On May 7, workers in the cordyceps production workshop of Dongyangguang Industrial Development Co Ltd in Yidu County were carefully selecting and cleaning fresh cordyceps.

　　Cordyceps requires exceptionally demanding growth conditions, making its artificial cultivation once considered a “fantasy.” Through nearly a decade of focused R&D efforts, the company’s researchers have successfully achieved both high-fidelity restoration of the natural habitat conditions in cordyceps’ primary growing regions and industrial-scaleartificial cultivation. In 2024, the company’s cordyceps production attained 63.5 tons, generating nearly 10 billion yuan in annual output value, with successful market entryincluding Singapore and Japan. (Reporter/Huang Xiang, Correspondent/Zhu Canyi)