Summer is in full swing, and so is harvest season for blueberries in Tianjiayao village, Wangtai subdistrict, Qingdao West Coast New Area (Qingdao WCNA).

Tianjiayao village is renowned as Qingdao's home of blueberries, with blueberries being cultivated on over 540 mu (36 hectares) of plantations as well as in more than 310 solar greenhouses and more than 30 plastic hoop greenhouses.

Leveraging its favorable natural conditions, the village has developed its blueberry industry and combined it with rural tourism to attract visitors for fruit-picking experiences. The simultaneous development of blueberry cultivation and sightseeing tourism has not only boosted the incomes of fruit farmers in Tianjiayao village but also led to prosperity for the village as a whole.

In a family farm in Tianjiayao village, Wangtai subdistrict in Qingdao WCNA, farmers are busy harvesting a bountiful crop of blueberries. [Photo/IC]

In a family farm in Tianjiayao village, Wangtai subdistrict in Qingdao WCNA, farmers are busy harvesting a bountiful crop of blueberries. [Photo/IC]

Tianjiayao village in Qingdao WCNA is renowned as Qingdao's home of blueberries. [Photo/IC]

The simultaneous development of blueberry cultivation and sightseeing tourism not only boosts the incomes of fruit farmers in Tianjiayao village but also leads to prosperity for the village as a whole. [Photo/IC]