Why Are Fragrant Pears So Precious? You'll Understand After Reading This
Korla fragrant pears have a history of more than 2000 years. Their shape is like a spindle, and the skin is bright and glossy, with a faint blush amid the emerald green, making them pleasing at first sight.
Fragrant pears have thin skin and high water content, so great care must be taken during harvesting. If the picker's nails are long and slightly scratch the pear during picking, such pears cannot be sold as commercial pears. To avoid bruising more fragrant pears, ripe fragrant pears are best picked immediately. Before packaging, fragrant pears must also be graded. Special-grade pears are those above 120g, first-grade pears are those above lOOg, and second-grade pears are those above 80g. Special-grade pears can sell for 10 yuan/kg. First grade is 7.0 yuan/kg, and second-grade pears are 5.4 yuan/kg. Besides having thin skin and crisp flesh, fragrant pears also taste especially good: juicy and sweet, crisp and refreshing, with fine flesh and no grit. Scientific research has also shown that fragrant pears have the effects of moistening the lungs and cooling the heart, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and benefiting the kidneys and promoting urination. Every year, before the fragrant pears even ripen, all the pears on the trees have already been bought by distributors. One grower said: he contracted 8 hectares of land and can earn 400,000 to 500,000 yuan.
At present, in the Bayingolin region where Korla is located, the fragrant pear planting area has reached nearly 33,000 hectares, with output exceeding 150,000 t, and fragrant pear distributors are found all over the country. Many places outside Korla have tried introducing fragrant pears, but the results were either failure to survive or changes in quality.
As the highest-quality fragrant pears are @#@136@#@ to all parts of the world, Korla City has also become increasingly famous. Fragrant pears have become a resounding calling card for Korla, and because of this Korla is known by people as "Pear City." At present, the annual output value of fragrant pears in the Bayingolin region where Korla is located has reached 470 million yuan. In 2006, export volume reached 12,000 t, and more than 70,000 fruit growers benefited from it.