Dapanliao Village, located in Raoping County, Chaozhou City, is renowned as the "hometown of flowers and trees" in the surrounding areas, for it serves as an important producer and wholesaler of Chinese New Year flowers. These flowers not only decorate the village but also showcase the beautiful life of the villagers.

Colorful Chinese New Year flowers

Dapandiao Village is like a world of flowers and trees. On one side of the main avenue, there are dozens of lush gardens along the slope. Neatly divided into squares, the gardens plant various types of colorful flower seedlings. The villagers are busy taking care of kumquat trees, Pachira glabra, butterfly orchids, and other seasonal flowers.

With the Spring Festival approaching, many citizens are buying flowers here. Miss. Wang told the reporter that she moved to her new home before the new year, and she wanted to come here to buy suitable flowers to decorate her home as good wishes. The environment of the village is getting better and better. She came for the flowers and took a walk at the same time.

Flower farmers are busy preparing for the "big orders" of the holiday market. Yu Goucai, a flower farmer, has a kumquat garden of over 800 square meters, where the kumquats are growing well. He told reporters that in another two weeks, he would bring over 2,000 pots of kumquats to the flower market.

There are many unique Chinese New Year flowers in the village, which impressed the reporter. Flower farmer Yu Shijie focuses on the shape of potted kumquats. The kumquat branches here are elegant, as pine wood and the kumquats hang like yellow lamps on the branches.

Yu Shijie said, "It takes several years for a potted kumquat to go from planting and cultivation to being on the market. It needs to overcome weather changes and requires careful pruning and training year after year to present the most beautiful posture of the shaped kumquat. The demand for characteristic products is growing, and we are constantly strengthening innovation and cultivation."

Vigorously developing the modern flower industry

It is reported that the flower and wood industry in Dapandiao Village has been continuously developing. The village has transformed from traditional crop cultivation to mainly planting flowers. Currently, the village has a flower planting area of 155 mu, with wholesale and retail sales models. The flowers are mainly sold to surrounding areas such as Meizhou and Shantou, with an annual output value exceeding ten million yuan. Every year, many merchants and tourists come here due to its reputation.

At the entrance of the village, a new eye-catching sign for the "Dapandiao Flower and Wood Market" has been built. It is reported that the local area is taking advantage of the existing flower planting and sales to vigorously develop the modern flower industry. This not only allows tourists to directly enjoy and buy flowers in the fields, but also enables flower farmers to have good harvests and explore sales channels.

Recently, Dapandiao Village was selected as one of the first batches of model villages in the province's High-Quality Development Project for Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns, and Myriads of Villages. The village has been continuously strengthening e-commerce sales, organizing villagers to learn e-commerce knowledge and skills, and promoting floral products through online platforms to expand product sales channels.

At the same time, the village is actively extending its industrial chain and encouraging some villagers to transition from "cultivation and production-oriented" to "market and service-oriented", providing afforestation services for companies and industrial parks.

Source: Yangcheng Evening News

“花木之乡”迎春忙，记者走进潮州大畔寮村

潮州市饶平县大畔寮村素有“花木之乡”之美誉，是周边地区年花的重要生产地和批发地。年花不仅装点了大畔寮村的村容村貌，也展现着村民们的美好生活图景。

各色年花赏心悦目

一进入大畔寮村，仿佛走进一片花木的天地。宽阔的村主干道一侧，数十个绿意盎然的花园依坡而上。花园被整齐地划出一方方地，种植着各种不同的花卉苗木，满眼皆是随风浮动的色彩。村民正忙碌其中，侍弄着金桔、发财树、蝴蝶兰、草花等应节花卉。

春节临近，许多市民在这里选花。王女士对记者说，年前自己的新居落成，想过来挑选合适的花卉装点家里，取个好意头。这边环境越来越好，来看看花，顺便也散散步。

花农们则忙着准备迎接节日市场的“大单”。花农余构才的金桔园有800多平方米，里面金桔长势喜人。他告诉记者，再过两周，就会把今年的两千多盆金桔送上花市。

村里不少特色的年花产品，让记者眼前一亮。花农余世捷的种植场，在重点培育金桔造型的盆栽。这里的金桔枝干如松木般俊逸，而桔子似一颗颗黄灯垂在枝头，整体犹如画卷。

余世捷说：“一盆金桔盆栽从栽种、培育到上市，需要长达数年时间，需要经历天气变化的考验，还需要通过年复一年的精心修剪及牵引，让造型金桔呈现出最美的姿态。人们对特色产品需求越来越大，我们也不断加强创新和培育。”

大力发展现代花卉产业

据介绍，大畔寮村花木产业不断发展，村里已从传统农作物种植转变为主要种植花卉，目前全村种植花卉面积达155亩，批发与零售等销售模式都有。花卉主要销往梅州、汕头等周边地区，每年还有许多商户、游客闻名而至，年产值超千万元。

在该村入口，修建一新的“大畔寮花木市场”招牌引人注目。据悉，当地正借助现有花卉种植与销售优势，大力发展现代花卉产业，既能让游客直接在田间地头赏花、买花，又能让花农们有好收成、好销路。

最近，大畔寮村入选省“百千万工程”首批典型县镇村名单。村里不断加强电商销售，组织村民学习电商知识、技术，通过线上平台加大花卉产品推广，拓宽产品销路。

同时，村中也正积极延伸产业链条，鼓励部分村民从“种植生产型”向“市场服务型”的转变，为部分单位、企业园区提供绿化养护服务。

文丨记者 曾柯权 实习生 陈梓敏 通讯员 饶宣
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