Against the backdrop of China’s vigorous advancement of new rural construction and the strategic implementation of farmland protection policies, Xianning City has firmly embarked on the journey of converting forests back to farmland. Amid this crucial initiative aimed at securing grain production capacity and promoting sustainable agricultural development, XCMG’s “Earthwork Champion” series of construction machinery has emerged as a core force, bravely forging a path for the innovative “rice on the mountain” project and injecting strong momentum into the city’s agricultural transformation.
The conversion of forests back to farmland in Xianning is not merely a simple land use adjustment but a systematic project that requires scientific planning, efficient construction, and strict quality control. The region’s complex terrain, characterized by undulating hills and scattered woodland plots, poses significant challenges to the construction work—traditional machinery often struggles with poor adaptability, low operation efficiency, and difficulty in meeting the precise land preparation requirements for paddy fields. It is precisely in this context that XCMG’s “Earthwork Champion,” renowned for its outstanding performance in harsh working conditions, has become the equipment of choice for construction teams.
Dubbed the “Earthwork Champion,” this series of XCMG machinery boasts a suite of advantages tailored to the needs of farmland restoration and paddy field construction. Its compact and flexible body design allows it to move freely in narrow mountainous areas and between scattered plots, avoiding damage to the surrounding ecological environment while ensuring operational coverage. Equipped with a high-power engine and an optimized hydraulic system, the machinery delivers strong digging and leveling capabilities, enabling it to efficiently clear tree roots, level the land, and build field ridges—key processes in converting forested areas into suitable paddy fields. Moreover, its advanced intelligent control system ensures precise operation, with the land leveling error controlled within a small range, which is essential for creating the consistent water depth conditions required for rice cultivation.
In the “rice on the mountain” project, which aims to make full use of sloping land resources to expand rice planting areas, the role of XCMG’s “Earthwork Champion” becomes even more prominent. To transform sloping hillsides into terraced fields that can retain water and nourish crops, the machinery needs to complete complex operations such as slope cutting, soil moving, and terrace shaping. The “Earthwork Champion” rises to the challenge: its strong climbing performance allows it to operate stably on slopes with a certain gradient; its efficient soil-transporting capacity ensures that the earthwork is transferred and placed accurately to form the terrace structure; and its reliable braking system and safety protection devices guarantee the safety of operators during high-intensity mountain operations.
Construction workers on the site speak highly of the XCMG equipment. “Previously, leveling a piece of hilly land would take our team a week with old machines. Now, with XCMG’s ‘Earthwork Champion,’ we can finish the work in just two days, and the flatness is far better than before, which saves a lot of trouble for the subsequent rice transplanting,” said a veteran construction foreman. Such feedback is a true reflection of the equipment’s contribution to improving construction efficiency and quality.
The participation of XCMG’s “Earthwork Champion” in Xianning’s farmland restoration and “rice on the mountain” project is a vivid practice of XCMG’s “XCMG Gold • New Rural Construction” concept. As a leading enterprise in China’s construction machinery industry, XCMG has long been committed to developing products that meet the diverse needs of rural construction. From farmland infrastructure to rural road construction, from agricultural machinery supporting to rural environmental governance, XCMG’s equipment has become an indispensable “assistant” in the process of new rural construction.
Looking ahead, as Xianning’s farmland restoration work continues to deepen and the “rice on the mountain” project achieves broader results, XCMG will continue to rely on technological innovation to launch more high-performance, cost-effective construction machinery products. It will further contribute to safeguarding national grain security, promoting agricultural modernization, and helping to build a beautiful, prosperous, and harmonious new countryside with practical actions, writing a more brilliant chapter of “XCMG Gold” in the cause of new rural construction.