CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Focusing on flower appreciation and citrus picking, the combination of “tourism + agriculture” was originally the main feature of Wuyi Village, Chengjiang Town, Beibei, Chongqing to build rural tourism and help farmers to increase their income and become rich. During the epidemic, Cherry Blossom and Orange Garden here cannot be opened. No one can enjoy the flowers, and no one can taste the oranges. Village cadres and villagers help to sell local agricultural products with various ways.

Spring comes and flowers are blooming. It should be a good time to enjoy the flowers. For the villagers of Wuyi Village, it was originally a harvest season.

There are more than 20,000 cherry trees and more than 2,000 mu oranges in the Cherry Blossom and Orange Garden of Wuyi village. In every spring, the pink flowers, green leaves and orange fruits in the park can complement each other.

Citizens can enjoy cherry blossoms in the Cherry Blossom and Orange Garden and experience the fun of fruit picking on the spot. According to local villagers, in the past years, the citrus fruits sold through this site-picking model can account for about 80% of the total sales. The model “making flower as intermediary” has made local villagers rise in their income.

During the epidemic, no one can appreciate such beautiful flowers. No one pick such fresh fruits. According to the fruit farmer, if the fruits still hanging on the tree in April, it will miss the best picking period and will rot on the tree, and the hard work of the fruit farmer for one year will be in vain.

The village cadres of Wuyi Village saw that in their eyes, and become anxious. “We must not prevent our efforts from going in vain!” The village cadres said that in order for the model “making flower as intermediary” to continue to play its role, it is necessary to “led by people” and work together to solve the problem at hand.

Yang Hai is the village Party secretary of Wuyi Village. When he served here in 2016, most of the cherry blossom orchards are still deserted. He proposed to build a characteristic agricultural tourism industry, plant cherry blossoms and oranges, and build a Cherry Blossom and Orange Garden.

With the joint efforts of village cadres and villagers, the Cherry Blossom and Orange Garden has begun to take shape in a few years. The village also attracted citizens to come to the garden to pick oranges by organizing activities such as the Fruit Picking Festival, the Flower Appreciation Festival, and the Village Mini Marathon. The garden has already been famous.

During this period, Yang Hai led the village cadres of Wuyi Village to brainstorm, through contact with e-commerce, supermarkets, etc., to find ways to help everyone find a way of selling and minimize the loss.

They firmly believed that difficulties are only temporary and everything will be better! In Yang Hai’s mind, the long-term plan for the development of Wuyi Village has been outlined. The village is adjacent to Chongqing Shili Hot Spring City, and a potted flower base is to be built so that tourists can enjoy hot springs, cherry blossom and oranges all the year round. (Translated by Luo Juan, Fathom Language Limited)