Tongxing Village Greenhouse Melons and Vegetables

Tongxing Village Greenhouse Melons and Vegetables

　　Tongxing Village is located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains in the southwest of Huxian County and was once a notoriously poor village in the area. In 2001, some villagers went to Shandong to learn greenhouse cultivation techniques and hired technicians from there to start growing melons and vegetables in greenhouses. By the summer of 2002, Tongxing’s watermelons had a bountiful harvest, with income exceeding 4,000 yuan per mu that year. Coupled with the cultivation of green vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, chili peppers, and yardlong beans in the greenhouses, the income per mu reached nearly 8,000 yuan.

　　After several years of development, the area of Tongxing Village’s greenhouse vegetable plots has expanded from the initial 150 mu to the current 1,250 mu, shifting from open-field greenhouses to solar greenhouses. The number of farming households has increased from 50 to over 150, accounting for more than 90% of the total households in the village. The per capita income has risen from 1,000 yuan in 2000 to the current 10,070 yuan.

　　The greenhouse watermelons from Tongxing Village are the star product of Jiangzhen Town. In 2008 and 2010, they were recognized by the China Fruit Marketing Association as “China Famous Fruits” and “China’s Top Ten Famous Melons,” earning wide acclaim from consumers. In 2011, Tongxing Village (Greenhouse Melons and Vegetables) in Jiangzhen Town, Huxian County, Shaanxi Province, was designated by the Ministry of Agriculture as a “National One Village One Product” demonstration village.