On the morning of June 8, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Hi-tech Industrial Park to launch Xiangfan Jinying-Baihe Agricultural Products Co., Ltd's herbal medicine project. The project, covering a land of 125 mu, is expected to be invest a total of 310 million yuan. It's the fourth medical integrated project in Xiangfan after Longzhong pharmaceutical, Tongjitang and Dadingshan. 
     Local officials Chen Wanbo, Ye Min, Zhan Changzhong, Wang Lifu, Li Xiaohui and Guo Gongda attended the ceremony.
     Xiangfan Jinying-Baihe Agricultural Products Co., Ltd, located in Xiangfan Hi-Tech Zone, is a comprehensive enterprise engaged in herbal cultivating, treating and sales. The project is expected to process medicinal herbs 5,000 tons annually. It can accommodate more than 2,000 Chinese herbal medicine processing and trade operators. Trading volume will hit 12.0 billion yuan and tax will be 1.56 billion. In addition, more than twenty thousand jobs will be offered.
     In order to promote the project, authorities of Hi-tech Industrial Park, Tuanshan Zhen and Taiziwang village actively provide their services. At present, water and electricity have been applied for installment. Planning and architectural design has been reported to Municipal Bureau for Urban Planning. The project land is now being leveled. (written by Huang Min, Li Yanping, Yu Huili  edited by Chen Qian)