Zhangzhou, 5 May -- Title: "Post-24s" Taiqing and his "Huaguoshan": Entrepreneurship and innovation do not stop

China News Network reporter Zhang Jinchuan

Located in the "Southern Fujian Golden Triangle" region, Zhangzhou, a major agricultural city in Fujian, is known as the "hometown of flowers and fruits", and is not only the first batch of national modern agricultural demonstration zones and national agricultural sustainable development experimental demonstration zones (pilot areas for agricultural green development) established in China, but also the cross-strait agricultural cooperation experimental zone and the first place of Taiwan Farmers' Business Park.

Here, a "Flower and Fruit Mountain" is gaining a growing reputation, attracting many people to visit and admire flowers and fruits. And the person who created this "Huaguo Mountain" was a "post-80s" young man from across the strait.

Cai Zhiyang prunes finger lemon branches in the orchard. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan

"We all speak Hokkien here, and the culture and customs are similar, and the communication is very convenient." Recently, when talking with a reporter from Chinanews.com about the road of "landing" entrepreneurship, Cai Zhiyang, whose ancestral home is Zhangpu, Zhangzhou, said frankly that the humanities, natural environment and preferential agricultural policies for Taiwan here deeply attracted him.

Born into an agricultural family in Chiayi, Taiwan, after graduating from university, Tsai returned home at his father's request to help explore the introduction of new varieties of improved tropical fruits. The Fengshan Orchard founded by his grandfather was the first farm in Taiwan to introduce grapefruit; Now popular tree grapes on both sides of the river, Caijia Farm is also the first batch of introductions.

After planting fruits and vegetables for several years, Cai Zhiyang is quite handy, "but the outside world thinks that the family's business is left by my father and grandfather, and I am very unconvinced."

So, Cai Zhiyang took a container of fruit saplings and "landed" alone. In 2014, he settled in Zhangpu Taiwan Farmers Business Park and established Taifeng Mountain Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd., and began to pursue his dream of "exotic flowers and fruits".

Finger lemon planted by Cai Zhiyang at the Taiwan Farmers Business Park in Zhangpu. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan

Inheriting the "pioneering spirit" of the family, Cai Zhiyang brought Taiwan's advanced agricultural concepts and technologies to Zhangpu, introduced "exotic flowers and fruits" from all over the world on the "Flower and Fruit Mountain", and developed exquisite agriculture, tourism agriculture and innovative agriculture.

"Since you are here, you must work hard." After several years of persistence, Australia's finger lemon, Andean golden fruit, Brazil tree grapes, Pacific pears, chocolate pudding fruits and a large number of exotic fruits have been cultivated by Cai Zhiyang and taken root in Zhangzhou and "blossom and bear fruit".

Cai Zhiyang is pleased that in recent years, he has guided planting technology, helped farmers solve practical problems in agricultural production, promoted the planting of high-tech varieties of fruit trees, helped tourism agricultural rural planning, and driven local farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

Cai Zhiyang inspects the growth of tree grapes. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan

In 2019, Cai Zhiyang became a senior agronomist, and devoted himself to agricultural technology research, fruit tree planting and the development and application of new agricultural varieties. "Watching the villagers work hard to cultivate high-tech varieties of fruit trees that are growing well, I am very confident in the area I have helped."

In 2020, the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League commended the <>th "Fujian Youth May Fourth Medal" collectively and individually, and Cai Zhiyang was among them. "Winning this award is very moving, and it also adds confidence and motivation to Taiwanese youths to work and live in the mainland." Cai Zhiyang said, "This honor is like a circular runway, which is both the end and the starting point. ”

Harvest growth, harvest career. Today, the Taifeng Mountain Ecological Farm founded by Cai Zhiyang has become a unique scenery of Zhangpu Tainong Business Park. He is still constantly innovating and improving new varieties to meet market needs.

A Taiwanese fairy peach planted by Cai Zhiyang in the Taiwan Farmers Business Park in Zhangpu. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan

"From Taiwan to Fujian and then to other parts of the mainland, we have always adhered to the road of innovative agriculture." With the innovative concept of developing a generation, preparing a generation, and developing and improving a generation, Cai Zhiyang has made his "Huaguo Mountain" flourishing, "wanting to carry forward my new agricultural varieties and promote them to all corners of the mainland."

The staff of Zhangpu Taiwan Farmers Business Park explained the relevant policies to benefit Taiwan to Cai Zhiyang. Photo by Zhang Jinchuan

"The mainland market is very large, but if I want to get the market, I still need corresponding strength." Looking forward to the next decade, Cai Zhiyang's entrepreneurship and innovation will not stop, "continue to leave 'new features' and 'ideas' to consumers." (End)