Liying Subdistrict Nursery Base

　　I. Scale and Benefits Beginning to Emerge. After years of development, Liying's nursery stock has become a unique agricultural and green resource not only in the district but also across the entire city. Firstly, it has begun to take shape in scale. The nursery area has expanded to 68,000 mu, driving the development of nurseries in surrounding towns and villages, forming a total planting area of 150,000 mu across the district. Nearly 10,000 households are engaged in the nursery industry, including over 1,000 households with an annual income of more than 100,000 yuan from nursery stock, over 208 households earning over 500,000 yuan, and 39 households with incomes exceeding 1 million yuan. Nursery stock has become a leading industry for enriching the people and strengthening the subdistrict. Secondly, the variety is rich. There are over 200 varieties of nursery stock, forming a diversified variety structure led by deciduous trees such as French plane trees, Chinese scholar trees, weeping willows, and ash trees, supplemented by six major categories including evergreens, colored-leaf plants, and tall trees. Thirdly, supply and sales are both booming. On average, 120 million plants of various kinds are sold annually, with sales reaching 500 million yuan, and the per capita income of nursery growers surpassing 10,000 yuan. In 2007, the "Qiaohe King" trademark was successfully registered and selected as a "Shandong Famous Brand Agricultural Product." In 2013, the 7th Chinese (Liying) Plane Tree Festival was successfully hosted, further enhancing the brand effect. Currently, the construction of the China Northern Premium Flower and Tree Distribution Center, covering an area of 3,352 mu with a total investment of 120 million yuan, is being accelerated, and the road network has been completed.

　　II. Industrial Chain Gradually Extending. The rapid development of the nursery industry has also given rise to a number of related industries, creating a "chain effect." Firstly, landscaping engineering companies continue to grow. There are over 14 landscaping companies with Grade 3 or higher qualifications, with an annual turnover of 300 million yuan, having undertaken over 200 greening projects such as Binhu Garden, Xiaobeihu, residential communities, and urban road renovations. Secondly, seedling transportation has developed rapidly. During peak sales seasons, over 200 vehicles come to Liying daily for nursery stock marketing, and there are over 10 circulation enterprises mainly focused on seedling distribution and transportation. Thirdly, leisure fishing is taking initial shape. Leisure fishponds, led by Shengtianxiang Qianhu Fish Park, Jinshan Fish Pond, and Tianyuan Fish Pond, achieve an annual turnover of over 30 million yuan.

　　III. Effective Improvement in Ecological Environment. Firstly, the ecological environment is superior. The development of nursery stock has optimized the ecological environment, making it a "natural oxygen bar" in Jining City, which has garnered widespread attention and favor from all sectors of society. Every weekend and holiday, large numbers of citizens come here to breathe fresh air and enjoy the unique natural scenery created by the nursery stock. Secondly, land resources are relatively concentrated. While developing the nursery industry, the subdistrict’s land resources have been rationally circulated and utilized in a centralized manner, with the establishment of a thousand-mu premium nursery garden and hundred-mu sightseeing spots. The nursery areas are contiguous and well-equipped with supporting facilities such as water, electricity, and roads. Thirdly, ecological agriculture is beginning to take shape. Leveraging Liying’s nursery stock and water system resources, ecological tourism projects focusing on sightseeing, recreation, fruit picking, and leisure have been vigorously developed. Four leisure tourism sites integrating planting, adoption, and picking — Shuimu Tonghua Garden, Beiliuzhuang Folk Village, Jiazhuang Yihe Ecological Park, and Guoshi Farm — have been preliminarily built and put into operation.

　　Address: Nursery Base, Gengnan Village, Liying Subdistrict, Liying Town, Rencheng District, Jining City

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