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EVENTS | 动态

Yunnan wild mushrooms favored by Chinese Forest musk deer spotted

consumers in Jingdong

云南野生菌深受消费者喜爱 云南景东发现林麝
Entering the rainy season since
June, Yunnan sees wild edible
mushrooms hitting the market.
Chinese foodies travel to Yunnan to
taste them or simply buy them online.
With increasing popularity
among Chinese consumers,
Yunnan's wild mushrooms
have gradually become a new
consumption trend, and the
production value has been
rising. According to data from The staff of Mt. Wuliang and Ailao nature reserve
the Yunnan Edible Mushroom recently captured images of a forest musk deer by a
Industry Upgrading and With approximately 900 species also ensures freshness of wild infrared camera in Jingdong county, SW Yunnan’s Pu’er.
Development Office, the province of wild edible mushrooms, the mushrooms. Li Qingpei, deputy With a tiny population, the forest musk deer belongs
produced some 316,100 tons of province houses 90% of the head of northwest Yunnan’s to the national first-class protected wild animals. In 2008,
wild edible mushrooms in 2022, country's total wild mushrooms, Diqing Tibetan autonomous it was categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
valued at 25.054 billion yuan. serving as the primary source of prefecture, said Diqing has Good at walking on rugged mountains and steep cliffs,
A restaurant in Kunming ushers the rare matsutake and truffles. partnered with "SF Express" to the deer mainly distributes in the southwest of China at
in some 1,000 customers for the The Kunming-based operate dedicated cargo planes an altitude of 2,000-3,800 meters.（Jingdong Media
mushrooms every day. "Wild Mushuihua market is the hub for for matsutake transportation since Cente）
mushrooms have become a must-order trading edible wild mushrooms 2021. Diqing is a top produce of
dish, and the delicious Niuganjun, in Yunnan. According to Zhai Yunnan wild mushrooms, and its
porcini mushrooms, is particularly Zhanshi, head of the market matsutakes can be air-freighted
popular," said Zong Dezhi, executive department, the market is visited to over 60 Chinese cities in 24 Malaysia food event
chef of the restaurant. by 20,000 daily, with a trading hours and to 200 cities nationwide opens in Kunming
Yunnan is known as the volume of 200 tons. within 48 hours.（Yunnan
Kingdom of Wild Mushrooms. An improved logistics system Gateway） 马来西亚美食节在昆明启幕

Wild Asian elephants spotted in Mohan
磨憨拍摄到野生亚洲象出没影像

A total of 43 wild Asian
elephants were recently spotted
approaching residential areas in
Mohan town, Southwest China's
Yunnan Province.
So far, locals have been giving
the herd a wide berth and no
incidents of physical harm to
residents have been reported.
th
Reported by local villagers The 4 Malaysia Food and Cultural Festival kicked off
to the Kunming fire and rescue in central Yunnan’s Kunming city on July 7.
detachment on July 12, the Asian The festival displays coconut rice, curry chicken,
elephant herd was found trampling rice noodles, milk jelly and other Malaysian cuisines. A
and eating crops at farms traditional dance was staged by a Malaysian art troupe,
belonging to the town's Mohan- amusing those present at the event a lot.
Boten Economic Cooperation migration of the Asian elephant elephant resources have led it to "The population in Malaysia consists of Malays,
Zone. herd. A total of 60 unmanned coming up with more "humane Chinese, Indians, Javanese and others. The ethnic
After days of monitoring by aerial vehicles and more than measures" to deal with herds. diversity of the country has resulted in our unique food
the local fire department, the 10 constantly updated "elephant Since 2010, the Xishuangbanna culture," said Faizal Bin Shani, Malaysian consul general
Asian elephant herd has been journey" maps are being used to local government has been in Kunming, hoping that Chinese folks could know more
seen approaching residential areas guide locals to safe places. investing 14.71 million yuan about Malaysia through food.
twice and now seems to be moving Home to wild Asian elephants, ($2.04 million) annually to Malaysia is a popular destination among Chinese
slowly toward farms belonging to Yunnan is known for its rich provide an "Asian elephant tourists. Li Yinning, general manager of Crowne Plaza
the town's Molong village, which biodiversity. In 2021, the news of insurance" service with an Kunming Center Hotel, said that since the beginning of
is roughly around eight kilometers an Asian elephant herd moving insurance company. this year, an increasing number of Chinese tourists have
away from the Mohan-Boten north from their home brought the Villagers will be compensated returned to Malaysia for tropical sunshine and lovely
Economic Cooperation Zone. animals into the public spotlight. for any damage caused by the beaches.
Six firemen with the Kunming Li Jun, an expert specializing elephants by the government Jointly organized by the Malaysian Consulate General
fire department have formed i n e t hi c a l hum an-a ni m al through means of this commercial in Kunming and the Crowne Plaza Kunming Center
a professional monitory team relationships, told the Global insurance program.（Yunnan Hotel, this year's food festival will last for two months.
to continuously "spy" on the Times that the province's rich Gateway，photo by Xinhua） （Yunnan Gateway）