父子八年耕耘 荒山变果园，千万投入种出“绿色认证”
Father-and-Son Eight-Year Toil Turns Barren Hill into Orchard，Green-Certified Kiwi Born from a Ten-Million-Yuan Investment
翻译：潘云昊 徐瑞祥 卫拉（湖北大学）
Translators: Pan Yunhao Xu Ruixiang Lisa M.K (Hubei University)
楚天都市报极目新闻讯（记者张万军 通讯员方盈颖 吕亭逸）9月29日，通山县厦铺镇瓜坪村的山优果猕猴桃基地迎来丰收，50万斤高品质猕猴桃产量创下历史新高，令基地负责人陈兆龙欣慰不已。丰收的背后，凝聚了他和儿子8年的心血和超千万元的投资。
Chutian Metropolitan News (Reporter: Zhang Wanjun; Correspondents: Fang Yingying, Lü Tingyi)Sept. 29- At the Shanyouguo kiwi base in Guaping Village, Xiapu Town, Tongshan County, the harvest hit a historic high: 500,000 kg of premium kiwis, the biggest crop since the orchard’s inception. Chen Zhaolong, the man in charge, could not hide his relief. Behind the bumper yield lie eight years of grit and more than ten million yuan sunk into the hills by him and his son.
当日上午10时，海拔800米的瓜坪村南岭山山优果猕猴桃基地云雾萦绕，宛如仙境。一片片猕猴桃果树林在山间若隐若现，走进猕猴桃树，一个个金黄色的猕猴桃挂在枝头，成熟的果实散发出诱人的香气。
At 10 a.m., 800 m above sea level, the plantation on Nanling Hill was shrouded in drifting cloud, a scene straight from a fairy tale. Rows of kiwi vines peeped in and out of the mist; clusters of golden fruit dangled from every trellis, their sweet scent filling the cool mountain air.
来自通山县城的李女士和两个闺蜜驾车来到基地，提着篮子走进果林。李女士说，她去年就曾来基地采摘猕猴桃，觉得这里的猕猴桃口感很好。今年她特意邀请闺蜜同行，不一会工夫，三人的篮子就装满了猕猴桃。“一百斤以下每斤20元，一百斤以上每斤15元。”基地的工作人员在跟李女士称重时介绍。
Ms. Li from Tongshan County drove to the kiwifruit base with two of her close friends and walked into the fruit forest carrying baskets. Ms. Li said that she had come to the base to pick kiwis last year and found the fruits tasty. This year, she specially invited her girlfriends to join her. In no time, the three baskets were filled with kiwi. While weighing for Ms. Li, the base staff introduced that “It’s 20 yuan per catty for less than 100 catties (jin, 50 kilograms), and 15 yuan per catty for more than 100 catties.”
在通山县城的山优果公司冷库，流水线上多名工人正在对猕猴桃进行分级分拣。陈兆龙告诉极目新闻记者，他是通山本地人，从1992年起就在北京、上海等地做石材加工生意。2018年，他响应家乡号召回乡创业。考虑到家乡的气候条件，他决定将猕猴桃作为自己的创业项目。“要种就种高品质的猕猴桃！”陈兆龙在南岭山上租下千亩山地，修建蓄水池、铺设浇水和施肥管道、疏通进山道路……8年下来，投入一千多万元。父子俩还先后到陕西、四川等猕猴桃种植技术发达的地区学习取经，向多位农业专家请教。2023年产品获得了中国绿色食品发展中心的“绿色食品”认证，被称为“黄金果”。
In the cold storage of Shanyou Fruit Company in Tongshan County, many workers on the production line are grading and sorting kiwis. Chen Zhaolong told Jimu News reporters that he is a native of Tongshan. Since 1992, he has been engaged in stone processing business in Beijing, Shanghai and other places. In 2018, he returned to start a business, answering the call of his hometown. Considering local climate conditions, he decided to take kiwi fruit farming as his entrepreneurial endeavor. “If we're going to grow kiwi, we’re going to grow top-quality fruit!” Chen Zhaolong leased a thousand acres of land on Nanling Mountain, where he built reservoirs, laid irrigation and fertilization pipelines, and cleared mountain roads. During the past eight years, he has invested more than ten million yuan. Chen and his son also traveled to Shaanxi, Sichuan, and other regions known for advanced kiwi fruit cultivation techniques to gain experience from agricultural specialists. In 2023, their produce obtained the Green Food certification from the China Green Food Development Center, thus hailed as “Gold Berry”.
“我的愿望是种出国内最好吃的猕猴桃”，陈兆龙信心满满。
“My wish is to grow the most delicious kiwi fruit in China,” Chen Zhaolong said with great confidence.