洛迪省位于意大利北部，隶属伦巴第大区，位于阿达河右岸平原，南距米兰市仅30公里，面积782平方公里，人口22.7万。公元前5世纪，洛迪即为居民点。12世纪被破坏，后由巴巴罗萨的腓特烈一世重建。1976年5月10日拿破仑在洛迪战役中打败奥地利，从而控制了伦巴第。

农业和畜牧业作为该省的传统产业，规模较大，农场平均面积35公顷以上，较邻近地区有明显优势，是意大利最重要的农业和养殖业中心之一，同时也是欧洲重要的畜牧业地区。帕达诺科技园位于洛迪市郊区,是从事食品基因研究的国际中心，在农业食品领域实现了诸多突破和创新。牧畜产值在该省农业占49%，存栏数也是邻近地区的三倍。洛迪省发达的农业和畜牧业带动了诸如饲料、肉食和乳品、面包等食品加工业的发展。

洛迪省旅游资源丰富，交通便利，环境质量在意大利103个省中排行13。每年3月至10月，众多的游客到该省田园度假理想地观光和休闲。著名的建筑物有12世纪罗马式大教堂、因科罗纳塔教堂等。此外，该地区还因生产“古老的洛迪陶瓷”而远近闻名，洛迪陶瓷制造业在十八世纪和十九世纪上半叶达到鼎盛时期，不论是从“大火”烧制技艺还是从单色或多色装饰的创新和精致程度上来说都是如此。

云南省与洛迪省于2002年6月8日正式缔结友好省关系。自结好以来，双方在高层互访和文化交流方面开展了友好交流与合作。2012年9月，云南省副省长高峰率云南省文化代表团访问了洛迪省，与意大利洛迪省签署了《关于中国云南省与意大利洛迪省领导人会晤情况备忘录》，双方将在遗产保护、艺术互展、学术交流、人才培训、食品安全等方面开展合作。

Province of Lodi, Italy

Situated on the right bank of the Adda River in North Italy, Lodi is a province under the jurisdiction of Lombardy Region, with an area 782 km2 and a population of 227,000. Only 30 km north of Milan, Lodi had become a settlement in the 5th century BC. It was destroyed in the 12th century and rebuilt by Frederick I of Barbarossa. On May 10, 1976, Napoleon defeated the troops of Austria in the Battle of Lodi, getting Lombardy under his control.

Agriculture and animal husbandry are traditional industries in the province. The area of average farms here is generally 35 hectares or more. Compared with neighboring areas, Lodi has obvious advantages as one of Italy’s most important agricultural and farming centers, and an important livestock husbandry region in Europe. Padano Technology Park is situated on the outskirts of the Lodi city. As an international center of genetic research in food, the Park has seen many breakthroughs and innovations in the agricultural food sector. Livestock production value accounts for 49% of Lodi’s agriculture production, with a livestock number three times of its neighboring areas. Developed agriculture and animal husbandry led to the development of food industries, such as feed, meat and dairy products and bread processing.

Lodi boasts rich tourism resources, convenient transportation and good environmental quality ranking 13th among all the 103 provinces in Italy. From March to October every year, a large number of tourists flock to the idyllic resorts of the province for sightseeing and leisure. The most famous buildings here include the Romanesque cathedral built in the 12th century and the Chapel of the Incoronata. The area is also famous for the time-honored Lodi ceramics industry which dates back to the 18th century. The ceramics producing technique reached the highest point in the first half of the 19th century, in terms of firing techniques, as well as innovation and sophistication of its single-color and multi-color decoration.

Since Yunnan and Lodi officially became friendship provinces on June 8, 2002, the two sides have seen substantive results in various fields and frequent exchanges of high-level visits. In September 2012, a cultural delegation led by Mr. Gao Feng, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province visited Lodi, and signed an MOU on his meeting with the leading officials of Lodi, determining their future cooperation in heritage protection, art exhibition, academic exchanges, personnel training and food safety.