Longmen New Year Orange is a geographical indication protected product.
According to records, orange cultivation in Longmen County has a history of nearly a thousand years. According to a 1989 survey, there were more than 200 old orange trees in the county that were more than a century old. Nian oranges mature during the Spring Festival and New Year, hence the name "Nian oranges". They are a good gift for people to bring good luck during the New Year. In the 1980s, it has been exported to Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia and is well-known at home and abroad. Orange belongs to the Rutaceae family and belongs to the genus Citrus. The fruit is orange-red in color, bright and eye-catching, with smooth skin, tender and juicy fruit flesh, sweet and sour taste, and a unique flavor; the weight of a single fruit is about 60 grams, the soluble solid content is 12 to 14%, the acid content is 0.7 to 0.9%, and the pulp is rich in vitamins C. Citric acid and sugar. Eating fresh fruit has functions such as clearing the heart, moistening the lungs, nourishing the skin, and promoting digestion. The peel can be used to make tangerine peel, which has medicinal value.
According to statistics in 2002, the annual orange planting area in Longmen County was 4,267 hectares, with a total annual output of 32,000 tons. Among them, Longhua Town has the largest planting area, followed by Shajing, Majia, Yonghan and other towns.
The protection scope of Longmen New Year Orange geographical indication products shall be based on the scope proposed by Longmen County, Guangdong Province in the "Letter on Delimiting the Origin of Longmen New Year Oranges" (Longfu Han [2007] No. 95), which is Guangdong Province. The administrative area currently under the jurisdiction of Longmen County of the province.
Longhua Town is an important production base for Longmen oranges. The oranges produced have been registered and the brand name is "Suisuihong". The town currently has an annual orange planting area of ??38,000 acres, with a total output of 17,000 tons and an output value of more than 40 million yuan. This year's oranges are large, golden in color, with few cores, moderately sweet and sour, and contain a large amount of amino acids, nuclear vitamins and minerals needed by the human body. The product's maturity period is just before the Spring Festival, which caters to the Chinese people's desire for auspiciousness during the New Year. Therefore, the products are exported to Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, the three northeastern provinces and other places. Last year it was sold to Russia. In the past few years, the market price of this product has been stable at more than 2.4 yuan per kilogram.