Ruoqiang Red Date is a geographical indication certification trademark.
Regional scope
Between 86°45'-93°45' east longitude and 36°05'-41°23' north latitude, with an altitude of 846-4500 meters. Including Wutamu Township, Ruoqiang Town, Washixia Township, Tieganlik Township and the 36th Regiment of the Second Agricultural Division of the Corps.
Specific quality
Ruoqiang red dates are red dates produced in Ruoqiang County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. Ruoqiang County is the location of the ancient city of Loulan, and Ruoqiang red dates became Loulan red dates. Ruoqiang Ruoqiang red dates are large and beautiful, oval-shaped, and turn dark red when dried. The flesh is crispy and sweet when they are freshly harvested. After being dried, the flesh is soft and sweet, leaving a lingering fragrance in your mouth after eating. Each 100 grams of red dates contains 100 mg of calcium, 31 mg of vitamins, 74.88% of soluble fructose, 537 mg of various trace elements, and amino acids. The edible rate is 92.6, and the soluble solid content is 42%. The traditional Chinese medicine is a medicinal primer. Although Ruoqiang County has scarce precipitation, it has abundant light and heat sources, a long frost-free period, and a large temperature difference between day and night, which is particularly suitable for the growth of Ruoqiang red dates.
Cultural allusions
Ruoqiang red dates were introduced in the 1970s, and organized planting began in 1988. By 2000, there were 141,000 jujube trees in the county. In 2001, in order to further accelerate the strategic adjustment of rural industrial structure and significantly increase the income of farmers and herdsmen, Ruoqiang County Party Committee and County People's Government aimed to build China's best dry food red date base based on Ruoqiang's unique light and heat resources. , established and implemented the "Ruoqiang County Red Date Industry Development Strategy". As of 2004, the county's red date planting area had reached 70,000 acres (more than 7.5 million plants). In 2003, the Ruoqiang County red date ecological and economic forest construction project was based on standardized production, Standardized management was named the seventh landmark project of scientific and technological innovation in Xinjiang by the Autonomous Region Science and Technology Innovation Office. In the same year, Ruoqiang "Loulan" red dates were selected and recognized as Xinjiang agricultural famous brand products by the Xinjiang Agricultural Famous Brand Product Recognition Committee; in November 2004 , Ruoqiang's "Loulan Brand" red dates won the first prize for China's high-quality red dates products at the "First National High-Quality Fresh Dates and Date Processed Products Selection Conference" held in Xi'an. These have laid a solid foundation for Ruoqiang County to build the best dry food red dates base in China.
The protected origin of Ruoqiang red date geographical indication products is the 36th Regiment of the Second Agricultural Division of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ruoqiang Town, Wutamu Township, Washixia Township, Tashsay Development Zone, Ruoqiang County, The administrative area currently under the jurisdiction of Tiegianlik Township.