Vlog | Made Here: From farm to future, how sweet business transforms in "hometown of lychees"-Xinhua
Vlog | Made Here: From farm to future, how sweet business transforms in "hometown of lychees"
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-06-12 19:43:04
MAOMING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in the lush landscapes of southwestern Guangdong Province, Maoming City is known as a "hometown of lychees" in China.
According to a white paper released by the local government, Maoming is China's largest lychee production base with a planting area of approximately 1.42 million mu (about 94,667 hectares) and an annual output that accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country's total in 2024. Beyond supplying domestic markets, Maoming lychee is exported worldwide, reaching countries including Russia, Australia, Thailand, and Japan.
Follow Xinhua correspondent Smiley to see how the lychee farmers here unlock the future of farming with cutting-edge technologies.
This drone photo shows a drone delivering a basket of lychees at an orchard in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A worker picks lychees at an orchard in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)A drone photo shows a drone delivering a basket of lychees at an orchard in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)Chen Jianghai operates a drone loaded with a basket of lychees to land at an orchard in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)Farmers select lychees in Yalong Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)Chen Lirong promotes lychees through livestreams at an ecological garden in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A farmer selects newly harvested lychees in Yalong Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A drone delivers a basket of lychees at an orchard in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)
