China News Service, Qingyuan, March 9 (Xu Qingqing and Li Qian) Rapeseed flowers, peach blossoms, pear blossoms... Qingyuan City in northern Guangdong has entered the flower viewing season that lasts until May.
The reporter learned from the "Flower Spring in Qingyuan" 2024 Qingyuan City Flower Appreciation Cultural Tourism Season held in Lianzhou City, Qingyuan on the 8th that the "flower economy" has also stimulated the "fruit economy", and Lianzhou's "flower and fruit economy" The total output value in 2023 will exceed 2 billion yuan, becoming a new tourism industry that enriches the people.
The 2024 Qingyuan City Flower Appreciation Cultural Tourism Season will last until May.
Photo by Hu Peiying
According to reports, Qingyuan City is located in the northern part of Guangdong, with a vast land area. There are mountains, canyons, rivers, lakes, hills, plains... The rich topography, altitude difference and north-south span also bring richness and diversity to Qingyuan City. There are many kinds of flowers, including cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, peach blossoms, sparrow flowers, azaleas and other beautiful flower viewing scenery.
Local Yao people dressed in ethnic costumes danced among the blooming peach blossoms.
Photo by Hu Peiying
Among them, in Lianzhou, in addition to "snowflakes" in winter and 100,000 acres of rapeseed flowers around the Spring Festival, there are three major flower viewing periods: 10,000 acres of peach orchards are red all over the mountains in early March, and 60,000 acres of pear blossoms are in full bloom in April.
In late autumn, the ginkgo and red maples are all dyed, bringing a different kind of beauty to the mountains and rivers.
At the event that day, thousands of tourists from inside and outside Guangdong Province gathered in Lianzhou, Qingyuan, to enjoy the beautiful scenery of peach blossoms, see unique intangible cultural heritage, immersively experience the characteristics of Qingyuan's agricultural cultural tourism, and feel the spectacular scenery of Lianzhou's mountains and flowers.
"Falling red is not a heartless thing." Falling flowers in spring will also bring fruits in summer - among them, Lianzhou peach blossoms and pear blossoms are the flowers of the local special fruits hawkbean peach and crystal pear.
According to Lianzhou City, in recent years, Lianzhou City has fully implemented the general requirements for rural revitalization of high-quality and efficient agriculture, livable and industrial villages, and wealthy farmers, integrating natural resources, industrial characteristics and other advantages to develop a "flower and fruit economy" .
According to statistics, the total output value of Lianzhou City's "flower and fruit economy" now exceeds 2 billion yuan, becoming a new tourism industry that enriches the people.
Lianzhou also proposed that the "flower and fruit economy" will be used as a carrier to cultivate and expand advantageous and characteristic industries, deeply tap the potential of land, and achieve the goals of high-quality and efficient agriculture, livable and industrial villages, vibrant cultural and tourism integration, and increased income and wealth for people in mountainous areas.
Among them, a flower and fruit economic corridor with a total length of 250 kilometers will be built to "appreciate flowers in spring and taste fruits in summer and autumn". It will also implement the Lianzhou Underground River, the entrance sign of Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area, environmental improvement along the line, ecological green plants, leisure parks, and Internet celebrities. We will focus on greening and beautifying the check-in points and other areas to create a full-line eco-tourism atmosphere.
Select peach trees, pear trees, plum trees and other flowering and fruiting trees according to local conditions, or plant rapeseed flowers, safflower seeds, morning glory and other plants to achieve a virtuous cycle of "nurturing industry with green and nurturing industry with industry".
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