Hezhou specialties include Xindu red melon seeds, Fuchuan navel oranges, Zhaoping tea, etc.

1. Xindu Red Melon Seeds

Xindu Red Melon Seeds, also known as "Babu Red Melon Seeds" and "Hezhou Red Melon Seeds", are a specialty of Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. National geographical indications of agricultural products.

The Xindu red melon seed planting area belongs to the tropical and subtropical monsoon climate zone, which is warm and rainy, with long summers and short winters. The annual average temperature is 23°C, the frost-free period is more than 320 days, the rainfall is 1500-2000 mm, and the annual average relative humidity is 30 —75%. This climatic condition is very suitable for the growth of Xindu melon seeds and is conducive to the formation of the special quality of Xindu red melon seeds

On December 20, 2011, the Ministry of Agriculture of the former People's Republic of China approved the development of "Xindu Red Melon Seeds" "Red Melon Seeds" implements the registration and protection of geographical indications of agricultural products.

2. Fuchuan Navel Orange

Fuchuan Navel Orange is a specialty product of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and a national geographical indication product of China.

Fuchuan navel oranges are famous for their excellent qualities such as bright color, crisp and tender meat, rich flavor, sweet honey, no seeds, and no residue. Fuchuan navel oranges have won the title of “the most delicious navel orange”.

On December 29, 2017, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for “Fuchuan Navel Orange”. On November 15, 2019, it was selected into the Chinese Agricultural Brand Directory.

3. Zhaoping Tea

Zhaoping Tea is a specialty of Zhaoping County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and a national geographical indication product of China. On December 9, 2013, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for “Zhaoping Tea”.

In 2015, the tea garden area in Zhaoping County reached 193,000 acres, with a dry tea output of 8,500 tons and a tea output value of 960 million yuan. Zhaoping County has a certified pollution-free tea garden production base area of ??112,000 acres, an organic tea garden production base area of ??35,000 acres, and more than 130 tea production and processing enterprises.

As of the end of 2017, the total area of ??tea gardens in Zhaoping County reached 215,000 acres. The total tea output in 2017 was 11,600 tons, with an output value of 1.268 billion yuan. There are 35,000 tea-growing households in Zhaoping County and more than 100,000 people.