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In August, Shanghai suburb real estate pears were listed. When it comes to pears in Shanghai, "Cangqiao Crystal Pear" from Songjiang is a representative brand.
Walking into the Songjiang Cangqiao crystal pear base, the eyes are full of emerald green, fruitful, full and round fruits adorned with branches. Now is the ripening period of 'Emerald Crown', and when you pick a cut of the fruit, it is a snow-white flesh with thin skin and crispy flesh, juicy and sweet, with a sweetness of up to 12 degrees. Early in the morning, the fruit farmers were busy picking and packing, delivering fresh pears to the public, and after a while, customers drove to the base to buy and taste the fresh.
Good reputation comes from good quality. Cangqiao Crystal Pear Base is close to the bank of the Huangpu River, and the clean and excellent water quality and the "green and purple mud" rich in organic matter have laid a good foundation for its growth. As a national geographical indication protected product, "Cangqiao Crystal Pear" has the characteristics of "crisp, sweet, fresh and beautiful", and has won the A-level certification of China's green food, and has won the gold medal of the China Green Food Expo for many times.
In the 50s of the last century, farmers in the Kuraqiao area had the habit of planting pear trees, but for a long time, the quality of pears was not high in the form of individual farmers and free-range planting. Until 2000, in order to do a good job in the "grain reform" article, Cangqiao Town at that time was determined to plan 2,000 acres of land to develop the pear industry, and registered the "Cangqiao Crystal Pear" trademark with the place name. After that, Cangqiao Crystal Pear Variety Base, Shanghai Cangqiao Crystal Pear Development Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Cangqiao Crystal Pear Professional Cooperative were established one after another, starting a new stage of Songjiang pear industry.
The introduction of high-quality varieties is the first step towards high quality of "Kurahashi Crystal Pear". 'Early Birth New Water' and 'Cuiguan' are the leading varieties of "Kurahashi Crystal Pear". "There are many typhoons in Shanghai in summer, which often lead to fruit drop and cause losses to pear trees, so we choose early-maturing varieties such as 'early growth and new water'." Qian Peihua as the former deputy mayor of Cangqiao Town in charge of agriculture, is the "Cangqiao crystal pear" brand growth participants and witnesses, in the 90s of the last century, the base began the introduction of "early new water" varieties of trial work, in 2004, in the national early pear grade standard seminar and high-quality product competition, "early new water" won the gold medal of high-quality early pear in one fell swoop. Subsequently, the cooperative introduced the variety 'Cuiguan' from the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, which now accounts for 80% of the total area of pear cultivation in Shanghai.
In addition to having good water, good soil, and good varieties, it is also inseparable from good technology. Since the establishment of the brand for more than 20 years, Shanghai Cangqiao Crystal Pear Professional Cooperative has always been committed to standardized and standardized planting. "At present, the planting area of 'Cangqiao crystal pear' is more than 1,700 acres, and the model of 'base + research institute + cooperative' is adopted, so that pear farmers can plant according to unified technical regulations, such as fertilization according to the formula, artificial pollination, batch harvesting, etc." Jin Fenglei, head of Shanghai Cangqiao Crystal Pear Development Co., Ltd., said that through unified brand, unified packaging, unified technology, unified agricultural materials, and unified pricing, the product quality is checked throughout the process. "Authentic Cangqiao crystal pear has a unified packaging, and when the public buys, they can look for products with Cangqiao crystal pear trademark and green food logo."
In addition, in order to promote the development of the pear industry, in April and October every year, the Cangqiao Crystal Pear Base will carry out two technical trainings, and will also invite domestic pear experts to give lectures every month, and many pear farmers in the Yangtze River Delta region will come to visit. "Now, based on the Shanghai Pear Research Institute, we are constantly researching and developing new cultivation technologies suitable for the local area, and promoting them after the demonstration of the base." Jin Fenglei said that at the same time, the base is also breeding new varieties, hoping that the combination of multiple varieties will extend the listing period, improve the brand influence, and bring more real estate pears to the public.
Text / photo: Zhang Ziyi