On the morning of July 3, the news conference of the 18th Wanhuayan Watermelon Festival was held in Wanhuayan Scenic Spot and the organizers announced that the 18th "Wanhuayan Watermelon Festival" will be held on July 7 to 10.

The Watermelon Festival is jointly sponsored by the City Administration Bureau, the City Tourism Bureau, the City Poverty Alleviation Office, the Wanhuayan Scenic Spot Management Office and Chenzhou Radio FM 99.2. The event with the watermelon as the theme will carry out a number of special sub-events, including the press conference, the opening ceremony of the "Chenzhou Classic" Watermelon Music Festival, the family watermelon football match, tasting watermelons for free and other interesting activities to attract individuals, families and social teams.

The highlight of this watermelon festival is the first music festival. On the evening of July 6th, the opening ceremony of Chenzhou Classic Watermelon Music Festival will be held in Wuling Square, and the national bands such as Noise, Adventurous Legion, Yu Sheng and Wild Peas will gather to bring a rock, folk and pop jazz audiovisual feast together. At the same time, there is also a interesting watermelon eating contest, setting up a 55-inch TV as the ultimate prize.

The Watermelon Festival closely linking to the theme of poverty alleviation, will help increase the income of melon farmers through such activities. At the same time, the form of "Industry + Festival + Tourism" will further expand the brand influence of Wanhuayan watermelon industry, promote the local watermelon industry planting and improve the effectiveness of industry poverty alleviation.

At present, the Watermelon Festival tickets are being booked. The public can purchase the tickets via WeChat Public number and Chenzhou Radio.In addition, a lucky tourist will be selected to receive a prize-a 42-inch TV.