Uncle 70 sells "June Snow" to the world

　　Make the pear industry bigger, enrich the people and increase income in Renshou's century-old pear town

　　West China Metropolis Daily-Cover News Reporter Li Qing and Wang Yuexin

　　People who bought pears brought local specialties to the door to buy them. In desperation, Wan Shuliang found several other buyers, and begged to allocate 1,000 jin of "June Snow" pears to each other.

　　"'June Xue' is so popular, people want to buy it, so I can't offend people!" 70-year-old Wan Shuliang said "helplessly" in Caojia Town, Renshou County, Meishan City on July 15.

　　Worry in June

　　Wan Shuliang became acquainted with fruit trees at the age of 18.

The town of Caojia where he lives is known as the Hundred Years Pear Township and has a long history of pear planting.

According to the "Renshou County Chronicles", the Cao family began planting pears on a large scale in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, with 1,700 pear trees surviving more than 400 years and 70,000 pear trees more than 100 years old.

In the Qing Dynasty, the "Imperial Court Tribute Pears" and "Dongshan Pears" were abundant, and they have long been known throughout the land of Bashu.

　　Because of his rich planting experience, Wan Shuliang was called "Wan Pear" by the locals.

According to him, the popular "June Snow" is named after ripening in mid-to-late June and is a very representative pear species in the region.

　　"After being peeled and placed for 24 hours, the flesh of the'June Xue' will not change color." Wan Shuliang said, the reason why it does not change color is because it contains antioxidants.

"Tested by the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, it was found that'Yuexue' is rich in germanium, which has anti-oxidation and anti-aging effects." He said, "'Yuexue' produced in other places also contains antioxidants. But it may be related to the soil and latitude. The'June Xue' produced in Caojia Town matures earlier and contains higher antioxidants, so the price is higher."

　　"The price of the tree this year is 5 yuan per catty, and the price in Chengdu supermarkets is 15 yuan per catty, and the supply exceeds demand." Wan Shuliang said, "June Xue" has a crisp and sweet taste, delicate flesh and rich juice.

　　Wan Shuliang said that Ito Yokado purchased about 30,000 catties of "June Snow" this year. In addition to selling it in Chengdu, it also sells it to Singapore, Japan and other places.

　　To bring the folks to "common prosperity"

　　"It probably sold hundreds of thousands of yuan this year, and it could sell for millions of yuan next year." In 2016, Wan Shuliang contracted 100 acres of land, of which more than half was used to plant "June Snow."

"It sells very well every year. Many people can't buy it, so they want to go through the back door... I'm very happy that everyone can recognize the'June Snow'," he said.

　　With 52 years of fruit planting experience, Wan Shuliang is quite famous. He is a well-known local soil expert. He will also take the time to teach in Luzhou, Yibin and other places.

"I wanted to retire a few years ago, but many folks came to me to learn skills and experience." Wan Shuliang said, "Lao Niu knows that the sunset is night, and there is no need to raise the whip. Now there are several young people in the village who come back to contract land to plant. Li, I will provide them with technical support and hope that everyone can get rich together!"

　　According to reports, Caojia Town has planted more than 30 early, middle and late ripening varieties such as high-quality germanium-rich "June Xue" pears, germanium-rich golden Sydney pears, germanium-rich longan pears, germanium-rich golden pears, etc., and developed high-quality pears on a large scale. Reaching 30,000 mu, with an annual output of 90 million jin, and an output value of 230 million yuan.

　　The local area also actively produces modern pear paste candy, and at the same time allows ancient techniques to "empower" the pear industry.

Strengthen online cooperation with Alibaba, JD.com and other e-commerce companies to form a flexible revenue increase model of "base + cooperatives + e-commerce + farmers", and continuously strengthen offline connections with high-end supermarket chains, expand pear sales channels, and promote income growth for the masses Get rich.

　　"July to September each year is the best time to pick pears. We will hold pear offering ceremonies, picking activities, etc. Everyone is welcome to explore the century-old Cao's family in the Manshan Pear Garden." said Chen Bo, an organization propaganda committee member of Caojia Town, Renshou County .