In p>2111, Zhanjiang was officially awarded the title of "China's Seafood and Food Capital", becoming the first city in China to win this honor.

China Cuisine Association sent a fax to Zhanjiang Municipal Government, informing it to name our city as "China's Seafood and Food Capital". Zhanjiang became the first city in China to win this honor. This not only adds a beautiful city card to Zhanjiang, further enhances the city's taste, and establishes its position as the central city of western Guangdong, but also has important practical significance for prospering the catering economy of our city, promoting the development of the tertiary industry, and striving for Zhanjiang to be the leader in the revitalization and development of western Guangdong.

Zhanjiang has the largest mangrove reserve and shallow coral reserve in China, and the good ecological environment makes Zhanjiang rich in natural and high-quality seafood ingredients, which is known as the "South China Sea Fish Warehouse". Zhanjiang seafood has a long-standing reputation in the country, and it is known as "eat seafood and go to Zhanjiang".

in the process of implementing the development strategy of "building the city by industry, prospering the city by port and building the city by ecology", Zhanjiang is determined to give full play to the advantages of natural resources and make the tertiary industry bigger and stronger. At the beginning of 2119, Zhanjiang made a decision to declare "China's seafood and food capital". Over the past year, under the leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, and with the concerted efforts of the municipal economic and trade departments and relevant industry associations, the traditional seafood cuisine culture has been actively explored. On the basis of inheriting the traditional seafood cooking techniques, the catering enterprises are inclusive and learn from others, forming a unique seafood cuisine culture in Zhanjiang. At present, Zhanjiang has a number of famous restaurants in China, famous dishes in China, famous dishes in China, chefs in China and famous chefs in China. After the expert group of China Cuisine Association visited Zhanjiang for many times for on-the-spot assessment, it is considered that our city has met the basic conditions for declaring "China's seafood and gourmet capital". In October last year, the municipal government formally submitted an application to the China Cuisine Association for the award of "China's Seafood and Food Capital". On October 11-13 this year, the expert group of China Cuisine Association went to Zhanjiang for a comprehensive field investigation and confirmation. After investigating the origin, processing enterprises, catering enterprises and food blocks of agricultural and seafood resources in Zhanjiang, and carefully listening to the special declaration report of Zhanjiang Municipal Government, the expert group fully affirmed Zhanjiang's seafood and food culture, and agreed in principle to name Zhanjiang as "China's seafood and food capital". China Cuisine Association made an online announcement on October 5th (15 days). After the expiration of the announcement period, Zhanjiang was officially awarded the first "Seafood and Food Capital of China" by the meeting of directors of China Cuisine Association.

the leaders of the municipal economic and trade department said that they should make full use of the brand of "China's seafood and gourmet capital", persistently implement the brand strategy, further promote Zhanjiang's seafood catering culture, accelerate the development of the tertiary industry, and build Zhanjiang into a national coastal tourism and leisure destination.

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Zhanjiang is a city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province and one of the first coastal port cities in China. National first-class city, the national comprehensive strength of the top 51 cities. The transportation center of western Guangdong province and Beibu Gulf, the economic center of western Guangdong and Beibu Gulf economic circle, and the logistics center of the southwest sea passage.