Located in the southwest of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, Ningxia, at the junction of Ningxia and Gansu Provinces, South Changtan Village is named after the dilution of the Black Mountain Gorge of the Yellow River to form a narrow river beach. As the first "National Historical and Cultural Village" in Ningxia, the village is surrounded by mountains and is almost isolated from the world. Although the village is small, it has three "Ningxia Firsts": the First Village of the Yellow River in Ningxia, the First Crossing of the Yellow River in Ningxia, and the First Drift of the Yellow River in Ningxia.
The picture shows the picking cart.
"The First Village of the Yellow River in Ningxia" is because it was the first village when the Yellow River flowed through Ningxia. "The First Ferry of the Yellow River in Ningxia" is the grand, spectacular, rapid flow of the ferry here, and it is the first major ferry port in Ningxia. "The first drift of the Yellow River in Ningxia" is from here, along the current, sitting on the water tools, with the water power can go down the river through Zhongwei, Qingtong gorge, directly to Shizui Mountain, which is not only the first stop of the rafting voyage, but also the most urgent, the most dangerous road, the steepest part of the mountain.
In such a special place, there is also a specialty - soft pears, which are called "soft pears" in Gansu. Soft pears are sweet and sour, the same variety, pear taste in different places is also very different, quite similar to "orange born in the south is orange, orange born in the north is orange." After harvesting soft pears in autumn and softening them, they turn black in winter and become a favorite "ice cream" among locals. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it has the effect of moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough.
In view of its own advantages and cultural empowerment, South Long Beach soft pears have great popularity and attraction in Ningxia. However, because the traffic in the village is blocked, soft pears cannot be transported, and there has not been much economic benefit. In recent years, although the road out has been repaired, because the tree is old, the tree grows too high, and the pear is not easy to pick. As a result, many soft pears can only fall to the ground after ripening, and the advantages and characteristics cannot become commodities, and the economic benefits are not obvious.
Look in the eyes, anxious in the heart. In 2020, Tuo wan, the general manager of the Western Jujube Industry Group, an entrepreneur who came out of South Long Beach, transferred more than 100 century-old pear trees to centralize management and maintenance.
In order to pick well and prevent pear pickers from falling down and getting injured, Takuwan decided to abandon the traditional wooden ladder and use modern picking tools. The company purchased a four-ton multi-functional forklift, and on the basis of the original modified, in addition to the up and down lifting of about 8 meters, but also through welding technology and a variety of performance testing and supplementary technology, increased the hanging basket, guardrail, so that it can not only lift, but also can be retracted front and rear, greatly increased the range of activities, supplemented by human operation and free control of the telescopic rod, such a telescopic rod in the range of 2 meters of activity, the use of the two, to ensure that the picking height of about 10 meters, basically meet the picking needs.
Such a picking cart can be called "Iron Man", the picking efficiency is high, the number of picking is more than twice that of previous years, effectively solving the problem of soft pear waste. During this year's Farmers' Harvest Festival, "Iron Man" appeared in South Long Beach Village, which immediately aroused the admiration of the villagers. Internet celebrities from all walks of life have also rushed to the scene of the picking festival, using various forms such as Kuaishou, Pinyin, and watermelon videos to publicize to the outside world. "Suddenly solved the problem that the village has not solved for hundreds of years!" Villager Tuo Shouqing said with a sigh.
The soft pears picked are partly sold and partly used to produce soft pear juice. In recent years, the Western Jujube Industry Group and the scientific research team have developed the "Tuolao Seven" brand soft pear juice drink, which sells well in the regional market, improves the added value of soft pears, and makes the price of pears and dates here rise all the way, becoming one of the sources of income for local villagers.
"To get rich, we don't forget the villagers, and the enterprise is inseparable from the farmers." We will rely on the unique natural and cultural resources of South Long Beach to develop leisure agriculture, continue to increase the income of villagers, and strive to promote rural revitalization. Tuowan said.
The picture shows villagers picking pears on a picking cart.
【Source: Economic Daily News Client】
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