(230609) -- YINCHUAN, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 8, 2023 shows Chateau Zhihui Yuanshi, a local winery in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries, as well as the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo, kicked off Friday in Yinchuan, offering a unique platform for exploring new growth models for the wine-making industry and sharing new opportunities for international cooperation. Ningxia boasts about 583,000 mu (about 38,867 hectares) of vineyards and approximately 138 million bottles of wine are produced here each year. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)