On the morning of April 20th, the 2024 poetry and painting Cao Ejiang Shangyu cherry picking ceremony was held in the cherry square of Zhufeng Village, Xiaguan Town, announcing that 2,500 acres of Xiaguan cherries ushered in the best picking season.
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University College of Science and Technology and Arts School of Cultivation and Culture Promotion College was established and awarded, the villages of Xiaguan Town and ten enterprises in Hangzhou Bay Shangyu Economic Development Zone signed a party building joint construction agreement, the introduction of new cherry varieties of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the signing of a letter of commitment for honest management by large cherry households, and the release of cherry picking and tourism routes in Xiaguan Town...... The cherry picking ceremony fully demonstrated the unique charm of the tourism resources, high-quality and efficient business environment and the spirit of hard work, and it was also glad to see the gathering of universities, enterprises, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the base and other forces to sing the song of youth of "ploughing and reading the ancient town", and boosting the "red cherry" industry to light up the "red hope" and bring sweet days.
"The unique geographical and climatic environment has given birth to the unique qualities of the downtube cherries. Our cherries here not only have many kinds and delicious tastes, but also have obvious characteristics of base and industrialization, and have become the core area and signature picking area of 'Zhejiang Cherry Township'. Zheng Weiqin, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and mayor of Xiaguan Town, introduced that the cherry, known as the "first fruit of spring branches", is the earliest ripe fruit in the "Four Seasons Fairy Fruit Tour" family in Shangyu District. Xiaguan Town, as the largest cherry producing area, is also one of the main cherry producing areas in the province, with more than 300 years of cherry planting history, the existing cherry planting area of more than 2,500 acres, of which the abundant area is more than 1,500 acres, the town 9 administrative villages are planted, has formed a "east and west two lines" industrial pattern (that is, Lushan - Zhufeng line, Guanliang - Xinzhuang line), a total of 4 varieties (short stalk, Wuyi, amethyst, Hongfei), at present, the cherries are mainly short-stemmed cherries, and the fruits ripen from late April to early May, and the picking time is about a week.
The spring is infinitely good, and I see cherry red again. Agate-like red cherries hang on the branches, and a large number of tourists come to pick and sightsee when they hear the news, and the faces of cherry growers are full of harvest joy. "We are looking forward to the good weather, looking forward to the cherry picking to bring a good harvest!" "Zhufeng Village cherry planter Ren Zhejun planted more than 10 acres of cherries, a total of more than 1,500 plants, the total output is expected to be 5,000 to 6,000 catties, can increase the family's income by more than 300,000 yuan, "we are in the Yunan Mountains, cherries are more delicate, not resistant to long-distance transportation, thanks to the development of agricultural and cultural tourism, so that more and more tourists, cherry sales are becoming more and more prosperous." ”
The cherry planting area in our village has reached 1,200 acres, and the abundant production area is about 800 acres. With the improvement of varieties, the expansion of planting area, and the continuous improvement of village-level infrastructure, it has attracted more and more picking tourists, which has greatly increased the income of fruit farmers. From the mouth of Dong Jianqiang, secretary of the general party branch of Zhufeng Village, it was learned that in order to lengthen the cherry industry chain, in recent years, Xiaguan Town has continued to explore the combination of idle farmhouse promotion and cherry ecological and cultural tourism, actively introduced private capital, and worked together to build a demonstration site for rural living rooms, which really tasted the "dividend" of the integration of agriculture, culture and tourism.
Walking in Zhufeng Village, I saw an abandoned farmhouse by the stream, which has become a "Lime and Cherry" Internet celebrity restaurant by the designer, the old ancestral hall that has been sleeping for many years has been transformed into a private restaurant of "Fenglin Pavilion", and the village-level property that has been idle for many years has been turned into 9 personalized homestays...... The maker team composed of professional designers, catering operators and new media operators has invested more than 2,000 yuan to revitalize 4 idle farmhouses in the village, which not only brings nearly 100,000 yuan of collective economic income to the village every year, but also injects a steady stream of power into the revitalization of the countryside.
In recent years, Xiaguan Town has taken the "beautiful Xiaguan Revival Dream" as its development goal, continuously improved the ecological environment, upgraded the infrastructure, and focused on the development of all-for-one tourism, through the construction of provincial and beautiful rural characteristic boutique villages, 3A scenic villages, etc., the operation of municipal research camps, the "Guanxishang" series of township cultural activities and the holding of special activities such as cherry picking ceremonies, and constantly gathered popularity, expanded brand influence, and made "cultivating and reading the ancient town and Maoyong's hometown" This golden business card of cultural tourism is getting brighter and brighter, and it also makes this thousand-year-old town more and more youthful.