What are the local specialties of Fengdu?

Fengdu County is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, in the east of Chongqing, in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir area, 172 kilometers from District 9, the main city of Chongqing, and 172 kilometers from District 9, the main city of Chongqing. It is 476 kilometers away from Yichang, Hubei Province. Fengdu County has a history of more than 1,900 years since it was established as a separate county in the second year of Emperor Yongyuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. What are the local specialties of Fengdu? Follow me and take a look.

1. Fengdu Jincheng

Fengdu Jincheng is imported from the Citrus Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is produced through continuous selection and breeding. Fengdu Jincheng won the bronze medal at the Second China Agricultural Expo in 1995. Its main characteristics are that it is a strong tree with strong branches and luxuriant leaves. The fruit is oval and neatly shaped. A single fruit weighs 160-190 grams, and a large fruit can weigh more than 200 grams. The fruit is orange-red in color and has a thin peel, 0.30-0.35 cm thick. The edible rate of the fruit is 75.1%, the juice rate is 51.8%, the soluble solids are 10.5%~12.7%, the sugar content is 7.9~9.0g/100ml, the acid content is 0.5~0.6g/100ml, and the vitamin C content is 46.6 mg/100ml. Fengdu Jincheng has wide adaptability, high quality and high yield. Trifoliate orange is often used as the rootstock, which results in early and high yields. The yield of 4 to 5-year-old saplings can reach 6 to 9 kilograms. Fengdu Jincheng, a red tangerine rootstock, has high and stable yields. , as a result, the plant yield can reach more than 50 kilograms in the peak period. The fruit has few seeds, about 2 per fruit, and matures in late November.

2. Fengdu Red Pomelo

Fengdu Red Pomelo is native to Sanyuan Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing City, and has been carefully selected and bred for many years. The pomelo fruit is large, with a single fruit weight of 1500 grams, an edible rate of up to 55.5%, thin skin, uniform and neat flaps, easy to separate, few cores, pleasing pink flesh color, juicy, tender and slag, moderate sweetness and sourness, soluble solidity It contains 11.2% sugar and 9.37 grams of sugar per 100 ml of juice. It has a rich flavor and is rich in various nutrients. In 2001, the production scale of red pomelo reached 36,000 acres, with an annual pomelo output of nearly 3,000 tons. In 1994, it was rated as a high-quality fruit in Sichuan Province. In 1995, it won the silver medal at the second China Agricultural Expo. In 1998, it won the gold medal in the national pomelo competition. It was named one of the top ten famous pomeloes in Chongqing. In 2001, it won the seventh national pomelo scientific research and production cooperation meeting. Two Gold Cup Awards were awarded for “High Quality Pomelo” and “Commercialization of High Quality Pomelo”. Fengdu Red Heart Pomelo has excellent quality characteristics such as beautiful appearance, bright red flesh, moderate sweetness and sourness, juiciness and rich flavor, and is deeply loved by consumers. It is a high-quality pomelo in the country.

3. Fengdu Beef Cattle

With the goal of building the "Beef Cattle Capital of China", we have built 2 10,000-head cattle farms, 2 1,000-head cattle farms, and 100-head cattle farms. There are 9 cattle farms. The county currently has 35 beef cattle enterprises, 3 slaughtering and processing enterprises, 31 beef cattle professional cooperative economic organizations, and 1,086 courtyard pastures. In 2013, the number of beef cattle raised in the county reached 330,000, and farmer participation reached 45%. Fengdu has now become a national beef export quality and safety demonstration area, a national demonstration county for enriching the people and strengthening the county through science and technology, and a national modern animal husbandry demonstration area. The creation of the well-known trademark "Fengdu Beef" passed the review of the Municipal Industry and Commerce Bureau this year, and the Madrid International Trademark is about to be approved. In the next step, the county will follow the overall requirements of "one year of standardization, two years of industrialization, and three years of marketization" to build the "Beef Cattle Capital of China" and strive to build the beef cattle industry into a supporting industry for the county economy. , substantial industries that make people rich, and brand industries developed in Fengdu.

4. Fengdu mustard

Produced in Fengdu, Chongqing. It is made from cabbage heads, which have fat, tender and juicy tuber-shaped stems and are commonly known as cabbage heads. The processing method is to select tender, good-shaped and fresh green cabbage heads, peel, skewer, dry, pickle, store, pickle again, press, trim, pick tendons, shape, grade, wash, It is made through mixing, filling, sealing and other processes. Trim and shape, filter the salt water, then mix with salt, fine sea pepper noodles, Amomum villosum, white pepper, star anise, kaempferia, fennel, licorice, dried ginger, Sichuan pepper and other rare plant spice powders, and seal in a pottery jar for fermentation. The product is green in color, bright red in hot pepper powder, uniform in shape, crisp and tender in texture, rich in flavor, salty and palatable, not soft after being cooked, and becomes more fragrant after being stored for a long time. The nutritional value is very high. Helps digestion, relieves greasiness, and increases appetite.

With the goal of strengthening the "National Mustard Export and Foreign Exchange Earning Base", the county has built a base of 180,000 acres, covering 23 towns and streets in the county, with more than 60,000 growers, more than 2,000 people engaged in processing and sales, and 65% of farmers in the planting area participate. %. There are currently 9 leading mustard companies, and the company's export volume has ranked first in the city for many years.

5. Fengdu Longan

Fengdu County is located in the eastern Sichuan Basin on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir area, and belongs to the mid-subtropical humid monsoon climate zone. The annual average temperature is 18.3°C, the average sunshine is 1,276 hours, and the frost-free period is 336 days. It has the climate, soil, and water conservancy and irrigation conditions suitable for longan cultivation. It is a golden treasure land for longan cultivation. Specific qualities: Fengdu longan is of high quality, characterized by large fruit, small core, thick flesh, and delicate fragrance. Cultural allusion? Xingyi Town, Fengdu, is a golden treasure land for longan cultivation, with a history of thousands of years of cultivation. Since 2003, Fengdu Xingyi Town has introduced high-quality longan varieties such as Dawuyuan longan, Shixia longan, and September black longan from Fuqing City, Fujian Province, and has gradually grafted and improved the original old varieties to continuously expand the planting area. . In 2006, Xingyi Town, Fengdu, was named the “Hometown of Longan” by Chongqing Municipality.

6. Fengdu chestnut rice

Because it is rich in high-quality rice, Lizi Township has become a high-quality rice production area well-known throughout the county and even surrounding districts and counties. Chestnut rice, together with a series of agricultural products such as Fengdu beef beef, Sanyuan red pomelo, Nanzhujincheng, etc., has become a local specialty that represents Fengdu's characteristics and has gained a resounding name. With a long history, Lizi Township is between 300 and 1425 meters above sea level. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. It is surrounded by rivers on three sides and a cliff on one side. It is an independent village. Due to the mountainous terrain, the lighting time is long, which can strengthen photosynthesis and promote the synthesis of plant chlorophyll; because the terrain is three-dimensional and the altitude changes prominently, resulting in significant temperature differences between day and night, it can greatly improve the quality of plant starch. In addition, the area is sparsely populated and less polluted, making it a suitable development area for organic agriculture, especially rice. "Although Lizi Township is far away from the county seat and has inconvenient transportation, which limits the development of industry, from another perspective, it also creates unique conditions for the development of agriculture. There is no pollution from industrial sources, and all spring water irrigates and production The agricultural products produced are all natural and pollution-free, so they have an advantage in quality," said Du Shibin, the first committee member of the township.

7. Baohe pears and oranges

Baohe pears and oranges are a specialty of Baohe Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing City. Baohe pear and orange fruit are extra large, with dignified and neat shape, bright color, thin skin, tender flesh, juicy and slightly aromatic. Baohe pear and orange obtained the National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark. Pear oranges get their name from their shape. The fruit of this variety is large, with an average fruit weight of 220 grams; the appearance is beautiful, the fruit is deep orange to orange-red, and the fruit shape is unique, pear-shaped or obovate; the internal quality is good, the flesh is tender and slag-free, moderately sweet and sour, juicy and rich in flavor, and the core is Very little or none. The fruit sells for a high price, looks excellent, and has strong market competitiveness. Baohe Town is the main pear and orange producing area in Fengdu County. In 2013, the "Baohe Pear Orange" applied by the Fengdu County Agricultural Products Association was approved and registered as China's National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The trademark registration number is: 12568980.

8. Dongjia Zanthoxylum

Dongjia Zanthoxylum is a specialty of Dongjia Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing. Dongjia Zanthoxylum bungeanum has obtained the National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark. Dongjia Town has decided to make the Zanthoxylum bungeanum industry a highlight of the town. It has obvious advantages. First, Dongjia Town has a long history of Zanthoxylum bungeanum planting and has accumulated rich planting experience. Second, Zanthoxylum bungeanum Zanthoxylum bungeanum cultivation requires less labor and has high planting technology. It is not high, which is suitable for the shortage of young and strong labor force in Dongjia Town; thirdly, Dongjia Town has significant location advantages. It is located at the junction of counties, with a vast market and convenient transportation, which provides conditions for the sales of products. At present, the pepper planting area in the town has reached more than 11,000 acres. In recent years, Fengdu has focused on several Zanthoxylum bungeanum base towns such as Dongjia Town, Shuren Town and Zhanpu Town, combined with forest engineering construction, to expand the Zanthoxylum bungeanum industry. The county’s Zanthoxylum bungeanum planting area has reached 45,000 acres. In 2013, "Dongjia Zanthoxylum" applied by the Agricultural Service Center of Dongjia Town, Fengdu County was approved and registered as China's National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The trademark registration number is: 12568981.

9. Fengdu Jiaozishan cabbage

Fengdu Jiaozishan cabbage is a specialty of Fengdu, Chongqing.

10. Fengdu Jiaozi Mountain Radish

Fengdu Jiaozi Mountain Radish is a specialty of Fengdu, Chongqing.

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