On May 16, an academic seminar on “Rural Revitalization and Comprehensive Land Consolidation”was held at the Qilu Model Institute for rural revitalization in Shandong province (Tai'an) , asone ofthe organizers, Vice President Zhang Zhaoming attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech,all members of Qilu Rural Revitalization Research Institute attended the meeting.

The seminar invited eight experts from China Agricultural University, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Lushang Rural Development Group, etc. They have carried out in-depth and extensive academic exchanges in the areas of policies and regulations, theoretical research, and local practice ofrural revitalization, comprehensive land consolidation and ecological restoration. Vice president Zhang Zhaoming explained the relationship between rural revitalization and land use mainly from the aspects of rural revitalization promotion, Qilu Model Building, agricultural rural modernization.

The seminar was hosted by the ShandongLand Science Society, organized by Shandong Agricultural University, the Lushang Rural Development Group and the Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University. More than 300 representatives from research institutes, government departments and the industry attended the conference,which was received 27 papers,among them, 2 first prizes, 4 second prizes, and 6 third prizes were selected. “The Spatial Pattern and Suitability Evaluation of Rural Tourism Resources in Yimeng Old Area-Taking Tanyi Town, Shandong Province as an Example”, submitted by Qilu Rural Revitalization Research Institute,won the first prize.