Shishui Village in Yanghe Town, Gaoming District, lies at the foot of Foshan's highest peak and is the largest administrative village in the city in terms of area. Mountainous and forested land accounts for most of its 65.7 square kilometers, where ecological protection red lines must not be crossed. With the momentum of the "High-Quality Development Project for Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns and Tens of Thousands of Villages," the wheels of change began to turn for Shishui Village, and this fertile mountain landscape began to show new vitality.

Across the village, distinctive ecological agriculture is thriving. The cultivation of specialty agricultural products such as perfume lemons, agarwood, persimmons, and Golden Peony tea continues to expand. Meanwhile, demonstration planting of research rice varieties such as Huangxiang Simiao rice using mixed-cropping methods and experimental cultivation of non-GMO papayas are underway through close collaboration between research institutes and local villagers. This year, Shishui Village also harvested its first batch of locally grown fruit bamboo shoots. The establishment of this 220-mu (approximately 14.7 hectares) fruit bamboo shoot cultivation base would not have been possible without the efforts of a group of people working behind the scenes. After Shishui Village established Foshan Gaoming Shishui Project Investment Co., Ltd. in 2024, professional managers Yang Shengdong, Li Yaohui, and Fan Jiahua from the Foshan Communications Investment Group were based there. They became new-generation farmers, bringing expertise from other professional fields to work alongside villagers in developing agriculture.

Every year, the harvest season for this type of bamboo shoot runs from March to October. "One distinctive feature of this fruit bamboo shoot is that its oxalic acid content is comparable to that of common fruits; it has a crisp, sweet taste and can be eaten raw," Yang explained. By 2028, when the entire base is expected to reach peak production, the yield is expected to reach approximately 2,000 jin (about 1,000 kilograms) per mu (about 667 square meters), with an estimated annual output of 450,000 jin (about 225,000 kilograms) and an annual production value of 1.8 million yuan.

Bolstered by multiple factors, including the visitor traffic generated by the two major scenic areas, Zaomu Mountain and Youlong Gorge, as well as the results of ecological improvement in the Xikeng Tributary Ecological Cleaning Small Watershed, a diverse range of rural businesses is flourishing in Shishui. The village is now home to 31 restaurants and three distinctive homestays.

一颗水果竹笋的“野心” | 大美岭南·行看百千万

在“佛山第一峰”山麓处的高明区杨和镇石水村，是全市辖区面积最大的行政村。65.7平方公里的土地上，山地、林地占多数，生态红线不能动。乘着“百千万工程”的东风，石水村命运的齿轮也随之转动……这片山野沃土开始焕发新机。

放眼全村，特色生态农业蓬勃，香水柠檬、沉香、柿子、金牡丹茶等特色农产品种植规模持续扩大；黄香丝苗等“混种”的科研水稻示范种植和非转基因水果木瓜的试验种植在科研院所及村民的密切配合下展开。今年，石水村更收获了首批本地产的水果竹笋。这片220亩水果竹笋种植基地的落地，离不开背后的一群人。2024年，石水成立“强村公司”后，佛山交投集团的杨盛栋、李耀辉和范家华便作为职业经理人驻扎在此，成为跨界的新农人，与村民一起发展农业。

每年3月至10月，是这类竹笋的采摘期。“这种水果竹笋的特点就在于草酸含量与常见水果相当，口感清甜，可生食。”杨盛栋介绍道。待2028年基地整体进入丰产期，亩产可达2000斤左右，年总产量预计45万斤，年产值预计达180万元。

在皂幕山、游龙峡两大核心景区的流量辐射及西坑支流生态清洁小流域整治成果等多重因素加持下，石水的乡村业态“多点开花”，如今村内已集聚31家餐饮店、3家特色民宿。

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