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Ｔｈｅ　Ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ　ｏｆ　ａｎ　Ａｇｒｉｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ　Ｃｉｔｙ 　　THE mountain road spiraled up and down along the Wumeng range, revealing a rolling expanse of vibrant green. Parcels of flat land lay interspersed between lush hills, where vegetables, tobacco, medicinal herbs, flowers, fir trees and potatoes grow. 　　I visited the agricultural city of Qujing over the summer, and its hilly pastoral vistas in eastern Yunnan Province, on the border with Guizhou, left a deep impression. To answer the central government’s call for the further development of the province’s agriculture, its villages and the lives of farmers, the municipal government of Qujing has concentrated its efforts over the past several years on promoting a high-quality, high-efficiency and ecologically friendly agriculture, with great success. 　　 　　 　　An Agriculture of Scale 　　 　　“Qujing is both a major agricultural producer and a heavily populated city in Yunnan,” said Liu Haifang, deputy mayor in charge of agriculture. “In recent years, the municipal government has identified agricultural growth as its highest priority, and has promoted large-scale modern agricultural operations, making the city a provincial leader in the field.” 　　According to the deputy mayor, Qujing has formed eight agricultural zones, each concentrating on the production and processing of a particular crop or two. For example, its cultivation and processing of marigold and konjac is the most intensive in the country, and the output, production value and processing capabilities of its animal husbandry operations lead Yunnan Province. 　　 　　Today, the city’s agriculture has developed quickly on the basis of scale operations along six lines ― animal husbandry, grain and oil-bearing crops, seed production, yam and related tubers, sericulture, vegetables, cut flowers, fruits and fruit trees. “Agricultural science and technology, as well as the showcase role of industrial leaders, are the two greatest contributors to the city’s agricultural breakthr