Amid the cool autumn air, tens of thousands of roses are in full bloom at an automated smart greenhouse located in Fuhan township, Gansu province. The greenhouse is one of three such facilities that are part of a Flower Port project initiated by the Linxia Yinong Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Investment Co, covering a total area of about 200,000 square meters in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture.
The project was launched in October last year and has cultivated around 1.5 million rose seedlings so far.
Thanks to modern agricultural technologies, such as an automatic temperature and humidity control system and an integrated smart irrigation and fertilization system, this facility is capable of producing around 200,000 fresh-cut roses daily, earning the name "rose gigafactory" in the local community.
With an average elevation of 2,000 meters and abundant sunlight in a dry climate, the prefecture has become an excellent location for rose cultivation. In Fuhan, home to approximately 40,000 residents, the rose industry has enabled many local farmers to become industrial workers.
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