My hometown, Botou
My hometown, Botou, is the number one pear township in China. Yali cultivation has a history of 1,500 years. During the Qianlong period, Botou Yali entered the imperial palace. When Ji Xiaolan accompanied Emperor Qianlong to the south of the Yangtze River, he also visited the Qiqiao area of ??Botou City to pick and taste Botou Yali. In the autumn of 1958, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting in Tianjin. After Mao Zedong and other party and state leaders heard about the long-standing reputation of Botou Yali, they ordered to eat Botou Yali. At that time, Wang Chunxiang, secretary of the county party committee, and Liu Xijun, the county magistrate, personally went to Wangzhuang Village, Qiqiao Commune to select Yali. They selected 32 baskets, which were escorted by the county magistrate and village party secretary overnight to Tianjin. Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, Lin Boqu, Li Weihan and other party and state leaders all praised the deliciousness of Botou Yali. "Boyang" brand Crown pears and "Yafeng" brand Ya pears were rated as famous brand products in Hebei Province.
In 2011, "Boyang" brand Crown pears were placed on the New Zealand state banquet table, and "Yafeng" brand Yali pears were placed on the tables of leaders of Zhongnanhai. Products are exported to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the European Union, Southeast Asia and other countries.
Botou pear is delicious, and the thousands of acres of pear blossoms are a sight to behold. Yesterday, my comrades from the editorial department and I accompanied the famous calligrapher Mr. Xiao Lixing and his wife to Qiqiao, the origin of Botou Yali, to watch pear blossoms. When you get to the Yafeng Pear Blossom Observation Deck, you can truly appreciate the artistic conception and grand scene of "like a spring breeze coming all night, thousands of pear trees blooming".