Global vine, wine congress kicks off in northwest China's Ningxia

The 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine opened today in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China's top wine-producing area.

For the first time in a century, the Congress comes to China and Asia, held alongside the 24th General Assembly of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV).

The event has drawn over 800 participants, including delegates from 51 OIV member states and diplomatic envoys to China from 25 countries.

Home to 261 wine enterprises, including 130 wineries,Ningxia produces 140 million bottles of wine annually, nearly 42 percent of China's total.