A woman in Nanmu Village in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region became a pioneer in the development of village's specialized grape industry through her passion and eagerness to learn.
In Nanmu Village, Lhasa, Ngodrup Wangmo is well known for the hectic pace of her life.
As the first in the village to get a driver's license, it's this veteran driver’s job to pick the women up one by one early in the morning, before heading to their 16-acre vineyard together. And time is of the essence: their vineyard is expecting a bumper harvest.
Over recent years, the specialized grape industry has gone from strength to strength in Xizang. "Sweet industries" such as modern grape planting and wine-making all promote rural revitalization.
For Ngodrup Wangmo, who's loved growing things ever since childhood, it was an opportunity not to be missed. That's why she made a pioneering attempt to introduce grapes from Qamdo City, inviting technicians along for help and advice. To her surprise, success wasn't long in coming. Ngodrup Wangmo then invited all the women in the village to manage the vineyard collectively. "It is the first time grapes have been planted at such a high altitude. And they are growing quite well. It’s all down to our hard work," she said.
Ngodrup Wangmo was a pioneer tree planter when she was young. Now she's encouraging women in the village to imitate her success. She discovered that the highland barley grown in the village was particularly suitable for making Chemar flowers for the Tibetan New Year, resulting in many women going in for highland barley cultivation. The annual dividend helps improve their lives.
"I've always dreamed of growing things. Helping people with more difficulties than me in life is the biggest thing I aspire to," she said.
Woman takes lead in driving grape planting industry in Xizang
