At the estuary in front of Zhuyang Natural Village, Hongshan Village, Yacheng Town, Xiapu County, Fujian Province, there is an earthen pond built with mud in the early years. There is almost no income from growing and raising anything. This earthen pond has gradually become a saline-alkali land. However, since the local embankment was upgraded and transformed into a stone embankment in 2019, and acrobatics were introduced, this saline-alkali land has become a "treasure box".
Right now it’s the season of harvesting of the soil. Groups of women are digging and picking up soil with iron picks. In a short while, the small plastic bucket next to them is filled with freshly dug soil. Ding. A bumper harvest of aquaculture has also promoted the revitalization of the local villages.
Tuding, commonly known as mud nails, sea dings, soil strips, and bamboo shoots, also known as sea maggots, sand worms, and sea worms, is a kind of mollusk-like animal that is wild on the tidal flats of coastal salt and fresh water. Tuding jelly made from it is also a specialty snack in Fujian. (Wu Shengwei, Zheng Peiluan, Lin Hongxin)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]