The Hong Kong media delegation visited Jiangsu FAMSUN Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and Myande Group Co., Ltd. in Yangzhou on March 26. Executives from the two manufacturers of agri-machinery & grain processing equipment introduced their respective corporation characteristics, noting that their businesses now span more than 80 countries and regions worldwide.
Jiangsu FAMSUN Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Photo by Bastille Post
Despite logistical disruptions caused by the ongoing situation in the Middle East, both corporations stated that the impact remains manageable and that they continue to expand their overseas markets, leveraging their comprehensive solution capabilities and rapid delivery advantages.
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Jiangsu FAMSUN Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Photo by Bastille Post
Mr. Zhou Zhiqiang, Vice President of FAMSUN, Photo by Bastille Post
FAMSUN's products, Photo by Bastille Post
FAMSUN's exhibition hall, Photo by Bastille Post
The corporation's exhibition hall showcases large-scale warehousing projects FAMSUN has undertaken. Photo by Bastille Post
FAMSUN Smart Park, Photo by Bastille Post
FAMSUN Smart Park's workshop, Photo by Bastille Post
The production workshop of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
Mr. Li Xudong, Global Marketing Vice President of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
Myande's scopes of business, Photo by Bastille Post
The innovation center of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
The innovation center of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
The photo wall documenting Myande's development history, Photo by Bastille Post
Two Months, Not Eight: FAMSUN's Speed Advantage Over Europe and America
Mr. Zhou Zhiqiang, Vice President of FAMSUN, stated that the corporation started with feed equipment and has since expanded horizontally into grain storage, livestock farming, and agriculture. Its products are now exported to over 140 countries and regions, with overseas business accounting for more than 55% of total revenue.
Mr. Zhou Zhiqiang, Vice President of FAMSUN, Photo by Bastille Post
He emphasized that the corporation's core competitiveness lies in its "full-solution" approach — not only providing equipment, but also assisting clients with financing and solving operational problems. While European and American competitors typically require 8 to 1o months for delivery, FAMSUN can reduce the timeline to just two to three months.
FAMSUN's products, Photo by Bastille Post
"When clients encounter difficulties, we would find ways for solutions, help them overcome their problems, gain their trust, and even help them resolve some financial issues," Mr. Zhou said. "This is true comprehensive capability."
FAMSUN's exhibition hall, Photo by Bastille Post
The corporation's exhibition hall showcases large-scale warehousing projects FAMSUN has undertaken. Photo by Bastille Post
The corporation's exhibition hall showcases large-scale warehousing projects FAMSUN has undertaken, including the Smart Grain Silo project in Zimbabwe and the "Future Egypt" Grain Silo project in Egypt. The latter has a total storage capacity of approximately 500,000 tons. Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi, the President of Egypt, once personally inspected the site and highly praised the project.
FAMSUN Smart Park: Welcome to the Future of Farming Equipment
FAMSUN Smart Park's workshop is built to international lighthouse factory standards, making it the world's first intelligent factory in the agricultural and livestock equipment field to meet this benchmark. The park houses a global project command center that displays real-time data on construction projects worldwide. AGV robots shuttle across the production lines transporting materials, while automatic spraying and automated warehousing are fully unmanned.
FAMSUN Smart Park, Photo by Bastille Post
FAMSUN Smart Park's workshop, Photo by Bastille Post
The corporation currently serves as the secretariat undertaking unit for the ISO/TC293 Technical Committee on Feed Machinery and the National Feed Machinery Standardization Technical Committee, giving it a direct voice in international standard setting.
Myande: Asia's No. 1 in Grease Pre-Impregnation Equipment
Founded in 2003 with only 40 to 50 employees, Myande set a goal of becoming a "respected global leader in its niche market" by its founder and stayed focused on the corporation's core business for over two decades without deviation.
The production workshop of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
Mr. Li Xudong, Global Marketing Vice President of Myande, stated that the corporation holds approximately 30% global market share and over 80% domestic market share in the grease pre-impregnation equipment field, ranking first in Asia and among the top 2 globally. Its clients include the world's four major grain traders, like ADM, and leading domestic giants like COFCO. "We've spent over a decade building localized marketing channels," Mr. Li said. "Once we identify a business opportunity from a client, our success rate and prediction accuracy are extremely high."
Mr. Li Xudong, Global Marketing Vice President of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
Regarding geopolitical disruptions, Mr. Li pointed out that the most direct impact of the Middle East situation on the corporation has been personnel movement — Dubai is a crucial transit point for travel between the Middle East, Europe, and South America. Sales and service personnel faced travel disruptions at the beginning of the conflict, but have since recovered quickly. He also noted that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has heightened concerns about food security, leading to increased investment in food processing equipment in Russian-speaking countries, which have now become one of Myande's largest market profit contributors.
Myande's scopes of business, Photo by Bastille Post
Myande's New Frontier: Solid-State Fermentation Equipment
In recent years, Myande has expanded its business into solid-state fermentation, developing fermentation equipment and cultivating beneficial bacteria to eliminate the need for antibiotics in feed production, improving food safety from the source.
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The corporation has also maintained a flag-raising ceremony for all employees on the first working day of every month for over 20 years without interruption. When introducing Myande's development history, the executive said: "For us, running a business is like adding water when there's too much flour, and adding flour when there's too much water. With accumulated capital, we expand production capacity. It's this persistence that has brought us to where we are today."
The innovation center of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
The innovation center of Myande, Photo by Bastille Post
The photo wall documenting Myande's development history, Photo by Bastille Post
In late March, the Hong Kong media delegation visited the Confucius Temple, Qinhuai River, Slender West Lake, the Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum, and the Suzhou Pingjiang Historical and Cultural District, following the Grand Canal and waterways from various dynasties. Appreciating lantern festivals, classical gardens, ancient streets, and the timeworn waters, the delegation experienced the cultural heritage of Jiangnan in early spring and witnessed the preservation of the world's cultural heritage sites.
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Nanjing: Qinhuai River's Glimmering Lanterns
On the evening of March 23, the delegation boarded an ornately decorated boat from the Confucius Temple and traveled along the Qinhuai River.
On the water, lotus lanterns, cicada lanterns, rabbit lanterns, and lanterns depicting ladies in ancient costumes and zodiac animals swayed with ripples. The docent explained, "The Qinhuai Lantern Festival and Qinhuai lantern decorations are both national intangible cultural heritage. The classic Qinhuai lantern designs include lotus lanterns, cicada lanterns, and rabbit lanterns, etc." The Qinhuai Lantern Festival, revived in 1984, is now in its 40th year, with the theme "A Thousand Years of Lanterns Illuminating Jinling, A New Chapter Begins at 40th Year." The festival features eight exhibition areas and approximately 390 lantern sets.
On the water, lotus lanterns, cicada lanterns, rabbit lanterns, and lanterns depicting ladies in ancient costumes and zodiac animals swayed with ripples. Photo by Bastille Post
The firewalls of the Hui-style buildings on both banks rose high into the night. The docent explained that the firewalls were "both aesthetically pleasing and, due to their height, provided excellent fire prevention".
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The boat passed Wende Bridge, famous for its alignment with the meridian. Every year on the fifteenth day of the eleventh lunar month at midnight, the bridge's shadow perfectly splits the moon's reflection in the river in two, with half the moon visible on each side — a phenomenon known as "Wende Dividing the Moon."
The Confucius Temple is crowded with visitors. Photo by Bastille Post
According to folklore, the poet Li Bai, while drinking at a tavern near the bridge, saw the moon's reflection in the water and leapt from the bridge in an attempt to catch it, thus adding fame to this extraordinary sight.
Yangzhou: The Enduring Grace of Classical Gardens and Ancient Waterways
On the evening of March 25, the delegation boarded a boat in Yangzhou for a night cruise on Slender West Lake.
Tracing back to history, when Emperor Qianlong traveled south by water, Slender West Lake lay along his imperial route. As the emperor passed through, the salt merchants of Yangzhou vied to build a garden along the shores. Whoever built a more beautiful garden would have the emperor's procession slow down before theirs for appreciation. Driven by the competition, one garden after another rose along the shores, until the lake landscape became "flowers and willows lining both shores, pavilions and terraces stretching all the way to the mountains."
The beautiful scenery of the Slender West Lake at night, Photo by Bastille Post
The docent introduced the history of the Five Pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-Four Bridges, and the Fishing Terrace along the lake. The Five Pavilion Bridge, whose official name is "Lotus Bridge", was originally built during the Qianlong era. The existing White Pagoda and the bridge foundation of the Five Pavilion Bridge are authentic Qing Dynasty relics; the rest were rebuilt after being destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion.
The White Pagoda, Photo by Bastille Post
The docent remarked, "The beauty of Slender West Lake during the day is visible at a glance, but its beauty at night must be comprehended." The lake features a water curtain performance titled "Two Parts of the Moon", inspired by the Tang Dynasty poem: "Of the three parts of the moonlit night under heaven, two parts belong to Yangzhou." Using lights and water mist, the performance brings to life the poetic imagery that scholars have sung of for centuries.
The water curtain performance at night, Photo by Bastille Post
The following day, the delegation visited Jianzhen Road and the Grand Canal Museum. Jianzhen Road is named after the Tang Dynasty monk Jianzhen, a native of Yangzhou who travelled six times to Japan to spread Buddhism. During the flowering season, cherry blossoms bloom along the road, accompanied by creative markets and Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) photography events.
The statue of the Tang Dynasty monk Jianzhen, Photo by Bastille Post
The Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum, located in the Sanwan Scenic Spot, is a national first-class museum. It houses over 10,000 artifacts related to the Grand Canal, spanning from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present day. A key exhibit is a 25-meter-long cross-section of the Bian River channel, retrieved intact from an archaeological site in Henan Province. Layers of bed soil from different dynasties are stacked, allowing visitors to see a cross-section of time itself.
The Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum, Photo by Bastille Post
A key exhibit is a 25-meter-long cross-section of the Bian River channel, retrieved intact from an archaeological site in Henan Province. Photo by Bastille Post
The museum houses over 10,000 artifacts related to the Grand Canal, spanning from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present day. Photo by Bastille Post
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Photo by Bastille Post
Moreover, the museum also features a digital immersive exhibition titled "Love of the River". In 2014, Yangzhou led 35 cities along the Grand Canal in successfully applying for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status.
The exhibits at the museum, Photo by Bastille Post
Photo by Bastille Post
Suzhou: Spring Breathes Life into Ancient Streets and Winding Waters
On the afternoon of March 28, the delegation visited the Suzhou Pingjiang Historical and Cultural District.
Pingjiang Road is approximately 1,600 meters long, and its layout closely matches the Pingjiangtu, a city map of Suzhou in the Song Dynasty. The double-chessboard structure of "parallel waterways and land, streets adjacent to rivers" from the Tang and Song Dynasties has been preserved to the present, earning it the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Award.
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In the springtime, tourists and locals enjoyed themselves along Pingjiang Road, which is not a deliberately constructed tourist attraction, but a living ancient street where people still reside, run shops, and go about their daily lives. Some were even dressed in traditional costumes, strolling amidst the lively atmosphere.
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Near the parking area stands a building hidden within the campus of Suzhou Pingjiang Experimental School — the Dacheng Hall of Changzhou County School, the main hall of the county school. Originally built in the Song Dynasty, the current structure is a reconstruction from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, sharing the same site with the present-day school.
The Dacheng Hall of Changzhou County School, Photo by Bastille Post
As the trip drew to a close, the delegation moved to a lakeside in Suzhou, appreciating the beauty of the flower season and spring scenery.
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Ancient streets and waterways lay on one side, while the springtime lakeside was on the other. One side held a landscape spanning over two thousand years; the other held a modern spring afternoon. Each simply rested in its own tranquility to form a peaceful harmony.
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