Shuigaozhuang Science and Technology Demonstration Park

　　The Shuigaozhuang Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park is located in Shuigaozhuang Village, Xinkou Town, Xiqing District, Tianjin, about 20 kilometers from downtown Tianjin. As the core project of the Dongdi High-Standard Facility Vegetable Base with a planned investment of 105 million yuan, the first phase of the Shuigaozhuang Science and Technology Demonstration Park has already invested 36.8 million yuan to build 20,000 square meters of high-standard intelligent greenhouses. According to Tianjin's plan for positioning the core area of the 50,000-mu urban modern agricultural demonstration zone, the core area’s modern intelligent greenhouses are beginning to take shape. Key municipal, district, and town leaders have visited multiple times to provide guidance. Most of the indoor soilless cultivation, wall-grown plants, and fruit trees have begun bearing fruit. Combined with the existing 1,000-mu orchard and 1,000-mu fish pond, the site has established an entertainment, fishing, and sightseeing high-tech agricultural demonstration zone. Activities such as fruit picking, an agricultural supermarket, and a children's playground offer fun experiences, allowing visitors to enjoy pure natural rural green tourism in the suburbs. This has already attracted a large number of tourists.

　　The park features 14 functional areas, including agricultural science and technology services, displays of new crop varieties and space-bred strains, medicinal and health vegetable variety exhibits, dwarf and off-season cultivation of northern fruit trees, organic cultivation models and new/exotic fruit and vegetable varieties, as well as substrate soilless cultivation models for fruits and vegetables. It integrates tourism, leisure, and sightseeing to meet the needs of various groups.

　　Currently, the intelligent greenhouses have planted dozens of southern fruit tree varieties such as papaya, jackfruit, water apple, loquat, sterculia nobilis, sapodilla, lychee, and banana. Over 120 types of vegetable varieties have been introduced into the greenhouses. Through advanced cultivation methods such as substrate soilless cultivation and vertical hydroponics, the growth patterns of plants have been altered, extending their life cycles and thereby increasing the yield and quality of fruits and vegetables. Recently, conventional sweet potato varieties from Guangdong, Henan, and other regions have been introduced. Using vertical hydroponic technology, the tubers will grow in the air. Since the growth cycle has been extended to over one year, yields are expected to double. In addition, mist-cultivated potato tuber production techniques, which fill a domestic and international gap, will also be demonstrated, truly enabling one planting with multiple harvests. The use of soilless cultivation technology helps isolate soil-borne pests and diseases, while vertical cultivation can double the yield per unit area, significantly improving land utilization and conserving resources. Hydroponic cultivation techniques include nutrient film technique (NFT), vertical pipe hydroponics, vertical wall cultivation, and columnar soilless cultivation, among others. These novel, unique cultivation methods not only increase vegetable yields but also improve quality; they beautify the cultivation environment while producing fresh, pollution-free green vegetables, bringing people a refreshing experience.