The spring breeze caresses the face, and the tung flowers are like snow. Recently, the thousand - mu tung tree base in Zhoupo Town, Jingyan County has entered its full - bloom period. The rolling tung flowers are like clouds and snow, attracting many tourists to go on a spring outing and enjoy the flowers. Locally, taking the flowers as a medium, the ecological resources and industrial advantages are combined to explore a new development path for the integration of agriculture and tourism, namely the "tung tree industry + rural tourism".

When entering the Thousand - Mu Industrial Park of the Tung Flower World in Zhoupo Village, Zhoupo Town, one can see tung flowers blooming competitively all over the mountains. When the gentle breeze blows, the petals flutter down like snowflakes.

Tourists shuttle among this beautiful flower sea with great enthusiasm, busy taking photos and checking in, and fully enjoying the unique romance of spring. Ye Xiaowei, a tourist, said that they organize hiking and flower - viewing activities every week, but it's the first time they've seen tung flowers of such a large scale. In particular, the sight of thousands of mu of tung flowers is really astonishing. He thinks this place is especially good, and after going back, he will strongly promote it to more friends in Leshan who go on self - driving tours, emphasizing that it's really worth a visit.

In recent years, relying on tung tree planting, Zhoupo Town has vigorously developed the integrated agriculture - tourism industry. Tourists can enjoy the flowers in spring and the fruits can be harvested in autumn. This not only drives rural tourism but also makes tung fruits a "fortune - bringing fruit" for income increase. According to the person in charge, the planting scale of tung trees in the park has exceeded 2,000 mu this year. It is expected that a large - scale harvest can be carried out in October. The output of tung fruits will reach about 600 tons, and about 200 tons of tung oil can be extracted. The annual output value is expected to exceed 4 million yuan. As an important industrial raw material, tung oil is widely used in fields such as paint, electronic appliances, medicine, and industrial oil, with broad market prospects.

To further improve the land efficiency, the local area actively explores the "under - forest economy" model and promotes composite planting methods such as "tung tree + konjac" and "tung tree + Chinese herbal medicine" to achieve "multiple harvests from one piece of land". Dong Yanli, the person in charge of Sichuan Fengtong Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that this year is the second year for the park's fruit - bearing. Last year was the first harvest year, and this year has achieved a major breakthrough in the agriculture - tourism aspect. April is the peak flowering period of tung trees. Recently, a large number of tourists have come to the park. Tourists can hike, enjoy the flowers, and take photos in the park. The park receives more than 300 tourists every day, which also drives the sales of surrounding agricultural products. Dong Yanli also mentioned that in the next step, the park will improve infrastructure construction, including the Tung Flower Avenue, parking areas, public toilets, and an agricultural product exhibition center, to fully prepare for next year's Tung Flower Festival. (Text/Photos: Liu Shujie)