A food expo was held in Beijing to promote farm products from Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]

An exhibition to promote food products and agricultural produce from Wuzhong city, Ningxia Zhuang autonomous region, was held recently in the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing.

Located in the central part of Ningxia, Wuzhong city has a population of 1.43 million, of which half is Muslim.

With a favorable natural environment and climate, the city is famous for its agricultural produce.

The exhibition area of more than 1,400 square meters, featured the city's signature produce including wine, organic food, beef and mutton.

This year, Wuzhong city also plans to hold similar exhibitions in 16 cities including Shanghai, Xiamen in Fujian and Guangzhou in Guangdong province, to promote its agricultural products.

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