. The site directly employs over 300 tourism professionals, provides direct employment for 96 people, and indirectly creates 73 job opportunities. It has driven added-value benefits such as product sales for the company, totaling 4.6 million yuan. Since its launch in 2008, the site has received over 500,000 visitors, including government leaders, domestic and international tourists, and social groups, generating total tourism revenue of over 5 million yuan, creating significant economic and social benefits.

Address: Sanshandao Subdistrict, Laizhou, Yantai

Transportation Guide

Self-driving Guide:

1) Drive 16.2 km along the Yantai-Laizhou Port Expressway, then turn left

2) Drive 10 m, then turn slightly left ahead

3) Drive 2.2 km, then turn right

4) Drive 2.3 km to reach the destination (on the left side of the road)