On July 12, the 17th Wanhua Rock Watermelon Cultural Tourism Festival opening ceremony was held in the Wanhua Rock Scenic Management Area.

The Watermelon Culture Tourism Festival was hosted by the City Urban Management Bureau and the Municipal Tourism Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau, and undertook by the Suxianling - Wanhua Rock Scenic Management Office. Since the first Cultural Tourism Festival, the festival has been built into the tourism festival brand in Chenzhou, has become a major tourist attraction in our city, even has set up the integration development of the two major industries of agriculture and tourism, and has become the model and benchmark to promote the coordinated development of economy and society with tourism industry after more than 10 years of unremitting efforts.

The "watermelon PK contest" was held in the opening ceremony, a weight of 13 kilograms of watermelon winning the title of "watermelon king". In the subsequent watermelon auction love student activities, the "watermelon king" was bought by a warm-hearted people with 2200 yuan. In the morning, the 9400 yuan of love student funds raised through love watermelon auction will all be used for aid education.

In addition, a variety of experience activities were held in the scene. The stone tofu house let the visitors feel the country style and traditional delicious, as well as clowns balloons, folk crafts show, folk snacks, splashing water and other activities let the visitors enjoy the beauty of Wanhua Rock and experience the simple folk customs. The event will last until 16th.

Deputy Director of Municipal People's Congress Gao Aiguo, and Vice Chairman of City Education Foundation He Jianxiang attended the opening ceremony.