Leisure agriculture is popular with Huangmei.

Qingshan sets off the ups and downs of the sea of flowers, and visitors seem to be swimming in paintings, which is the first impression given to people in Huangmei County, Hubei Province. Huangmei County has made great efforts to develop leisure agriculture and built 50 leisure agricultural gardens (villages), including Rose Valley in Liulin Township, Osmanthus fragrans Garden in Kuzhu Township, and Cherry Blossom Garden in Cunninghamia lanceolata Township. These leisure agricultural parks (villages) with their own characteristics integrate planting, sightseeing, leisure and catering, receiving 270000 people a year, driving more than 2000 people to employment, increasing per capita annual income by 6000 yuan, and the primary, secondary and tertiary industries are gradually integrated here.

Rich farmers in ecological orchards

The climate and geographical conditions of eastern Hubei are very suitable for fruit growth. In order to develop leisure agriculture, Huangmei County has vigorously supported the development of efficient fruits such as blueberries and grapes in recent years.

Walking into Fuyuan Grape Ecological Manor, a demonstration site of leisure agriculture in Hubei, we can see that the grape trellis arranged in an orderly manner is covered with green grape vines, indicating that this year is another year of bumper grape harvest.

"I have planted more than a dozen domestic high-quality grape varieties, and we have adopted techniques such as physical insecticidal, micro-drop irrigation, soil testing and formula fertilization, and the grapes have a good taste and high prices." Zhan Guoping, the head of the manor, said that after the first batch of Fuyuan grapes went on the market in 2011, the price was 10 yuan per jin, which is twice as high as ordinary grapes, and many villagers have to grow grapes. Zhan Guoping not only led farmers to increase income, but also invested in the construction of red wine production line and underground wine cellar. Today, "Fuyuan" ecological grape wine, dry red wine, dry white and other drinks have become well-known and won the "gold medal" of the 11th Wuhan Agricultural Expo.

Farmers transfer their land to Fuyuan, in addition to getting land transfer fees, they can also come to the vineyard to engage in planting, harvesting and processing work, with a daily wage of 100 yuan. The annual grape picking season is when they are busiest. "the income is much higher than before!" The old farmer who works in the vineyard said with a smile.

Guyi stop before the town, is a collection of mountain areas, reservoir areas, old areas as one of the villages and towns, in recent years in the hills and barren mountains to plant 6000 mu of blueberries. "the original soil here is good, suitable for blueberry growth, and the quality is very good." Huang Zhiye, secretary of the town party committee, said before stopping.

According to reports, the blueberry industrial park in Tingqian Town, which integrates blueberry cultivation, deep processing, sales, and scientific research, was approved as a small berry demonstration base by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2015, and will become an important blueberry producing and finishing area in the country in the future. It has also become a good place for people to relax. Whenever blueberries blossom season, visitors climb the mountain to enjoy the flowers; when blueberries bear fruit, tourists come to pick, initially realizing the integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries.

Increase the income of rice and shrimp in the same field

Special fruits should be developed, and food security should also be guaranteed. How to increase the income of grain farmers? Huangmei County thought of a lot of ways. In order to improve the efficiency of farmers, they joined hands with Hubei Hongma Modern Agricultural Comprehensive Development Co., Ltd., to build a rice and shrimp co-cultivation base, release shrimp seedlings in the seedling field, and share the same soil and water with rice seedlings. After the first year, the income has been increased effectively.

Li Qing, director of the Huangmei County Agricultural industrialization Office, said that because the water source comes from nearby lakes, crayfish growing in rice fields are crystal clear. Every weekend, visitors go to the fields to fish for shrimp under the guidance of farmers, and then ask the farmhouse to cook. It is a pleasure for visitors to eat the "red horse" rice produced here and taste high-quality lobster.

Cai Shan Town has fertile land and rich water surface. The town makes scientific use of rich natural resources and bait resources, gives full play to the talent effect, and takes the development road of "one town, one product, one village, one special", through skills training, large family drive, typical demonstration and other forms, stimulate farmers to make use of lake fields and water surfaces to develop characteristic aquaculture. In 2015, 318 households in the town raised shrimp and eel covering an area of more than 160mu, producing a total of 800000 kg of lobster and 300000 kg of shrimp seedlings. At the same time, 1596 mu of lotus mulberry fish and hairy crab have been developed on the original eel shrimp breed, and the town's characteristic aquatic income is expected to exceed 10 million yuan in 2016.

In order to better tap the potential of the combination of characteristic industries and leisure agriculture, Huangmei County gives full play to its resource advantages and makes a fuss on tea.

Eastern Hubei has a long history of growing tea. The moving Garden on Ziyun Mountain in the north of Huangmei County is one of the most well-protected natural forest parks in Hubei Province. There is a terraced ecological tea garden in the moving garden, and the planting, picking and production of tea are all manual. People who come here can taste the limited organic tea treasures here-"Ziyun Qingfeng Tea". This kind of tea has a slender tip and a long fragrance, and is one of the representative green teas. Huangmei County has also introduced yellow tea and white tea in recent years. At present, the planting base of yellow tea and white tea in Tingqian Town has reached 5000 mu.