Laiyang is rich in pears and is world-famous. It is known as "Pear Town of China". Laiyang pear is not only delicious, but also famous for its spectacular scenery winding for dozens of miles. It is said that in Pear Town in April, pear blossoms are like white snow, smoke from kitchen chimneys, wandering among pear trees and lingering under them, making people fly like fairies.

Since 199 1, the Laiyang municipal government has invited Chinese and foreign tourists to hold a pear blossom festival here every April 20th, to enjoy the scenery of pear town with "a thousand pear blossoms, a stream of willows and a stream of cigarettes" and the rural scenery of Laiyang farmers. Laiyang is located in the hinterland of Jiaodong Peninsula, bordering the Yellow Sea T-shaped Bay in the southeast. Administer 14 towns, 4 sub-district offices, 1 economic development zone and 784 administrative villages.

The total population is 890,000, with a total area of 1.734 square kilometers, cultivated land area of 1.2 million mu and coastline length of 1.5 kilometers. According to the lunar calendar, whenever Grain Rain, pear blossoms. 199 1 hold the first Laiyang pear flower festival. Led by Laiyang Municipal People's Government, this festival aims to expand foreign contacts and attract investment by taking flowers as the medium and taking festivals as the wedding day.

The contents of the Pear Blossom Festival include flower viewing, sightseeing and shopping in the pear orchard, involving many activities such as finance, culture and foreign affairs. Pear tree Wang Zhi was planted in Chongzhen period of Ming Dynasty, with a tree age of more than 400 years, which is the longest existing ancient pear tree in Laiyang. The crown of this ancient tree covers an area of 300 square meters and the annual output of pears is about 300 kilograms.