Xinyu, Jiangxi: "Gold Rush" and "Auntie Group" in the Water
Published Jul 31, 2020
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When the water chestnuts are harvested from July to October, there is a "auntie group" composed of surplus rural labor and poor households. They are active at the water chestnut planting base in Mian Village, Fengyang Town, Fenyi County, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province. Working for 8 hours, the daily average harvest of water chestnut is more than 6000 catties, which is supplied to the domestic and foreign markets in Jiangxi, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other provinces. Water chestnut is known as the "gold ingot" in the water, and it is the year of the water chestnut planting base in Mian Village, Fengyang Town, Fenyi County The output can reach 400,000 to 600,000 catties. The members of the "Auntie Group" earn 80 yuan per day for labor, and the income can be increased by more than 7,000 yuan within three months. It is understood that the "Auntie Group" is active in the fields all year round and also grows food. The main force of large households raising seedlings and planting seedlings and planting and harvesting fruit and vegetable bases has achieved wealth and income by forming groups of migrant workers at their doorsteps. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Zhao Chunliang)
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