Xinjiang Agricultural Expo Park is located in Changji City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in the core area of Changji National Agricultural Science and Technology Park. The park was planned and constructed in 2010 and officially opened to the public in 2011, with a planned area of 2,300 mu. It is a national 4A tourist attraction. The park consists of three major functional areas: the Exhibition and Expo Area, the Agricultural Science and Technology Exhibition Area, and the Leisure and Sightseeing Tourism Area. It is a national-level science popularization education demonstration base, a national-level agricultural industrialization demonstration base, and an autonomous region-level leisure agriculture demonstration base. The park has 20 high-standard, modern intelligent greenhouses covering an area of 100,000 square meters, as well as buildings such as the Convention and Exhibition Center and the Xinjiang Agricultural Exhibition Hall.
History and Culture
The Changji region where Xinjiang Agricultural Expo Park is located has a long history of farming. The Xinjiang Agricultural Exhibition Hall in the park is designed with wheat as the main element. Through diversified display methods, the hall comprehensively presents the development history of Xinjiang's agriculture, farming culture, local customs, and characteristic agricultural products, highlighting the spiritual core that "Xinjiang is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the cultures of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang have always taken root in the fertile soil of Chinese civilization and are an inalienable part of Chinese culture." Since its completion, the park has gradually become an important platform for the display and scientific research exchange of agricultural scientific and technological achievements at home and abroad. It has also successfully held large-scale exhibitions and festivals such as the "Science and Technology Fair", "Seed Fair", "Agricultural Machinery Expo", "Chrysanthemum Festival", "Agricultural Carnival", and the first Xinjiang Live Insect Exhibition, promoting the development of exhibition economy and enriching the local cultural life.
Main Attractions
Future Agricultural Science and Technology Museum
The venue was built in February 2022, covering an area of more than 16,000 square meters. It adopts a venation-type glass greenhouse structure and integrates technology leadership, production demonstration, and integrated development. It is a national leading demonstration window for agricultural high-tech. It is divided into three independent units: the Vertical Agriculture Exhibition Area, the Leaf Vegetable Factory Demonstration Area, and the Fruit Vegetable Factory Demonstration Area, displaying modern agricultural cutting-edge scientific and technological technologies such as robot intelligent navigation, vertical greening, bionic spiral cultivation, container agriculture, mobile multi-layer three-dimensional track cultivation systems, automatic reciprocating circular rotating frame systems, and barley grass plant factories.
Tropical Fruit and Flower Hall
The hall is planted with various tropical fruits and flowers, such as banana trees and datura flowers, allowing visitors to feel the tropical atmosphere in Xinjiang and feel as if they are in a tropical botanical garden.
Succulent Plant Hall
Here are displayed various succulent plants, with different shapes and charm, making it a must-visit place for succulent lovers. Visitors can enjoy different varieties of succulents and buy some favorite succulent plants to take home.
Phalaenopsis Hall
The hall mainly displays phalaenopsis. Visitors can observe the morphological structure and growth environment of phalaenopsis, learn the production process of phalaenopsis, and understand some basic knowledge of phalaenopsis. The hall has a rich variety of phalaenopsis with gorgeous flowers, which are of great ornamental value.
Flower Garden
Constructed by Shanghai Sunqiao Agricultural Company, the design adopts a mixed approach, integrating the cultural elements of the Silk Road as the main thread. It is divided into a flower viewing area, a theme color area and a back garden area according to functions. The theme color area is divided into a gorgeous orange garden, a passionate red garden, a romantic purple garden and a bright yellow garden.
Agricultural Informatization Hall
It displays tropical plants and fruits, as well as light source cultivation box seedling technology, deep liquid flow cultivation technology, and closed intelligent plant factories. Visitors can understand the differences between fruits in the north and south and feel the application of agricultural technology in plant cultivation.
Food
Roasted Mutton Skewers
Selected fresh mutton, after special marinating, is roasted over charcoal fire, with a crispy exterior and tender interior, and a fragrant smell. It is one of the characteristic foods in Xinjiang.
Hand-Grabbed Mutton
The mutton is cut into large pieces, cooked, and then eaten directly by hand. It is original in flavor, tender in meat quality, and tastes very delicious with special seasonings.
Nine Bowls and Three Rows
It is a traditional food of the Hui nationality, composed of nine bowls of dishes arranged in three rows, with both meat and vegetables, rich in nutrition and mellow in taste.
Hui Banquet
It includes a variety of characteristic dishes of the Hui nationality, such as powder soup, meatball soup, oil fragrance, etc. The dishes are rich and the taste is unique, allowing visitors to taste the authentic Hui food.
Admission Ticket
The admission ticket is 48 yuan per person.
You can search for the official WeChat public account "新疆农业博览园" in WeChat to get the latest information or purchase tickets online.
Opening Hours
From April 21 to October 20: 10:00 - 18:30; from October 21 to April 20 of the following year: 10:30 - 18:00, closed on Mondays (if there are festivals and holidays, the activities will be open as usual, and the closing time will be postponed). Subject to the announcement of the scenic area.
Tour Route
If you are short of time, you can choose the route: Wedding Photography Base - A1 Agricultural Informatization Hall - A3 Smart Agriculture Hall - A5 Phalaenopsis Hall - C-area Flower Hall - B2 Modern Agriculture Exhibition Hall - B4 Flower Garden, which takes about 2 hours to visit. If you have enough time, you can choose the route: Wedding Photography Base - A1 - A2 - A3 - A5 - A8 - A6 - A4 - Romantic Flower Sea Base - C - B1 - B2 - B4 - B6, which takes about 3 hours to visit.
Transportation
- Bus Route: Take Bus No. 8 at Yazhong and the State Post Office and get off at the Agricultural Science and Technology Park.
- Self-driving Route: Enter Changji Urban Area, drive to Lvzhou Road and turn right, drive north to the end and turn right onto Changwu Highway, and drive about 4.5 kilometers. The park is on the right side of the road.
Must-visit Attractions
- Future Agricultural Science and Technology Museum: A national leading demonstration window for agricultural high-tech, displaying many cutting-edge scientific and technological technologies of modern agriculture, and experiencing the perfect combination of technology and agriculture.
- Tropical Fruit and Flower Hall: You can see various tropical fruits and flowers, feel the tropical atmosphere, and appreciate the charm of a tropical botanical garden in Xinjiang.
- Phalaenopsis Hall: The hall has a rich variety of phalaenopsis, with delicate and beautiful flowers. It is a good place to admire phalaenopsis and learn relevant knowledge.
- Flower Garden: Integrating the cultural elements of the Silk Road, it has a wide variety of flowers and colorful colors, with a unique cultural atmosphere and ornamental value.
Tour Tips
- The recommended tour time is 2 - 4 hours. If you are interested in agricultural technology and plant flowers, you can appropriately extend the tour time.
- Pay attention to sun protection measures when visiting in summer. The park is sunny, so avoid sunburn.
- Pay attention to keeping warm when visiting in winter. Although the indoor exhibition hall is at a suitable temperature, you should wear thick clothes when walking outdoors.
- You can carry a camera or mobile phone. There are many beautiful plants and landscapes in the park, which are suitable for taking photos as souvenirs.
Notes
- Abide by the regulations of the park and do not touch or damage plants at will.
- Do not make loud noises in the exhibition hall, keep quiet, and avoid affecting other visitors' visits.
- Pay attention to food hygiene, especially when tasting local food, choose regular restaurants and stalls.
- If you bring children to visit, take good care of them to avoid children running and playing in the park and causing accidents.