Panen Melimpah, Petani China Jemur Gabah di Jalan Raya
Welcome to the Town Where the Streets Are Paved with Rice
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SEPINTAS melihatnya, jalan yang membentang di antara deretan bangunan ruko seperti ´jalan emas´, padahal sebenarnya jalan itu tertutup oleh beras gabah yang dikeringkan di sepanjang jalan.
Para petani di China sedang panen padi dan ratusan ton gabah terpaksa dijemur hingga 800 meter di sebuah jalan kota kecil Mingda di barat daya China, Chongqing setelah panen.
Seperti tampak di foto, para petani tidak khawatir gabah yang mereka jemur dilintasi kendaraan bermotor, karena kebiasaan tersebut berlangsung sejak lama.
Meskipun kiat jemur gabah ini mengkhawatirkan dari sisi higienis, kebiasaan unik ini hanya berlangsung di sini, dan bukan sesuatu yang lazim di China, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Menurut salah satu blog perjalanan, petani tidak keberatan kendaraan melindas gabah yang mereka jemur, malahan menguntungkan karena ban mobil ternyata membantu menggiling gabah kering menjadi beras.
WHILE it may in fact appear to be something of a ´golden road´, this street has in fact been completely covered in rice as it is left out to dry.
The farmers raked tonnes of shelled rice across an 800-metre section of the road in the small town of Mingda in southwest China´s Chongqing following a harvest of the grain.
Judging by these pictures however, the farmers were hardly concerned as motorists drove over the grains while going about their daily business.
While it may not seem the most hygienic or safest way to dry out the rice, the sight of the grain being left out on the road is not all that uncommon in China.
According to one travel blog, farmers don´t mind vehicles driving on the road, as the draft caused by the passing vehicles blows away the lightweight husk which has detached itself from the grain, leaving the rice in place.