Dayang Network News "Lingnan early spring first fruit" loquat fragrance, Guangdong top ten "most beautiful orchards" opened the door to welcome guests. On the morning of the 26th, the 12th Loquat Festival and Pomelo Flower Sniffing Activity in Conghua District of Guangzhou City opened in Xiangmi Mountain, Lutian Town, Conghua District. Tourists flocked to the scene, not only tasting the first batch of ripe loquat in early spring, but also following the guide to walk up the hiking avenue around the mountain and roam the "Huaguo Mountain".
The loquat festival is full of fruit aroma The annual output of the fruit village is 100,000 catties of loquat
On the display stand in front of you, freshly picked loquat is freshly picked, and as far as the eye can see, the loquat trees that are spreading over the mountains are full of golden loquats that are about to ripen... On the 26th, the 12th Loquat Festival in Conghua District, Guangzhou City, was officially opened at the Xiangmishan Ecological Fruit Village in Anshan Village, Lutian Town, Conghua District, and the scene was full of fruit, and tourists who came to "taste the early" were endless.
The reporter learned that the annual output of loquat in Xiangmi Mountain this year is about 100,000 catties, which is basically the same as last year. Due to the warmer weather during the Spring Festival, loquats generally ripen slightly earlier this year compared to last year, and the picking period will continue until the beginning of May. In terms of price, special grade loquat 38 yuan / catty, first-class loquat 28 yuan / catty, second-grade loquat 18 yuan / catty. According to the person in charge of Xiangmishan Ecological Fruit Village, this is already the twelfth loquat festival held in Xiangmishan. Guozhuang has been planting loquat since 2001, and currently has about 600 acres of alpine loquat planted, including Zaozong No. 6, Dawuxing loquat, white crystal loquat and so on.
Subsequently, when the reporter followed the guide of the fruit village to "patrol the mountain", he noticed that the loquat trees on each loquat tree were covered with a kraft paper bag. The guozhuang guide told reporters that because loquat is too sweet, it has become the favorite of the "small bites", and the planting process of loquat must be strictly in accordance with the national "green food" standard, rarely sprayed with pesticides, so putting such a paper bag on the loquat can effectively prevent the invasion of "small bites". At the same time, a fine layer of fluff can be seen on the surface of the loquat as a "protective layer", and the wind and rain will also make this layer of fluff fall off, and the paper bag can also play a certain protective role.
"Huaguoshan" transformed into a pastoral complex company + farmers drummed up the villagers' "pockets"
It is understood that Xiangmi mountain ecological fruit village is located in the northernmost Liuxi River Valley in Conghua District, covering an area of 3800 acres. In addition to loquat, there are also more than 20 kinds of fresh fruits such as grapes, garbo fruit, grapefruit, and oranges. Guozhuang is north of Lianma and Fentian two beautiful towns; west of Liuliuhe National Forest Park, Gutian beautiful town; south of Guangzhou pumped storage power plant tourist resort; east of Guangdong Province Chen Hedong Nature Reserve.
Relying on the good geographical location and ecological conditions, the fruit village with traditional fruit tree planting and agricultural tourism is transforming into a pastoral complex. Strolling through the fruit farms, there are not only fruits that ripen in turn throughout the year, but also nearly five kilometers of hiking trails around the mountain, colorful chalets built on the water and in the mountains.
Deng Qiaoyang, director of The Xiangmishan Ecological Fruit Farm in Guangzhou, said: "In the past, the fruit farm was mainly agricultural planting and agricultural tourism, but in recent years, as tourists have a higher demand for tourism, we are gradually developing in the direction of ecological agriculture, leisure tourism, and health vacation diversification. According to him, in the second half of 2018, after diversifying in accommodation, catering, agricultural and sideline product sales, e-commerce and other aspects, the income of guozhuang tripled.
Guozhuang operates backgammon, but also drums up the villagers' "pocket bags". It is understood that in the past year, Conghua District has actively explored the road of rural revitalization in megacities with Guangzhou characteristics, and Lutian Town has also taken this as an opportunity to publicize and promote loquat and other characteristic agricultural products and strengthen ecological agriculture. Deng Qiaoyang introduced that as the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Orchards in Guangdong" and the "One Village, One Product" Loquat Demonstration Base in Conghua District, at present, Xiangmishan Ecological Fruit Farm is also providing production materials and technology to surrounding villagers, in the way of companies + farmers, radiation to drive surrounding farmers to jointly increase income.
(Text/Figure Zhao Fangyuan, all-media reporter of Guangbao Newspaper)