Ye Suxian was busy in the lotus field. Photo by Shen Hengyang
Hangzhou, June 7 (Qian Chenfei) "When picking lotus flowers, we must choose the time when the sun is 'not open' in the morning. At about 4 o'clock on the 7th, before dawn, many lotus farmers in Daciyan Town, Jiande, Zhejiang Province, got up early to touch their own lotus fields and began to pick fresh lotus flowers. Ye Suxian was also one of them, and she skillfully packed fresh flower buds into the back basket.
Zhejiang west lotus fragrance drifts thousands of miles, Jiande Daciyan Town is famous for its abundant production of "Jiandeli leaf white lotus", is an important production area of white lotus in Zhejiang Province, and the local lotus has always been favored. Fresh lotus flowers were picked and sold to Hangzhou, Shanghai and other places, and exported as far as Japan, becoming an important channel for local people to get rich and increase income.
Lotus flowers picked by lotus farmers. Photo by Shen Hengyang
It is understood that the picking of fresh lotus buds begins in June and continues until August. On average, the end of a busy season can increase the income of local farmers by tens of thousands of yuan.
Wu Kangjun, who has long supplied lotus flowers to lotus buyers, told reporters, "I collect it once a day in the morning, and when it ends at more than 6 o'clock, I can have a return of two or three hundred yuan." These fresh lotus buds are cut, bandaged and then transported to the flower markets in Hangzhou, Shanghai and other places through cold chain preservation technology. ”
Its introduction, since 2004 began to acquire lotus, this year's acquisition situation is better than in previous years, Hangzhou market use of flowers more and more year by year, lotus flowers by the hotel, wedding market likes, more than a day can receive 5,000 flowers.
Lotus farmers are busy in the lotus fields. Photo by Shen Hengyang
The unit price of fresh lotus flowers is not high, and a flower bud sells for an average of about one yuan. However, after three or five days of picking, the lotus flowers will grow back, can be repeatedly picked, and sold out, eliminating storage, transportation, processing, sales and other issues for local farmers.
Behind a small lotus flower is a huge economic potential. In the summer, the sale of flowers has become a scenic spot in Jiande Daciyan Town, which has lasted for more than a decade since 2003. With the continuous progress of cold chain preservation technology, the current lotus buds can be stored in the cold storage for 15-20 days, creating conditions for local income increase.
It is understood that in recent years, Daciyan Town has relied on the local characteristics of "lotus industry" to vigorously develop the "lotus economy". In addition to the sales of fresh lotus flowers, from the sales of fresh lotus and dried lotus seeds to the deep processing of lotus seeds and lotus roots, to the development of lotus picking tours and the development of "lotus feasts", the industrial chain of the local "lotus economy" has become a certain scale.
"Due to the restrictions of sales channels, at present, lotus sales mainly rely on the unified collection of acquirers. Next, we plan to open up sales channels, not only to solve the problem of surplus labor in rural areas, but also to bring good economic benefits to farmers. The relevant local person in charge said. (End)
Source: China News Network