Xinhua News Agency, Harbin, September 4th Title: Ning ‘an, Heilongjiang Province: Planting "Zhi Fu Jing" in "Slate Paddy Field"
Xinhua News Agency reporters Liu Yujia, Liu Hezhen and Yang Qi
At present, in Shangguandi Village, Bohai Town, Ning ‘an City, the "slate paddy field" is growing well, the breeze is blowing, and the rice waves are rolling, which is beautiful. In less than a month, rice can be harvested on a large scale.
Ning ‘an is located in the southeast of Heilongjiang Province, with 85,000 mu of rare slate fields in the world. Chen Yujia, sales manager of Xuanwu Lake Rice Professional Cooperative in Ning ‘an City, told reporters that "slate rice" grew on the lava platform formed after volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. Volcanic ash and humus soil bring rich minerals, organic matter and trace elements. Jingbo Lake water naturally flows for irrigation, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, which creates the excellent quality and taste of "slate rice".
This is the paddy field in Shangguandi Village, Bohai Town, Ning ‘an City. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Hezhen photo
Chen Yujia, born in 1989, is a native of Shangguandi village, which is located in the core producing area of "slate rice". When she was a teacher before, she found that many rice on the shelves could sell at fine prices when traveling in other places during the holidays.
"At that time, I was thinking, the rice in my hometown is also delicious. Is there also a market, so that the villagers can have better income?" After careful consideration, Chen Yujia’s inner local complex was activated. She resigned from her job in the city and devoted herself to the vast countryside to become a "new farmer" who returned home to start a business.
When she first returned to the village, Chen Yujia was also "starting from scratch". She worked with the villagers to explore a more scientific planting model. "In the past, everyone relied on experience in farming, which brought some uncertainty to the output." Therefore, she worked hard to learn new technologies and introduce advanced equipment, from planting to field management, so that various factors affecting rice growth were digitized and visualized. In this way, Chen Yujia led the cooperative to engage in intensive management and promote the efficient and green planting of "slate rice".
"If you plant well, you must sell well." In order to achieve this goal, Chen Yujia, who dares to do it, took the initiative to judge the new demand of the consumer market, innovated the marketing model, and innovatively launched services such as "farmer’s recognition of seeds" and "food stamp customization", promoted the agricultural products in his hometown through live broadcast and other means, broadened the sales channels, and really enhanced the popularity and influence of "slate rice".
Tourists stroll in the rice fields of Shangguandi Village, Bohai Town, Ning ‘an City. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Hezhen photo
Recently, the reporter saw in the rice park in Shangguandi Village that a piece of rice fields and Xuanwu Lake in Ning ‘an form a beautiful scenery, attracting many tourists to visit and watch. Relying on the characteristic "slate rice" industry, it has become a comprehensive development of agriculture, literature and tourism integrating tourism, vacation, entertainment, research and farming experience.
According to reports, in recent years, Shangguandi Village has built many scenic spots such as rice landscape plank road, windmill waterwheel park, barbecue square, beach bathing beach, etc. At the same time, it has developed characteristic homestays to lease and decorate the idle houses in the village. Last year, the village also added a rice field sightseeing train tour project, and implemented a crayfish rice field breeding project to achieve "more harvest in one field" and broaden the path for farmers to increase their income.
In today’s Shangguandi village, the "Stone Paddy Field" has planted the "Zhi Fu Jing", and the rural revitalization is full of vitality. It is understood that through the rational and overall utilization of resources, the collective economy of Shangguandi Village and surrounding villages has been growing. "We will continue to promote agricultural efficiency, rural beauty and farmers’ income, and strive to turn the green mountains and green waters in our hometown into ‘ Jinshan Yinshan ’ 。” Chen Yujia said.