Red Tongtong is full of more than 600 acres of peppers in Santang Lake Town, Hami Village

On August 25, in Shanghu Village, Santanghu Town, Kazakh, Barry Kun Kazakh, Gao Yu, a pepper grower, was preparing to transport the newly harvested peppers home to dry. Photo by He Pengfei

Tianshan News (Reporter Qin Peng Correspondent He Pengfei reported) On August 25, a series of flames of red peppers was covered with small courtyard in Gao Yu's home, a 73 -year -old pepper grower in Shanghu Village, Santanghu Town, Bari Kazakh, Hami While the elderly Gao Yu and the villagers who came to help cut the peppers in their hands, while the policeman Luo Hui, the police officer of the Santang Lake Border Police Station who was hanging around, was always at home.

On August 25, at Gao Yu's home in Shanghu Village, Santang Lake Town, Kazakh, Barry, Gao Yu's home, the police and villagers of the Santang Lake Border Police Station were helping the elderly Gao Yu to cut peppers. Photo by He Pengfei

On August 25th, at Gao Yu's home in Shanghu Village, Santang Lake Town, Kazakhstan, Barry Kazakhstan, Gao Yu's home, the police of the Santang Lake Border Police Station and the elderly Gao Yu took the pepper. Photo by He Pengfei

"This year, we have grown 6 and a half acres of red peppers. According to the calculation of about 180 kilograms of dried pepper per acre, we can earn 70,000 to 80,000 dried peppers this year!" Gao Yu said.

According to Cai Yujiao, deputy mayor of Santang Lake Town, there are 246 pepper growers in Santang Lake Town this year, with a pepper area of ​​more than 600 acres. According to the average yield of 1,500 kg of fresh peppers, it can be dried about 180 kilograms of dried chili pepper, more than 600 acres The conservatives of dried peppers produced by the ground can bring more than 6.3 million yuan in revenue to the local pepper growers.

On August 25, at Gao Yu's home in Shanghu Village, Santang Lake Town, Kazakhstan, Barry, Gao Yu's home, the police of the Santang Lake Border Police Station dried the pepper with the elderly Gao Yu. Photo by He Pengfei

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