大家好,我是乐陵市人民政府市长王大山,很高兴在这里向大家介绍“中国金丝小枣之乡”——乐陵。
 
       乐陵,位于鲁冀两省交界处,素有“齐燕要塞”“冀鲁枢纽”之称,是京津冀协同发展、黄三角开发两大国家战略实施的叠加区,是山东省确定的七个县级区域性中心城市之一,也是中国优秀魅力城市、中国最具投资潜力百强城市。
 
       乐陵是一座古朴厚重、崇文尚武的历史之城。这座千年古县,2300多年来始终未易其名。这里有江北规模最大、保存最完整的文庙大成殿;这里是碧霞元君故居,泰山奶奶普度众生、济世救民的故事传颂至今;这里孕育出东汉处士祢衡、现代书法名家孙轶青等一批杰出人才;尚派形意拳、梢头棍等非物质文化遗产,锻造着乐陵人的体魄与精神。
 
       乐陵是一座流淌着革命基因的红色之城,是冀鲁边区抗日根据地的核心区。山东抗日的第一缕烽火在乐陵燃起,铸造了“南有沂蒙山,北有冀鲁边”的红色文化。这里流传着肖华、宋哲元等抗日将领的英勇事迹,英雄母亲常大娘用大义大爱掩护和救助了无数抗日将士,乐陵人“敢为人先、大爱为国、不屈不挠、团结奉献”的红色基因薪火相传。
 
       乐陵是一座以枣为根、因枣扬名的生态之城。这里有世界上最大的千年枣林,森林覆盖率在95%以上,负氧离子是平原地带的5倍,被称为“天然氧吧”“养生乐土”,是国家AAAA级旅游景区、国家级森林公园和中国农业旅游示范点。乾隆皇帝曾御笔写下“枣王”匾,大文学家纪晓岚发出“乐陵传此种,海内云无偶”的赞叹,清代诗人吴泰庞在此留下了“六月鲜荷连水碧,千家小枣射云红”的佳句。这里枣林风光浑然天成,四季景致各有韵味:仲春,嫩叶初展,一派生机;初夏,涌绿滴翠,花香蜂绕;金秋,碧叶如玉,枣红如海;深冬,虬枝盘曲,如龙群舞。我们已经连续举办30届“中国·乐陵金丝小枣文化旅游节”,千年枣林早已成为中外游客心驰神往的休闲圣地。
 
       乐陵是一座越品越有滋味的“健康之城”。我们立足枣林生态优势,构建了独具乐陵特色的大健康产业体系,健康食品、体育健身、生物医药等产业蓬勃发展,已成为中国最大的金丝小枣生产基地、调味品集散地、奥运器材生产基地,以及全球最大的马铃薯种质资源库,我们已连续举办7届“中国乐陵红枣暨健康食品产业博览会”。来到乐陵,您既能品尝到火枣茶、枣切糕、醉枣、枣香牛排、黄面枣林鸡等传统枣美食,又能体验现代化生产技术带来百种枣百样吃的全新感觉。
 
       乐陵是一座充满生机的活力之城。今日的乐陵,政务服务高效便捷,亲商氛围日益浓厚,发展态势强劲有力,正在高质量发展快车道上全速前行。五金机械装备、食品和农副产品深加工、新能源汽车、生物医药等七大现代产业集群蓄势待发,正在向百亿级产业的目标坚实迈进。“海内存知己,天涯若比邻”,我代表70万枣乡儿女,诚挚邀请各方朋友来乐陵旅游观光、投资兴业。枣乡乐陵,早来枣好!


       Hello, everyone. I'm Wang Dashan, Mayor of the People's Government of Laoling. I'm glad to introduce to you Laoling, the hometown of Chinese ziziphus jujuba.
 
       LaoLing is located at the junction of Shandong province and Hebei province, known as the "fortress of Qi Yan","hub of Ji Lu" . It is the superposition area of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development and the Yellow River delta development two big implementation of national strategy. It is one of the decided seven regional central cities at the county level in Shandong province, and also the outstanding charm city, the most investment potential top cities in China.
 
       Laoling is a historical city of ancient simplicity, advocate civil and military.This millennium ancient county has not changed its name for more than 2,300 years. Here has the largest and best preserved Confucious' temple in Jiangbei. Here is the former residence of Bixiayuanjun, the story of Taishan grandmother's helping countless beings and benevolent spread till now. Here born a group of outstanding scholars such as Miheng of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the modern calligraphy master Sun Yuqing. The intangible cultural heritages of Shangpai Xing Yi Quan,Shaotougun, forged the body and spirit of the people of Laoling.
 
       Laoling is a red city that circulates revolutionary genes and is the core area of the anti-Japanese base area in the Jilu border area. The first beacon fire of Shandong Anti-Japanese War was fire in Laoling, which created the red culture of "Yimeng Mountain in the south and Jilu border in the north". Here spread heroic deeds of Xiao Hua, Song Zheyuan and other anti-japanese general, heroic mother aunt Chang  cover and rescue countless anti-japanese soldiers with righteousness and love. The red genes of Laoling people "dare to be first, great love for the country, perseverance , unity and dedication" are passed on from generation to generation.
 
       Laoling is an ecological city with jujube as its root and famous for jujube. Here has the world's largest millennium jujube forest, the forest coverage rate is more than 95%, and the negative oxygen ion is five times of the plain area, known as "natural oxygen bar", "health paradise". It is the national 4A-level tourist attractions, national forest park and China agricultural tourism demonstration site. Emperor Qianlong once wrote the "jujube king" plaque, the great litterateur Ji Xiaolan praised the "Laoling pass down jujube, is the best in the world" . The Qing Dynasty poet Wu Taipang left "lotus of June green as water, thousand jujube shine cloud to be red" here. Here jujube forest sight in natural, scenery of four seasons have their own flavor. In spring, young leaves come out full of vitality. In summer, with green and flower and bees around. In autumn, green leave like jade and red jujube like sea. In winter, branch twisted such as dragon dance. We have held 30 consecutive "China · Laoling ziziphus jujuba culture tourism festival", the millennium jujube forest has become a popular leisure destination for Chinese and foreign tourists.
 
       Laoling is a “healthy city” that is more and more tasteful. Based on the ecological advantages of jujube forest, we have built a large health industry system with unique Laoling characteristics.The health food, sports and fitness, biological medicine and other industries are developing vigorously, and it has become China's largest ziziphus jujuba production base, condiment distribution center, Olympic equipment production base, and the world's largest potato germplasm database. We have held 7 consecutive "China Laoling jujube & health food industry expo". Come to Laoling, you can not only taste traditional jujube delicacies such as Huozao tea,jujube cake,liquor jujube,jujube steak,yellow flour jujube chicken and so on, but also experience the new feeling of 100 kinds of jujube eating with modern production technology.
 
       Laoling is a vibrant city full of vitality.Today's Laoling, with its efficient and convenient government service, increasingly pro-business atmosphere and strong development momentum, now is moving forward at full speed on the fast track of high-quality development. Seven modern industrial clusters, including hardware machinery and equipment, food and agricultural and sideline products deep processing, new-energy vehicles, and biomedicine are poised, and are making solid progress toward the goal of ten-billion-level industry. “A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near”. On behalf of the 700,000 people of jujube town, I sincerely invite friends from all over the world to visit and invest in Laoling. Jujube town Laoling, the earlier the better!