Guangxi cinnamon is a protected geographical indication product.

Also known as osmanthus, osmanthus, subtropical evergreen tree Lauraceae, it is one of the "three treasures" of tropical aromatic medicinal plants in Guangxi. The bark, branches, and leaves of the cinnamon tree are widely used. It can be used for medicinal purposes, making spices and refining cinnamon oil. The finished products include: cinnamon bark, cinnamon seeds, cinnamon gu, cinnamon ding, cinnamon cinnamon and cinnamon oil, etc. Fangcheng District, Shangsi County and other places generally produce more than 2 million kilograms of cinnamon annually, with the highest annual output reaching 3.5 million kilograms. Cinnamon is a traditional export commodity. It has been exported to Europe many years ago and has a long-standing reputation in the international market.

"Guangxi cinnamon" is a specialty of the subtropical region in southern Guangxi Province, China. National geographical indication products. The region's unique natural environmental conditions, long cultivation history, and traditional production agronomy and processing techniques have formed Guangxi cinnamon's thick bark, smooth color, high oil content, spicy taste, and excellent medicinal and seasoning properties. Features. Cinnamon (Cinamomum Cassia Presl), belonging to the genus Lauraceae, is a unique economic tree species in the subtropics. It has the characteristics of rapid growth, fast profit, and high economic value. The cinnamon bark and leaves can be harvested and steamed 5-6 years after afforestation. And cinnamon oil is a traditional export commodity of China.

According to historical records, cinnamon was cultivated artificially during the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the people of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region implemented the development of subtropical dominant fruits and economic trees as a "project to build a well-off society," and cinnamon was listed as a key project for development. The counties and cities in southeastern Guangxi and southwestern Guangxi that are suitable for the development of cinnamon cultivation have launched a planned and step-by-step development of large-scale cinnamon forest land. As a result, cinnamon production in Guangxi has created a new chapter in history. A number of villages with thousands of acres of cinnamon planting have appeared. Villages (townships) with an area of ??10,000 acres, and counties and cities with an area of ??100,000 acres or more have shown a new pattern of continuous development, continuous afforestation, and the construction of large bases. According to statistics from relevant departments, the area of ??cinnamon forests in Guangxi was only about 500,000 acres in the late 1980s, but by 1996 the total area had reached 1.76 million acres, more than tripling the area in sixty years. By 2000, the cinnamon forest area in Guangxi had exceeded the 2 million mu mark, reaching more than 2.5 million mu. Among them, the counties and cities with cinnamon woodland area of ??300,000 to 400,000 acres include Pingnan, Fangcheng, Cenxi, and Tengxian; those with more than 200,000 acres include Rongxian County and Cangwu; and those with more than 100,000 acres have Shangsi County. Guangxi Cinnamon has built the largest cinnamon production base in my country. The annual output is more than 30,000 tons of cinnamon bark and about 1,000 tons of cinnamon oil. The planting area and cinnamon output account for more than 50% of the country's total. Both cinnamon bark exports and cinnamon oil processing exports account for more than 60% of the national total.

In 2008, after review and approval by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, it was decided to implement national geographical indication product protection for Guangxi cinnamon. .

Scope of protection

The scope of protection of Guangxi cinnamon geographical indication products is based on the "Letter of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Delimiting the Origin Range of Guangxi Star Anise and Cinnamon Geographical Indication Products" (Guizheng Letter [Gui Zheng Letter] 2006〕No. 7) shall prevail, covering all towns and villages in the five counties (cities and districts) of Fangcheng District, Fangchenggang City, Pingnan County, Cangwu County, Cenxi City and Teng County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Baihe Township in Napo County 3 townships including Dongxing Town, Malu Town, and Jiangping Town in Dongxing City; Nanping Township in Shangsi County; Youma Town, Luoxiu Town, Mattong Town, and Luo Town in Guiping City 9 township forest farms including Boxiang, Mugen Town, Zhongsha Town, Zhonghe Town, Shilong Town, and Jintian Forest Farm; Zhaoping County Gupao Town, Wujiang Town, Fulo Town, Muge Township, Majiang Town, and Fuyu Township , Pijiang Township, Zouma Township and other 8 towns; 2 towns including Changzhou Town and Xiaying Town in Dieshan District of Wuzhou City; 2 towns including Chentang Town and Huangcun Town in Mengshan County; Chengjun Town, Fumian District, Yulin City ;-Langping Township; 7 towns including Shili Township, Xiandi Town, Ziliang Town, Langshui Township, Songshan Town, Luojiang Town, and Shitou Town in Rong County; Liuma Town, Pingzheng Town, Liujing Town, Beiliu City, There are 4 towns including Longsheng Town; 2 towns including Chenghuang Town and Beishi Town in Xingye County; and 44 administrative areas under the jurisdiction of towns including Luchuan Forest Farm in Luchuan County. .