Jiayu county thrives as 'China's Cabbage Town'

Jiayu county in Xianning city, Hubei province, has grown into a valuable vegetable base along the Yangtze River and earned a reputation as "China's Cabbage Town".

In the county's Panjiawan town, farmers work on the cabbage harvest. Over 10 years ago, 90 percent of cabbage seeds in Jiayu were imported from abroad, a costly and unsustainable practice. Due to the scarcity, local farmers often flocked to buy the seeds at midnight before they were snatched up.

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