Suqian's energy services give hearty zap to rural prosperity, urban living

Looking at the orchard he is in charge of, Li Yan is elated with the scene — bright red, round apples hang on the branches while workers carefully pick the apples and put them into fruit baskets.

After picking, the apples will be preserved in a cold storage room. By controlling the temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide in the storage areas, the respiration of the fruit can be suppressed, which helps maintain freshness, Li said.

At the Sweet Apple Industry Demonstration Park in Yanghe New Area of Suqian, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, the bountiful harvest made him jubilant.