Everyone knows about rice, but have you ever heard of upland rice? No, in the north of Xiaofengying Village, Kangzhuang Town, Yanqing District, 100 acres of dry rice fields were successfully planted for the first time. During the National Day holiday, citizens and tourists can come to Yanqing to experience the joy of opening the sickle.
On the morning of October 2, the New Era Civilization Practice Gathering and Xiaofengying Upland Rice Opening Ceremony in Kangzhuang Town, Yanqing District were held. At the upland rice opening ceremony, the guests held sickles and walked into the golden rice fields to harvest upland rice. In the rice fields, many "painters" are painting, under the blue sky and white clouds, the rice fields are endless, and the paintings freeze the autumn harvest scenery in a moment.
It is reported that with the theme of "Kangzhuang Avenue Beautiful Rice Fragrance Celebration Harvest", this event set up a number of areas such as the upland rice sickle opening ceremony experience area and the new era civilization practice collection of Kangzhuang Town. With "rice" as the medium, the activities covered multiple links such as rice painting sketching, grass ring making, upland rice science popularization, upland rice farming knowledge and entertainment quizzes, rice field photo check-ins and villagers' harvest performances, etc., fully demonstrating the in-depth integration and development of rural culture and agricultural production.
The upland rice opening ceremony experience area has attracted many tourists and citizens to participate. Here you can experience rice painting making and grass ring weaving, and feel the gift of nature and the fun of creativity. Accompanied by their parents, the children excitedly shuttled between the rice fields and participated in knowledge and entertainment quizzes, which not only increased their knowledge but also enjoyed the fun of parent-child interaction. At the event site, there were "paintings" of pumpkins, winter melons, carrots, watermelons and other vegetables and fruits, which attracted many people to take pictures.
It is reported that the upland rice harvested this time is the result of the first large-scale trial planting in Yanqing District. This year, in order to revitalize land resources and improve production efficiency, Kangzhuang Town actively explored new paths for agricultural development, cleared and ploughed about 110 acres of abandoned cultivated land in Xiaofengying Village, and successfully introduced a new upland rice variety "Hanxiang No. 1" for planting. The high-quality experimental field ushered in the opening of the sickle, exploring a new way for agricultural planting in Yanqing District.
On the same day, the New Era Civilization Practice Gathering in Kangzhuang Town was held simultaneously and lively, with a variety of agricultural products and handicrafts. Tourists can not only taste fresh upland rice, but also buy high-quality agricultural products such as organic vegetables, fruits, and eggs brought by local farmers' cooperatives, fully experiencing the simplicity and richness of the countryside.
In addition, Yanqing District also held an exhibition and promotion meeting of agricultural products of professional farmer cooperatives, where more than 20 professional farmer cooperatives sold high-quality and high-price agricultural products on the spot, and consumers could purchase agricultural products through online live broadcast rooms and on-site observation.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Liu Yang
Photo/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Yuan Yi
Editor/Zhang Peng