Under-forest farming boosts rural vitality in Nanming

Villagers plant mushrooms in the field. [Photo/Nanming Integrated Media Center]

In Yongle township of Nanming district, rows of giant qilin mushrooms are thriving at a forest-based cultivation site, drawing visitors from across and beyond Guizhou province to pick, taste, and enjoy the rural spring scenery.

In recent years, the township has leveraged its fruit forest resources to develop an under-forest economy through a "cooperative + enterprise + farmers" model.

Tourists visit mushroom fields in Yongle township. [Photo/Nanming Integrated Media Center]

As a key specialty agriculture pilot in 2026, the qilin mushroom project has planted over 500,000 cultivation sticks across 68 mu (5.53 hectares) of land, with an expected annual output exceeding 300,000 kilograms, injecting fresh momentum into rural vitalization.

Tourists pick qilin mushrooms in Yongle township. [Photo/Nanming Integrated Media Center]