Weaving Gold in Guizhou: Village Beauty and People’s Prosperity

Looking at the endless green hills in the distance, the eyes are covered with green minnows. The spring breeze hides in June, and the lotus ponds bloom in midsummer. Recently, Longtan Village, Maochang Town, Zhijin County has been full of lively scenes. The masses or groups of three or five are playing chess in the pavilion, arranging formations; The mobile phone took pictures of this midsummer beauty, strolling in the courtyard, leisurely.

“Longtan Village can be said to be the back garden of Maochang Town. It has beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery. In the Douyin video and WeChat Moments, I see many friends often running on the leisure trail in Longtan Village in the morning and sunset. We take a walk on the lotus fish pond corridor. On weekends, our relatives and friends will come to Longtan Village Farmhouse together to relax and experience the joy of life.” Tourist Ms. Liu said while taking pictures of the lotus flowers.

Blooming lotus flowers in Longtan Village.

“In order to develop and expand the collective industry of the village and increase the channels for the masses to get rich, the village committee held a mass council meeting and a party branch meeting, and extensively listened to the opinions of party members and the masses. The integrated development of “agriculture + tourism”. This year, we put more than 20,000 grass carp and carp fry in the lotus pond, as well as a small amount of soft-shelled turtle and shrimp fry. Since the fry put in is large enough, it is expected to be sold on the market by the end of the year. “When it comes to current changes and future visions, Wu Peng, Secretary of the Party Branch of Longtan Village, is full of confidence.

Crowds for leisure and entertainment at Longtan Village Square.

Diversification of industrial development, finding the right direction to take the lead. Longtan Village is rich in water resources and fertile soil, and belongs to the dam area. It has unique advantages to develop the greenhouse vegetable and fruit industry. It is understood that there are more than 400 vegetable and fruit greenhouses in Longtan Village, which are distributed on both sides of the Dayan River.

“There are more than 30 greenhouses in my house, and I have planted two seasons this year. I harvest cabbage in spring, with a yield of about 30,000 catties, and earn more than 20,000 yuan in income; I harvest eggplants in summer, and it is expected that I can get 30,000 yuan. With an income of more than 10,000 yuan, when the eggplants are picked this season, we will continue to grow pakchoi, spinach, chrysanthemum and other varieties. These more than 30 greenhouses will bring my family an economic income of 80,000-100,000 yuan each year.” Vegetable planting in Longtan Village Big Brother Zhang said.

Tomatoes in a greenhouse in Longtan Village.

In addition to greenhouse vegetables, there are also large white fungus bases on both sides of the Dayan River. Walking through the fields and through the village lanes, neatly placed fungus sticks are everywhere. According to the Longtan Village Party Wu Peng, secretary of the branch, introduced that black fungus has grown from 200 mu last year to 500 mu this year.

Agaric planting base in Longtan Village.

It is understood that in the next step, Longtan Village, Maochang Town, Zhijin County will aim to create a tourist attraction that “eats strawberries in spring and enjoys lotus in summer, harvests fish and shrimp in winter and looks at snow in winter, and blooms fungus flowers in four seasons”, and actively adjusts the industry. The structure makes Longtan Village, Maochang Town, Zhijin County more beautiful and richer all year round. (Photo/Text Hu Guanglin)