Zhang Xia Yuxing is an agricultural product with geographical indications.
Zhangxia Yuxing, also known as Royal Apricot, Han Emperor Apricot and Golden Apricot, has a planting history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that Qianlong passed by this place on his way to Mount Tai to worship heaven. He saw golden fruits all over the mountains and plains from a distance, so he ordered his followers to pick them and taste them. The fruit was large, thin-skinned, sweet and delicious, and overflowing with fragrance. Qianlong was very happy and ordered it. This fruit was used by the royal family, so jade apricot is also called royal apricot. The planting area of ??Zhangxia Yuxing is more than 12,000 acres, and the main production area is in Huangjiayu, Zhangxia Town. Zhangxia Yuxing is famous throughout the country for its large size, high quality, sweet flavor, sweet and sour taste. In 2005, the "Zhangxia" brand trademark was registered. In 2007, it passed the certification of pollution-free agricultural products by the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2010, it was recognized as a national geographical indication agricultural product by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Features
Jade apricot, also known as royal apricot, matures in May. A single fruit weighs about 75 grams, and the king apricot weighs about 170 grams. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong passed by this place on his way to Mount Tai to worship heaven. He saw that the mountains and fields were full of golden colors, and ordered his followers to pick and taste the fruit. The fruit was sweet and sour, with high quality and sweet taste. Emperor Qianlong was very pleased and ordered the fruit to be The royal apricot was used by the imperial court, and this is where the imperial apricot comes from. Apricot fruit is rich in nutrients and contains a variety of organic ingredients, vitamins and inorganic salts necessary for the human body. It is a fruit with extremely high nutritional value. Almonds are more nutritious and rich in protein, crude fat, sugar, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other inorganic salts and a variety of vitamins. They are a good nourishing product. Apricot fruit has good medical effects and plays an important role in Chinese herbal medicine. It mainly treats wind-cold lung diseases, produces fluid and quenches thirst, moistens the lungs and resolves phlegm, clears away heat and detoxifies. In addition to being eaten fresh, apricot meat can also be processed into preserved apricots, cans, dried apricots, apricot bark, etc.; almonds can be made into almond cream, almond dew, almond oil, etc.
Industrial Development
In recent years, the town has vigorously developed the apricot planting industry. At present, the planting area of ??"Zhangxia Yuxing" has reached more than 12,000 acres, and there are "10,000 acres of apricot garden" It is mainly distributed in 17 villages including Louyu, Yuezhuang, Taoyuan, Zhifang, and Jiaotai, with about 600,000 plants. In order to give full play to its advantages and build a platform for people to increase their income and become rich, the town party committee and government have held eight consecutive Apricot Blossom Festivals and Picking Festivals. In 2009, through multi-party fundraising, a 5.8-kilometer ring-mountain road was hardened, the infrastructure was further improved, and the production and living conditions in local rural areas. In order to regulate the market and improve quality, the town has guided fruit farmers to establish four professional cooperatives, including Yuezhuang Women's Apricot Cooperative and Huanghuangyu Apricot Cooperative. The establishment of the Apricot Professional Cooperative has linked all fruit farmers together to unify standards and Unified packaging, unified prices, and unified sales of jade apricots allow fruit farmers to sell them at a good price without leaving the village. At the same time, it improves the ability of fruit farmers to resist risks and effectively promotes the pace of agricultural industrialization. At the same time, the town attaches great importance to the training of fruit farmers. Every year, it invites urban forest and fruit experts to the fields and holds three to five training courses to explain to fruit farmers on-site knowledge such as apricot tree management, pruning, fertilization, disease and pest control, etc., thereby improving The quality and yield of Yuxing. It is estimated that the total output of jade apricots in 2010 will reach 6 million jins, with an output value of 12 million yuan.
The geographical protection scope of Zhangxia Yuxing is within Huangjiayu, Zhangxia Town, Changqing District, Jinan, Shandong Province. It is located 23 kilometers south of the provincial capital Jinan and 25 kilometers south of Mount Tai, 104 National Highway, Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway, Beijing-Shanghai The railway runs through the north and south of the town, and is 7 kilometers away from the location of the 7th Garden Expo. There are 17 administrative villages in this region, with a population of 12,000 and a geographical area of ??4,000 hectares, of which the apricot planting area is 800 hectares and the total annual output is 3,500 tons. It is included in the Jinan Mayor’s No. 3 Project and the Eight Major Fruit Forests in Jinan City. One of the bases is currently the largest apricot production base in Shandong Province. Geographical location: Located at 116°43′-117°03′ east longitude, 36°23′-36°30′ north latitude, with an average altitude of 234.1 meters.