China-UAE Friendship Forest of Date Palm in Wenchang Highlights Silk Roads Agricultural Cooperation

Dates Palms, traditionally grown in the UAE and known as “the golden fruit of the desert,” are thriving even faster on Hainan Island. Why is that? What kind of sweet results can China-Arab agricultural collaboration along the Silk Roads bring? For this episode of “Caravans, Dhows and Coconuts: The Silk Roads across Land and Sea,” the crew films at the China-UAE Date Palm Friendship Forest in Wenchang. Taste Hainan-grown dates and enjoy the double delight of this cross-cultural partnership.