STORY: Taiwan orchard owner benefits from opportunities of mainland
DATELINE: June 16, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:06
LOCATION: XIAMEN, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1 various of the orchard
2 SOUNDBITE (Chinese) SOONG JYH-PING, Orchard owner

STORYLINE:

Soong Jyh-Ping has been running a sightseeing orchard in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province.

Born and raised in China's Taiwan, he came to the mainland to pursue a career in 2000 and started his farm in Fujian in 2013.

He said he has found great business opportunities amid the rural revitalization drive on the mainland.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese) SOONG JYH-PING, Orchard owner
"I planned to do something related to leisure agriculture, so I decided to build an orchard that can be harvested all year round. So visitors can pick at least two or three kinds of fruits whenever they come. So I have planted more than 20 varieties of fruits in the orchard. I choose Xiamen for its climate. It's suitable for growing tropical fruits. We also speak the same dialect. From the central government to the local governments at all levels, they have all attached great importance to advancing rural revitalization by giving a lot of support to implementing the strategy. So we want to be part of it as during the process, we think we can realize our value."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xiamen, China.
(XHTV)