In the beginning of autumn, the wolfberry, known as the "sacred fruit of the plateau", is red through the Chaidamu Basin, and the branches of wolfberry are covered.
Walking into the wolfberry base of Huaitutala Farm in the Qaidam Basin, pickers are busy picking this year's first stubble wolfberry.
The Qaidam Basin has a complex and diverse topography. It is the most concentrated area of high altitude areas in the world. The content of organic substances such as flavonoids, polysaccharides, and amino acids of Lycium barbarum is higher than that of other domestic production areas. It is the most suitable for the production of organic Lycium barbarum in the world. Area.
From the end of July to the end of September each year, Qaidam wolfberry matures. Pickers from all over the country come to the Qaidam Basin to pick wolfberry.
This year, the planting area of wolfberry in the Qaidam Basin exceeds 440,000 mu, and more than 400,000 mu has entered the picking period. It is estimated that at least more than 75,000 workers will be employed.
(Produced by Li Chao and Liu Yinghan)
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]