Blueberry Village grows a New Life

Wang Heling (left), secretary of the Digou village branch, and Guo Weifu, a villager, observe the growth of blueberries on June 23. Digou Village on the Yalu River on the northeast border is known as "Blueberry Village". The planting area of 1800 mu of blueberries is second to none in Ji'an City, Jilin Province. There are 450 households in Digou village, all of which are related to blueberries. blueberries have been planted on a large scale since 2011, with production and sales rising year by year, and villagers' pockets bulging year by year. Wang Heling, secretary of the village branch, said: "2016 is a bumper harvest year. It is estimated that it will receive nearly 500000 kilograms and sell for more than 1 million yuan." It is understood that 1200 mu of 1800 mu of blueberry land in Digou Village belong to the village collective economic project. When the villagers contract the land to the village, they can not only earn money by weeding and fertilizing in the fields, but also get 20% of the total blueberry profits and 30% of the total dividends.

Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Haofei