"Live News" newscast of CCTV-News Channel focuses on thousands-of-mu lotus fields of Liujiang

Source:Liuzhou Daily Date:2024-04-17 15:00

Recently, the thousands-of-mu lotus fields in Baipeng Town, Liujiang District, Liuzhou, after the spring lotus planting, were vibrant, creating a picturesque scene of green mountains, clear lotus fields, and beautiful rural landscapes. On April 10, the "Live News" newscast of CCTV-News Channel reported on the natural scenery of the lotus fields in spring and the farmers' labor in the fields of Liujiang District.

In recent years, Liujiang District has leveraged its rich water resources to develop the cultivation of aquatic crops such as lotus roots, unlocking the secret to prosperity with its thousands-of-mu lotus fields. Baipeng Town is the main production area for double-cropping lotus roots in Liujiang District, with a cultivation area of 42,000 mu in an average year. The "Liujiang Lotus Root" produced here has been listed as a national geographical indication product. Relying on its unique idyllic countryside landscape and the agricultural eco-tourism area with thousands-of-mu double-cropping lotus fields, Baipeng Town attracts a large number of visitors during the lotus bloom season each year, receiving over a million visitors annually and generating the annual tourism consumption of over 100 million yuan.