China News Service, Nanning, August 22nd, title: Taiqing uses the green mountains and beautiful waters of Guangxi to make agricultural "articles". Products sell well in ASEAN

  Reporter Jiang Xuelin

  "Hezhou City, Guangxi has beautiful ecology, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and a pleasant climate. Agricultural cultivation here can produce high-standard agricultural products. The products are sold to ASEAN countries and are favored by consumers there." Taiwan Youth, Shun Lai, Hezhou City, Guangxi Duan Baicheng, deputy general manager of the Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency recently.

  According to official information provided by Hezhou, the city’s forest coverage rate reached 72.9%, more than three times the national average.

In October 2020, Hezhou was accredited by the Chinese Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics and became a "Global City of Longevity".

Duan Baicheng is checking the papaya fruit hanging situation, photo by Jiang Xuelin

  Duan Baicheng, 33 years old this year, came to the mainland from Taiwan to inherit his father’s business in 2019. Through Taiwan’s enterprises, he has provided long-term technical and order support for Shunlai, actively expanding overseas markets, and integrating Taiwan’s production, operation and business management experience. The company operates and introduces 5 marketable Taiwanese new varieties and 3 new technologies for planting, preservation, and storage. Through re-employment, skill training, and industry promotion, it has driven more than 400 households and more than 800 people in the surrounding area to plant specialty products and engage in business operations. .

  Duan Baicheng said that Hezhou City has the characteristics of sufficient sunshine, abundant rainfall, and distinct dry and wet seasons. The climate here is very suitable for agricultural planting.

Hezhou's water and land are rich in selenium, which gives Hezhou's crops a healthy and nutritious label.

Hezhou is a national-level demonstration zone for the quality and safety of exported food and agricultural products. The characteristic agriculture here has become a local advantageous industry.

  "Based on these characteristics, I chose to come to Hezhou to develop and implant the new business philosophy of the younger generation of Taiwanese businessmen into Shunlai Company, so that the company can gain more room for development. Become stronger and go further." Duan Baicheng said.

  According to Duan Baicheng, Shunlai currently has an annual output of 20,000 tons of export vegetable processing production line, 600 cubic meters of quick-freezing room, 13,000 cubic meters of cold room.

The company has built more than 3,000 acres of planting bases for taro, cauliflower, and horseshoe, and radiates 20,000 acres of vegetable planting bases to surrounding farmers.

The company was named the first batch of "Guangxi-Taiwan Agricultural Cooperation Demonstration Bases" in Guangxi in October 2020.

  "Some of the sweet potatoes, taro, yam, and vegetables grown in our base are sold back to Taiwan, and some are sold to Vietnam and Malaysia. Last year, the amount of agricultural products sold back to Taiwan was about 35 million yuan (RMB, the same below), and they were sold to Vietnam. The amount is about 6.5 million yuan. This year's export situation is also good." Duan Baicheng said.

  Duan Baicheng said that the country's rural revitalization plan has brought new opportunities to Taiwanese businessmen.

The advantage of Taiwanese youth lies in cultural creativity, and there will be a lot of room for cultural creativity in the revitalization of rural areas in the future.

  "During the period of Guangxi's development, I deeply felt that when cross-strait relations are good, Taiwan will have broad room for development, and only our young generation in Taiwan will have greater and better development opportunities and platforms." said Duan Baicheng, the company We are ready to participate in the revitalization and construction of local villages.

  According to reports, up to now, Hezhou has 11 vegetable planting bases for Hong Kong and Macao, 10 export food raw material planting bases (including 3 export tea planting bases), 11 registered fruit orchards for export, and 2 export livestock and poultry raw material breeding bases. Among them, 19 companies were selected for the certification list of "Vegetable Basket" production bases in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

  Duan Baicheng said that as the food basket, fruit basket, and rice bag of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hezhou City has an outstanding location and is fully engaged in the development of Dongrong, which provides Shunlai with more room for development.

His life in Hezhou has become more and more at ease and satisfactory, and he has strengthened his confidence in development.

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