On July 28, the villagers of Shangbudi Village, Miaoqian Town, Xia County, were picking peppercorns in the field, and the air was filled with bursts of pepper fragrance. At present, the town's thousands of acres of pepper have entered the mature harvest period, the villagers take advantage of the fine weather, hurry up the picking operation, the field is a busy scene.
In recent years, Miaoqian Town, Xia County, combined with the characteristics of soil and warm climate, has vigorously developed many varieties of high-quality peppercorns such as "Da Hong Pao" and "Lion Head", forming a whole industrial chain of seedling, planting, processing and sales, and becoming an important industry for local farmers to increase their income and get rich. (Contributing photographer Zhang Xiufeng)
Editor: Wei Honghui