Imposition photo: On the left, He Li will stand in front of his greenhouse; on the right, He Li will water the strawberry seedlings (taken on July 14). He Li, 30, will be a native of Linxun Village, Dajiao Town, Dai County, Shanxi Province. After graduating from university in 2014, he worked for a hotel in Beijing. In 2017, after learning that the village was vigorously developing the fruit planting industry, he resigned and returned to his hometown to start a business, planting 5 mu of strawberries, 7 mu of peaches and 18 mu of grapes, and the products were sold all over the country, attracting many repeat customers.
Aquaponics, southern fruit and northern species, three-dimensional cultivation, forest medicine intercropping... These fashion-sounding agricultural words are now "taking root" in the fields of hope. With the advancement of the rural revitalization strategy, the prospects for agricultural development are becoming clearer and clearer, and many young people return to their familiar hometowns with new ideas and technologies, devote themselves to the land on which their ancestors have lived for generations, and become the "king of fruits and vegetables" in the new era.
From traditional farming to new technology cultivation, from piecemeal to large-scale operation, from low volume and low price to poor online and offline supply... Nowadays, these young people who are familiar with nostalgia, love the countryside and like to accept new things, use wisdom and sweat to water the hot land of their hometown, bring new vitality to the rural economic development, and cultivate the pastoral songs belonging to the "new farmers".
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Imposition photo: Wang Lulu shows blueberries on the left; Wang Lulu picking blueberries on the right (taken on July 14). Wang Lulu, a villager in Henglingguan Village, Lengkou Township, DaiXian County, Shanxi Province, is a lively "post-90s" girl who returned to her hometown after graduating from college and joined forces with several young people in the village to try out blueberries on the once deserted slopes and succeeded. Now, Hengling Guancun has planted hundreds of acres of blueberries, Wang Lulu has expanded e-commerce sales channels for villagers, and also registered an exclusive trademark to sell high-quality blueberries from her hometown to all parts of the country.
Imposition photo: Yang Zhifeng stands in the vineyard on the left; Yang Zhifeng is in the vines on the right (taken on July 14). Yang Zhifeng, a former programmer in Linxun Village, Dajiao Township, DaiXian County, Shanxi Province, resigned in 2016 and started an orchard with his family. Covering an area of more than 20 acres of fruit greenhouses and more than 30 acres of seedling bases, Yang Zhifeng is well-organized, and he also plans to use his expertise to expand e-commerce channels for villagers and lead more villagers to get rich.
Imposition photo: The left picture shows Long Qiaoling in front of her own greenhouse (taken on July 7); the right picture shows Long Qiaoling's tomato greenhouse (taken on July 7, drone photo). Long Qiaoling, a villager in Liujiapu Village, Liujiapu Township, Xiaodian District, Taiyuan City, was a former full-time mother, and at the beginning of this year, she returned to her hometown with the support of her family, contracted more than 300 acres of land, and began to plant tomatoes in greenhouses. In order to broaden the channels for increasing income, Long Qiaoling invited a professional wall painting team to paint an animation image for the outer wall of the greenhouse while optimizing the tomato varieties, focusing on attracting customers who picked and traveled leisurely, and won a good reputation.
Imposition photo: Xiao Martin shows the packaged cherries on the left; Xiao Martin prunes the cherry tree on the right (taken on July 13). Xiao Martin, a 26-year-old from Xiaobeiya Village, Shangdang District, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, is not very old, but he has rich experience in opening a store. I heard that the cherry market in my hometown has broad prospects, so it is convenient to return to my hometown at the beginning of this year to start a business to plant cherries. Xiao Martin used the computer expertise he learned in college to open an online sales channel for cherries in his hometown.
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Panel photo: Liu Shuang in an orchard in Beisixian Village, Xiyang County, Shanxi Province, on the left, and Liu Shuang inspects the growth of Yulu fragrant pears on the right (taken on July 20). A native of Xiyang County, Shanxi Province, Liu Shuang studied in the Netherlands and later pursued a ph.D. in biology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. At the suggestion of his family, Liu Shuang returned to his hometown to start a business after graduation. She used her professional knowledge to develop a more scientific and effective planting method, increased the yield of Gyokuro pears, and also built an e-commerce platform to package and promote Gyokuro pears in her hometown.
Imposition photo: Shen Yao shows Shen Yao displaying freshly ripe tomatoes; right shows Shen Yao picking tomatoes in a greenhouse (july 14). Shen Yao, a 27-year-old from Huangshan Village in Huguan County, Shanxi Province, worked in the network in Beijing after graduating from university and returned to his hometown in 2019 to develop greenhouse tomato cultivation. Shen Yao's hometown has the advantages of suitable climate, large cultivated land area, smooth sales channels, etc., and is very suitable for the development of planting industry. At present, his family has 18 tomato greenhouses, and this year's expansion plan is steadily advancing.
Imposition photo: Liang Yongqiang showing packaged red apricots on the left, and Liang Yongqiang inspecting the growth of red apricots on the right (taken on July 27). Liang Yongqiang, a 28-year-old from Yaozizhuang Village, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, returned to his hometown in 2013 to start a business planting red apricots. Liang Yongqiang's hometown is the famous local "first village of red apricots", but once due to the lack of sales, a large number of red apricots were not sold. After he returned to his hometown, he helped villagers expand sales channels by docking travel agencies and schools. Today, Liang Yongqiang has planted nearly 100 acres of red apricots, and then plans to build an industrial park with red apricots as the theme to develop rural tourism.
Imposition photo: Chen Chen on the left shows the packaged peach gum (taken on July 22); the right picture shows Chen Chen inspecting the growth of fruit trees in an orchard in Beihuqiao Village, Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province (taken on July 22, drone photo). Chen Chen is a native of Yangcun, Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. He used to work in the construction industry and opened express hotels. In 2016, Chen Chen learned about the development prospects and preferential policies of agriculture and chose to return to his hometown and began to plant new varieties of peach trees. At present, Chen Chen's peach tree planting area has reached more than 500 mu, with an annual output of more than 1 million catties of peaches, driving many villagers to increase their employment and income at the doorstep of their homes.
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Imposition photo: The picture on the left shows Zhou Lei's aquaponic greenhouse in Dongqi Village, Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province; the right picture shows Zhou Lei (left) communicating with the staff at the aquaponic greenhouse (taken on July 23). Zhou Lei is a native of Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. In 2016, after many inspections, Zhou Lei decided to develop the "Aquaponics" circular agriculture project. However, at that time, "aquaponics" did not have mature experience and technology to learn from, and Zhou Lei continued to try and improve the technology, and eventually formed a stable ecological circulation system. In the next step, Zhou Lei intends to cooperate with colleges and universities to continue to improve the level of agricultural science and technology innovation.
Imposition photo: Wang Jie shows tomatoes in a greenhouse on the left (taken on July 28); right is a vegetable greenhouse in YanCun, Taigu District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province (taken on July 28, drone photo). Wang Jie is a native of Yan Village, Taigu District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, and has been working outside the home for many years. Yancun is one of the earliest villages to develop vegetables in the local area, and in 2017, at the suggestion of his family, Wang Jie returned to his hometown to start growing greenhouse vegetables. From the initial 2 greenhouses to the current 11 greenhouses, wang jie planted tomatoes can reach an annual output of 400,000 catties, driving many villagers to find employment nearby.
Imposition photo: On the left, Yan Ze shows Yan Ze displaying crisp pears ready for shipment; right, Yan Ze (first from right) communicates with staff in a fruit warehouse (taken on July 22). Yan Ze, 26, is a native of Yanman Village, Qi County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Qixian is known as the "hometown of crispy pears". In 2017, Yan Ze returned to his hometown after graduating from university and began to engage in the sales and promotion of crisp pears in Qi County. At present, Yan Ze's company has a crisp pear base of more than 20,000 mu, with an annual output of more than 40,000 tons of crisp pears, and has driven more than 300 villagers to increase their income steadily through the way of "company + cooperative + base + farmer".
Imposition photo: Yao Wei is pictured on the left at the strawberry seedling base; the picture on the right shows Yao Wei busy at the strawberry seedling base (taken on July 16). Yao Wei, a native of Weijiayao Village, Wuxiang County, Shanxi Province, worked as a small trader and construction worker before returning to the village in 2016 to develop cream strawberry cultivation. After several years of development, the scale of strawberries planted by Yao Wei has been expanding, which has led to the employment and income of many villagers. In 2019, Weijiayao Village built a rural tourism experience park integrating leisure, catering, picking and accommodation. Yao Wei contracted 5 greenhouses to grow strawberries in the experience park, which attracted many tourists.
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Imposition photo: Li Kai in a vegetable greenhouse on the left (taken on July 14); right picture is a vegetable greenhouse in Shaoliang Village, Huguan County, Shanxi Province (taken on July 14, drone photo). Li Kai, a 27-year-old from Shaoliang Village in Huguan County, returned to his hometown to develop the vegetable industry after graduating from university in 2017. Li Kai transferred 200 acres of land in the village to build a vegetable greenhouse, mainly growing tomatoes, peppers and so on. He took measures such as agricultural super docking, agricultural batch docking, and online sales to open up sales channels for agricultural products. Li Kai also shared his sales experience with villagers engaged in greenhouse cultivation to help them solve the problem of selling agricultural products.
Imposition photo: Zhao Litao is outside the vegetable greenhouse on the left; Zhao Litao is busy in the vegetable greenhouse on the right (taken on July 20). Zhao Litao is a native of Heshangzui Village, Yangqu County, Shanxi Province. In 2015, Zhao Litao, who had worked outside the country for many years, returned to his hometown with the accumulated funds to start a business, and transferred 188 acres of land to develop the vegetable greenhouse industry and edible mushroom cultivation. While docking supermarkets, Zhao Litao carried out "private customization" services, established a model of direct supply and centralized distribution of the base, and uniformly distributed the harvested vegetables and fruits to customers in need.
Imposition photo: The left picture shows Zhao Yanjun in a vegetable greenhouse (taken on July 20); the right picture shows Zhao Yanjun circulating 150 acres of land to build a vegetable planting base (taken on July 20, drone photo). Zhao Yanjun, a native of Southeast Village, Yangqu County, Shanxi Province, chose to return to his hometown to develop vegetable cultivation when he returned to his hometown once in 2014 when he learned that his hometown had launched preferential policies for entrepreneurs returning to their hometowns. Zhao Yanjun adopts the development mode of agricultural tourism garden and ecological picking garden, after a few years, the vegetable planting base has begun to take shape, the base grows cucumbers, lettuce, oil wheat vegetables, tomatoes and other more than 20 kinds of vegetables, but also planted grapes, apricots, nectarines and other more than 10 kinds of fruits, attracting many tourists to come to pick and play.
Source: Xinhua Net