Source: Qinhuangdao Tourism Commission
Recently, the list of 2018 “National Eco-cultural Village” organized by China Eco-Cultural Association was announced. Baozigou Village, Gepo Town, Lulong County, Qinhuangdao, won this honor.
A total of 128 villages across the country were on the list, including five villages in Hebei Province, and Baozigou Village is the only one which has won this honor in Qinhuangdao.
The establishment of “National Eco-Cultural Village” was organized by China Eco-Cultural Association which has been launched once a year since 2009. The aim is to“carry forward ecological culture, advocate green living, and build ecological civilization together”.
All the villages nominated are of good ecological environment, flourishing ecological culture, prosperous ecological industry, harmony between human and nature, and outstanding demonstration role.
Baozigou Village is located in the southeast of Gebo Town, about 40 degrees north latitude, the superior natural conditions make it a high quality grape producing area.
The village has planted edible grapes for more than 300 years. The unique geographical environment and climate make the grapes here have the characteristics of high sugar content, delicate taste, bright coloring, long picking period and so on.
In order to give full play to this unique advantage, the village makes full use of mountain resources to cultivate virgin lands on the mountains, there were only 500 mu of cultivated land in the village in the past, but now the grape planting area has been more than 1,500 mu with the annual yield of about 5 million jin of grapes. There are more than 30 varieties such as Rose Fragrance, Jufeng, Longyan, Victoria, Red Grape, Green Grape, White Grape, Black Grape, Beauty Finger, and Manai and so on.