Qianxi chestnuts are produced in Qianxi County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province.

Qianxi chestnut, also known as Jingdong chestnut, Qianxi chestnut is exquisite in appearance, reddish brown in color, with a shallow waxy layer, bright and shiny; the kernel is beige, the inner skin is easy to peel, and the meat is delicate. It is glutinous and soft, sweet and fragrant, and rich in nutrients.

Produced in Qianxi County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, it is a traditional agricultural product in Hebei Province. It has a cultivation history of more than 2,000 years and is recorded in many ancient books. In March 2008, Qianxi Chestnut was recognized as a well-known trademark in China by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

The history of chestnut cultivation in Qianxi

The cultivation of chestnut in Qianxi has a long history. There are records in books such as "Zhengquanshu". "The Book of Songs" has a poem about "the hazelnut of the tree". "Warring States Policy" records that when Su Qin lobbied Marquis Yan Wen, he said: "The State of Yan... has the stone monument Yanmen in the south, and the benefits of jujube in the north. Although the people do not work in the fields, they are content with jujube. This is the so-called Tianfu. Also."

The Han Dynasty's "Historical Records·Huozhi Biography" said: "Thousands of chestnut trees in Yan and Qin...these people are all Qianhuhou." The "North" and "Yan" here are. Including the current Qianxi area, it shows that this place has been a famous production area of ??chestnuts for a long time, and it was relatively wealthy due to chestnut production. There are also many records in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" and "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes".

"Qing Yi Lu" records an anecdote: When the emperor of the Jin Dynasty once pursued the enemy, the supply of military rations was insufficient. The soldiers did not eat rice for three days, and their morale was greatly reduced. Traveling to the east of Luan River in Yanshan Mountain, he saw chestnuts all over the mountains, so he ordered his soldiers to steam chestnuts for food to fill their stomachs. As a result, morale was greatly boosted and the enemy soldiers were defeated. From this, the soldiers called chestnuts "Hedong Rice".

The "Qian'an County Annals" of the Republic of China records chestnuts as follows: "The city has the richest production and the furthest marketing, and is the largest producer of the city." The "Yi border" here mainly refers to the area around Qianxi today. Large chestnut trees that are 100 to 200 years old can be seen everywhere in the territory. There are still many 300 to 500 year old chestnut trees in Xinlizhuang, Hanerzhuang, Lishuwanzi and other places, which are still luxuriant. There are also Ming Dynasty trees growing in Changshengyu Village. Ancient chestnut trees grew in the first 600 years.