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Culture Festival.” This festival combines the 瓜果之香
characteristics of industry and tourism, and has The Sweet Scent of Melons
become a famous local celebration.
大寮從事農業人口約達一萬二千餘人，
At present, Kaohsiung No. 8 and Kaohsiung 約佔全區就業人口26.7%，是邁向工商發展
No. 9 make up the lion’s share of the plants 的鳳山地區中，農業人口數最多的鄉鎮，約
being planted by farmers in the whole region. 佔鳳山地區總農業人口數的28%，足見農業
The fall season of 2010 to 2011 oversaw 237 ha of 在該區發展的重要性。肥沃的平原上，有稻

service area, averaging 2,400 kilograms of harvest 米、甘蔗、苦瓜、西瓜、鳳梨、香蕉等作
per ha and totaling 568,000 kilograms (568.8 物，為大寮農業帶來生氣。
tonnes).
There are approximately 12,000 people that
Kaoshiung No. 9’s seeds are especially make up Daliao’s agriculture industry, making

large, of exceptional quality, potential to be mass up roughly 26.5% of the area’s employment rate.
produced, agriculturally artistic and resistant to Out of the other Fenghsan areas moving towards
insect-borne diseases. This cash crop is extremely industrial and commercial development, Daliao

suitable to be planted and harvested in the has the highest population of agriculture workers
fall for Kaoping and Jianan areas. Because red and makes up 28% of the total number of people
beans produced from Kaohsiung No. 9 working in agriculture. This shows how significant
are particularly large, they further fit the demands agriculture is in this area. Rice, sugarcanes, bitter
of consumers and the processing industry. With a gourds, watermelons, pineapples, bananas and

high yield and exceptional quality, these red beans other agricultural products grown on this fertile
are extremely suitable to be planted by farmers. land is what brings Daliao alive!