Dafang county of Bijie, Guizhou province, hosted a marketing fair to promote its characteristic agricultural products in Guangzhou's Tianhe district from Sept 8 to 12.

More than 30 companies brought over 50 Dafang-based agricultural products, including gastrodia elata, edible mushrooms, beef, walnut milk, shredded dried tofu, and honey. The county's cultural tourism products, such as Yi ethnic group costumes, Dafang lacquerware, and paintings by Dafang farmers, were also promoted.

Featured agricultural products and snacks from Dafang are showcased at the marketing fair. [Photo/WeChat account: dfxxcb]

"Thanks for this marketing fair, Bijie's agricultural and sideline products are being sold outside of Guizhou," said Guo Yifei, sales director of Guizhou Sunshine Food.

In addition, several contracts of intention were signed during the event, totaling about 180 million yuan ($24.74 million). Among them, Tianhe's supply and marketing cooperatives signed an intended order with the Dafang bureau of commerce that was worth 12 million yuan.

The venue for the marketing fair is located at the subway entrance of Tianhe's Haiyue City Plaza, which attracts over 30,000 visitors per day. [Photo/WeChat account: dfxxcb]

The marketing fair aimed to deepen industrial and consumption cooperation between Dafang and Tianhe. It has broadened sales channels for Dafang's agricultural products, which helps increase farmers' incomes and contributes to the rural vitalization.