Hebei Wu'an Forsythia Tea Garden: Innovative Planting Models to Enhance Industrial Value and Boost Rural Revitalization
Spring is bright and clear, all things grow. Arriving at Yanshan Village, Cishan Town, Wu'an City, Handan, Hebei, as far as the eye can see, there are forsythia bushes everywhere, clusters swaying in the wind, plants thriving, rows forming natural patterns. The hillside is a continuous expanse of green, over 500 mu of forsythia swaying in the breeze, their fragrance wafting, creating a beautiful ecological tableau.
For many years, Wu'an Zefeng Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. has focused on the exploration and research of the entire forsythia industry chain, including planting models, product development, processing and utilization. With Wu'an Zefeng Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. as the leading enterprise, Wu'an City will establish the Hebei Forsythia Industry Technology Research Institute. The 'Science and Technology Talent Think Tank' taking root in Wu'an City will accelerate the development of a large number of agricultural technology projects such as Wu'an forsythia.
To innovate forsythia planting models and enhance the value of the forsythia industry, Hebei Guoqiao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., jointly established by Wu'an Zefeng Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. and the Yanshan Village Economic Cooperative of Cishan Town, Wu'an City, is committed to making the forsythia industry one of the leading industries for common prosperity and rural revitalization in Wu'an City.
In April 2021, with the high attention and strong support of the Wu'an Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Cishan Town, Hebei Guoqiao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. built a forsythia tea garden project covering about 500 mu on land that had undergone ecological restoration from mining in Yanshan Village, Cishan Town. This project effectively solved the employment problem of surplus rural labor, directly employing more than 80 local people, and initially achieved a gratifying scene of increasing farmers' income and land efficiency. It is expected that after five years, through comprehensive development and construction including planting, harvesting, processing, sales, and picking experiences, a diversified forsythia industry chain will eventually be formed.
As is well known, forsythia is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb with the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling, and dissipating masses. Modern scientific research has further confirmed that forsythia has excellent antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-tumor activities and can partially replace antibiotics. Moreover, forsythia has strong adaptability and a developed root system, giving it special ecological functions such as water conservation, wind and sand fixation, climate regulation, and environmental beautification, playing a positive role in the ecological civilization construction of Wu'an City.
The forsythia industry is a green industry that balances social, ecological, and economic benefits, with huge development potential. By extending the industry chain, the added value of products will be further enhanced. Hebei Guoqiao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. strives to create ornamental projects and advantageous operational concepts for the tea garden. Through the perfect integration of agriculture and cultural tourism, it aims to make beautiful villages even more beautiful and rural revitalization more vibrant, radiating to drive surrounding townships to achieve common prosperity. When the tea garden reaches its peak ornamental season and suitable picking conditions, visitors can enjoy the ecological environment of blooming flowers and lush greenery, as well as experience various rural pleasures such as tea picking and flower appreciation.
The forsythia industry has not only become a new engine for economic development in Yanshan Village, Cishan Town, but has also built green ecological barriers, with value for tourism and pharmaceutical development. Every part of the forsythia is a treasure: the fruit is a traditional Chinese medicine, and the leaves can be processed into forsythia tea. In the next step, Hebei Guoqiao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., in the management and construction of the tea garden, will continuously find patterns, collect data, summarize experience, improve various management rules and regulations, formulate industry standards, and form a complete set of replicable and promotable new models. At the same time, these models will be promoted in the main forsythia-producing areas nationwide, so that the people truly feel that scientific forsythia planting is both a gold and silver mountain and clear waters and lush mountains. On this basis, the company will further expand the industry into areas such as forsythia food, daily chemical products, and feed additives, develop a series of products, expand market demand, and strive to turn the forsythia industry into smart agriculture, order agriculture, and circular agriculture, making it a new leading industry to help realize rural revitalization.
In recent years, Cishan Town of Wu'an City has adhered to the development concept that 'clear waters and lush mountains are gold and silver mountains,' insisted on Party building guidance, and built the forsythia industry into a leading 'one village, one product' industry and a pillar industry for rural revitalization, solidly promoting the forsythia industry. Hebei Guoqiao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. has seized the opportunity to vigorously develop forsythia agriculture, committed to rural revitalization, enriching farmers through industry, integrated forsythia planting, and diversified development of terminal products. This will provide a large number of employment opportunities and drive the employment of surrounding labor. Now, the forsythia industry in Yanshan Village, Cishan Town has achieved increased greenery on the mountains, enhanced scenery, and increased farmers' income, fully composing a 'happy melody' of rural revitalization. (Zhang Haijiang)
Editor: Yao Yining
