The 2021 Conghua science and technology week kicked off on May 22. 

The event's launch ceremony was held at Conghua base of Guangzhou Flower Research Center. Zhou Gengbin, deputy head of Conghua district government, as well as representatives from local science and technology education bases, enterprises, associations, and colleges attended the ceremony. 

In recent years, Conghua, in South China's Guangdong province, has been striving for innovation-driven development, attaching equal importance to science popularization and innovation, and improving innovation development systems covering science discoveries, technology inventions, industry development, ecology optimization and talent incubation. In particular, the flower industry in Conghua, a major district with agricultural resources, has achieved positive progress in technology innovation and effectively increased local farmers’income. 

Science and technology week is an influential mass science popularization activity, and a key measure to stimulate vitality in innovation and entrepreneurship. By reviewing the district's innovation achievements, the public are expected to have better understanding of independent innovation and to be more involved in scientific activities, boosting entrepreneurship and employment. 

During the event, the flower base will be open to the public for free. There will be a plant cloning factory and potted flower production demonstration, among other events. The local science education bases, colleges, research institutions and enterprises will provide a series of presentations and interactive activities to the public, all for free.