On Sept. 16, the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival and the fifth China Boxing 
Prawn Festival were held at Qiaozhuang Town, Boxing County, Shandong Province.

In recent years, Boxing County has taken solid steps to advance the "five 
actions" for green and healthy aquaculture. With an investment of 170 million 
yuan, standardized, clean, and intelligent transformations have been carried 
out in over 30,000 mu of continuous aquaculture areas. These efforts have 
continuously tapped into the potential for fishery development and transformed 
the once saline-alkali land into a thriving "golden pool." The prawns produced 
here have several key indicators that surpass those of prawns in traditional 
mariculture. The high-quality water from the Yellow River and the unique 
saline-alkali landform have created a distinct and favorable environment for 
prawn growth in Boxing. Currently, the county boasts a prawn farming area of 
38,000 mu, with over 3,600 households engaged in prawn farming across 10 bases 
spanning an area of 2,000 mu or more. The annual output has reached 28,000 
tons, with an estimated value of 1.5 billion yuan.

The Boxing Prawn Festival has successfully organized five consecutive editions, 
providing a platform for cooperation and exchange in the transformation of the 
freshwater aquaculture industry along the Yellow River. It has played a 
significant role in promoting the conversion of scientific and technological 
achievements, innovation in technological models, and enhancing brand value. As 
"the first town of white prawn ecological aquaculture in China," Qiaozhuang 
Town leverages its advantageous location along the Yellow River. With a focus 
on promoting industrial revitalization and developing all-for-one tourism, 
prawn farming has become the town's leading and prosperous industry, forging a 
distinctive path of modern fishery, cultural tourism integration, and efficient 
agriculture. Qiaozhuang Town will continue to enhance the prestigious brands of 
"Boxing Prawn" and "Binzhou Prawn" and contribute to the ecological 
preservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River region, driving 
the path of rural revitalization.

Source: Information Office of Binzhou Municipal People's Government