On February 3rd, as the Spring Festival holiday was coming to an end, a ground crew member was carefully packing boxes of fresh cherries at the Fengyi UAV Operations Center in Shiyan, Shenzhen. Subsequently, these New Year's goods carrying delicious food and blessings will be transported by drones, crossing the city skyline and accurately delivered to the recipients. In the current era of rapid technological development, drone delivery is transforming from a conceptual idea to a reality. This innovative delivery model not only greatly shortens delivery time, but also brings unprecedented new experiences to people with its unique charm. According to data from Fengyi Delivery, since the peak season of the Spring Festival, the volume of drone delivery and express delivery services in the Shenzhen region has grown significantly, demonstrating the strong appeal and enormous potential of drone delivery in the market. In big cities, drone delivery is efficient and convenient, while in rural areas, it can also show great power. This Spring Festival, residents of Caowei Town in Yiyang, Hunan welcomed a unique shopping experience. Zhihang Feigou has opened four drone transportation routes here, greatly facilitating the purchase of annual goods for rural residents. In the past, due to the remote location and inconvenient transportation in rural areas, residents often had to spend a lot of time and energy when purchasing New Year's goods. In addition, the limitations of transportation conditions also make the variety of annual goods in townships less diverse than in urban areas, making it difficult to meet the increasingly diverse needs of residents. But this year, whether it's exquisite gifts for visiting relatives or fresh ingredients for dinner, residents of Caowei Town can easily prepare them in a short period of time through drone delivery. Since the "low altitude economy" was first included in the Chinese government work report in 2024, its application scenarios have accelerated. With the continuous warming of the low altitude economy, the number of low altitude logistics routes opened has also significantly increased. Drones, with their unique advantages, cross mountains and seas to reach areas that traditional transportation methods cannot cover, successfully bridging the "last mile" of logistics transportation and injecting new vitality into the development of the logistics industry. Recently, low altitude delivery routes have been opened across the country. On the day of "Double Eleven" in 2024, multiple unmanned aerial vehicle logistics and distribution routes in Hangzhou were officially put into operation; In December, Wuhan Optics Valley released five low altitude logistics commercial pilot routes; The first unmanned aerial vehicle drug delivery application scenario route in Guizhou has been opened; The first domestic high-altitude remote takeoff and landing low altitude logistics unmanned aerial vehicle route has successfully made its maiden flight in Panzhihua... The scene of unmanned aerial vehicle logistics distribution is constantly expanding and extending. Yuzhen Village in Zhangzhou, Fujian is an isolated island at the mouth of the Jiulong River. In the past, couriers used to deliver packages by ferry, which took about 40 minutes to travel back and forth. Nowadays, drones carrying 30 kilograms of parcels can cross the Jiulong River in just 2 minutes from the ferry crossing. In the Daxing'anling area of Heilongjiang Province, China Post has launched drone delivery services. Most of this area is primitive forest, with cold winters and short days and long nights, making parcel delivery difficult. A drone with a maximum takeoff weight of 100 kilograms, a flight time of three hours, and a flight radius of 50 kilometers can fly stably in high-altitude environments. When encountering sudden natural factors causing road congestion, drones can break free from road traffic restrictions and complete delivery directly from the air, ensuring delivery speed. In Cangzhou, Hebei Province, the opening of a low altitude unmanned aerial vehicle blood delivery line has enabled the normal operation of medical routes, bringing more hope for patients' lives by building an aerial "life channel". Liu Zhongyu, a research analyst at CICC, stated that since 2023, a large number of new drone logistics routes have been launched nationwide, and drone logistics applications have begun to take shape. The 2025 National Transportation Work Conference revealed that approximately 2.7 million parcels of express mail will be delivered by drones in 2024. It is foreseeable that the development of low altitude logistics is accelerating. The 2024 China Low altitude Logistics Development Report shows that the market size of China's low altitude logistics has grown from 27.18 billion yuan in 2020 to 58.18 billion yuan in 2023, with a growth rate of 37.41%. It is expected that the market size will continue to expand in the coming years, and is expected to reach 120 billion to 150 billion yuan by 2025. As a new force in the logistics industry, drone delivery is leading the development trend of the logistics industry with its unique charm and advantages. (New Society)