Lixi Town in Yingde City was named "China's Famous Sugar Orange Town" by the China Economic Forestry Association. This is the city's second "China's Hometown of Black Tea", "China's Ma Bamboo Shoots Hometown", and "China's Famous Sugar Orange Town". Another honor after "Hometown of Sugar Oranges" and "Hometown of Silkworms in China".
Lixi Town is located in the south of Yingde City. It is the transition area from the south subtropical zone to the central subtropical zone. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone with a total area of ??296 square kilometers. In spring, southerly and southerly winds blow. In winter, northerly and northerly winds blow, and the climate is warm and humid, with abundant rainfall and a long frost-free period. It is precisely because of its geographical location at the northern edge of the southern subtropical tropics that it not only avoids the cold damage in the north and the typhoon damage on the southern coast, but also because the rainfall brought by the typhoon alleviates the drought in the summer and autumn rainy seasons. The town has 160,000 acres of slopes below 25 degrees. , forming unique climatic conditions for the development of sugar oranges.
At present, the sugar orange planting area in Lixi Town reaches 80,000 acres. This year, the sugar orange fruit-bearing area in the town is about 50,000 acres. The average yield per mu is expected to be 700 kilograms. The total output is expected to be 35,000 tons. The total output value is expected to be 35,000 tons. More than 140 million yuan. Now, the Sugar Orange Demonstration Base in Lixi Town has passed the testing of soil, air, water and sugar orange ingredients by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture and relevant departments, reaching the standards of pollution-free agricultural products, and has obtained the certification of "Pollution-free Agricultural Products" and its origin. The certification certificate and sugar orange packaging for sale are all affixed with the special logo for pollution-free agricultural products. Among them, Lixi Town Sugar Orange has registered the "Rainbow Bridge" sugar orange trademark.
Nansheng Town is the largest sugar orange producing area in Yun'an, and has applied to register the "Nansheng Orange" trademark with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
In 2000, the town's citrus planting was recognized by the Guangdong Provincial Government as a "one township, one product" project to support development; according to reports, the town follows the industrialized management model of "company base farmers", relying on local The Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. and the Citrus Association provide a full range of services before, during and after production. Through "order farming", they implement a brand marketing strategy and gradually lift farmers out of poverty. 85% of farmers rely on growing citrus. Lived in a new building.
At present, more than 90 farmers in Nansheng Town grow citrus, with a total area of ??148,000 acres, and an average planting area of ??more than 4 acres per capita. This year, the town's citrus fruit-bearing area reaches 90,000 acres, the output is expected to exceed 100,000 tons, and the per capita income of farmers will reach 12,000 yuan.
Experts believe that Nansheng Town is a typical mountainous town, surrounded by mountains. The tribute tangerine fruits produced under the special geographical location and climatic conditions are beautiful in shape, crispy in texture, and sweet and fragrant. It is a top-grade citrus and can be called "the best tangerine in Guangdong". Nansheng sugar orange is bright red in color, has crisp flesh, juicy and no residue. It is refreshing and soothing to the throat when eaten. It can be called "the famous orange in Guangdong". ".
On November 23, 2008, at the China National Fruit Industry Experience Exchange Conference held in Beijing today, Nansheng Town, Yun'an, Guangdong Province was awarded the honor of "China's No. 1 Sugar Orange Town" by the China Fruit Circulation Association.