Panorama of giant paddy fields in Goddess Mending the Sky. Photo courtesy of hebei academy of agriculture and forestry
It is reported that this giant rice field painting "Goddess Mending the Sky" was produced by rice experts from hebei academy of agriculture and forestry Institute of Agricultural Information and Economics, Binhai Agricultural Research Institute and Shexian Agricultural and Rural Bureau. The planting of such a "rice field painting" can only be completed through pattern design, fixed-point surveying and mapping, artificial planting and field management, and its difficulty and complexity can be imagined. Qi Xin, the planning team of hebei academy of agriculture and forestry Institute of Agricultural Information and Economics, worked together to make bold innovations and tackle key problems together, perfectly combining rice fields with art.
Excavate culture and choose themes.
The fairy tale of Nu Wa's mending the sky by refining stones has been deeply rooted in people's hearts and spread for thousands of years. Shexian tile palace, as one of the five sacred places for ancestor worship in China, is the largest historical and cultural relic with the earliest creation time and the widest influence area in China, and is known as "Huaxia Ancestral Temple". In order to carry forward the ancestral culture of Shexian County, the planning group determined the theme of rice field painting as "Goddess mending the sky" after many consultations. The pattern composition conforms to the mountain trend, and the image of Nuwa is smart and beautiful, which is the embodiment of Shexian cultural symbols and also conforms to the purpose of developing leisure agriculture and tourism.
Breakthrough Difficulties and Scientific Design
The planning team planned the plot on the observation deck. Photo courtesy of hebei academy of agriculture and forestry
Niu Xiting, a researcher at hebei academy of agriculture and forestry Institute of Agricultural Information and Economics, introduced that the rice field painting Goddess Patching the Sky is located in the core of Shexian cultural tourism economic belt, in the red river valley wetland area of Taihang Mountain, with an area of 1.800 mu, and the viewing point is in Range Rover Pavilion in Dongshan Graben, with a height difference of 260 meters from the rice field, which is more than 20 times higher than the viewing height of ordinary rice field painting, which is a severe challenge for the design and production of rice field painting. The planning team went deep into Shexian county to discuss with local authorities, investigate the terrain on the spot and analyze the perspective. In March, 2020, the preliminary planning was started. In that year, the rice field painting "Goddess Mending Heaven" covering an area of 260 mu was completed, and the production experience was gained. 202 1 Facing the new requirements of pattern enlargement and angle change, a spring rape was planted for painting in spring, which provided new data for the production of giant rice field painting in The Goddess of Autumn Mends the Sky.
Exquisite layout and beautiful scenery.
600 acres of paddy fields make up a painting, which involves dozens of plots. Roads, ditches and ridges are all over the plots, which inevitably becomes the interference factor of paddy field painting. The designer made a bold attempt, using the method of combining computer drawing with field investigation to avoid the influence of roads and ditches on the overall picture as much as possible. Sort out thousands of points, determine coordinate points through GPS positioning, set out on the spot, and transplant according to patterns and lines.
The planning team made a survey and set out on the spot. Photo courtesy of hebei academy of agriculture and forestry
The planning team found the transplant site in the field. Photo courtesy of hebei academy of agriculture and forestry
After 1 month pay-off transplanting, a giant rice field painting of 1.250 meters long and 320 meters wide, covering an area of 600 acres, made a stunning appearance. Without any modification, the roads and ditches necessary for rice production are not destroyed and become an integral part of rice field painting. The picture is natural. Standing in the Range Rover Pavilion in Dongshan, you can have a bird's eye view of "Cui Fei, a winding mountain, dancing sleeves reflecting Xia Shang".
Science and technology support green production
The successful exhibition of rice field paintings requires not only exquisite pattern design and site layout, but also strong professional technical support for rice. Only when the rice grows sturdily can the picture be full and gorgeous.
The planning group discussed the seedling raising technology of colored rice on the spot. Photo courtesy of hebei academy of agriculture and forestry
Caimi bears heavy fruits according to precise positioning, forming a beautiful landscape. Photo courtesy of hebei academy of agriculture and forestry
The leaders of Institute of Information Economy attach great importance to it, and the leaders of Binhai Institute of Agricultural Sciences fully support it. According to the painted area of paddy field, the planning team accurately calculated the seed consumption of various colors of rice, and introduced high-quality purple, yellow and white rice seeds and seedlings from Binhai Institute. Rice experts overcame the epidemic situation and went to Shexian county for planting guidance many times, which solved various problems encountered in rice seedling raising, rice field management and rice pest control, and implemented green standardized production throughout the process. Four-color rice with organic fertilizer and irrigation with Qingzhang water all bear heavy fruits, and the rice flowers are fragrant and the harvest is in sight.
Revitalize the industry of agricultural and cultural integration
Taihang Mountain, rippling blue waves, beautiful flying Nuwa, colorful rice flowers. Nu Wa's smart and elegant image shows the regional cultural characteristics of Shexian's "hometown of Nu Wa culture", which integrates cultural creativity into agriculture and turns rice fields into landscapes. "Enjoy thousands of acres of rice and harvest mangoku organic food!" According to Niu Xiting, the "Goddess Patching Heaven" rice was snapped up in the field at harvest, and the price of wet rice per catty was 1. 1 yuan, which was in short supply. Getting rich with "beauty", Shexian's "Goddess Mending Heaven" paddy field painting not only protects green mountains and green rivers, but also gives birth to new formats by giving farmland a brand-new concept, which improves rice planting efficiency and effectively promotes industrial integration and upgrading and farmers' income increase.