Guazhou wolfberry is a geographical indication certification trademark. Guazhou wolfberry is an agricultural product with geographical indication.

Wolfberry has been known as the tree of life since ancient times. Along with the development of Chinese civilization from the Yin Shang culture more than 4,000 years ago, from ancient times to the present, in people’s minds, wolfberry has played an important role in strengthening the body and prolonging life. It is a perfect and divine product. It has a long history, confusing legends, miraculous pharmacology, health-preserving diet, prosperous auspiciousness, special regional environment, healthy fruit wine for longevity and beauty, and the "super fruit" of the West. Lycium barbarum has a long history and culture. The legendary culture of wolfberry is a deified culture, which shows the status of wolfberry in the hearts of the people. In various periods of Chinese history, there is a legendary culture of wolfberry. The ancients believed that regular consumption of wolfberry could "preserve youthful beauty" and "live as long as heaven and earth". Therefore, the wolfberry flower was called the "immortality flower" and the branches were called "immortal staff" and "Western Queen Mother's staff". At that time, Qin Shihuang tried his best to find the medicine of immortality in order to live forever. The three secret medicines in the palace were considered to be the secret medicine of rejuvenation and rejuvenation, Qibao Beauty Pill, and Yanling Guben Pill, all of which contained wolfberry. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, when Shunzhou was building a city, migrant workers dug up wolfberry roots in the soil, which looked like a dog and immediately presented them to the palace. This was the legendary thousand-year-old wolfberry. It is also said that there was a Kaiyuan Temple in Runzhou in the Tang Dynasty. There was a well in the temple. Suddenly, two wisps of green smoke came out from the mouth of the well, and then two giant dragons came from the well. They raised their heads and tails above the well and rolled for a while. He turned back and spat out two dazzling red dragon balls into the well, and then he flew into the clouds and rode the mist, head and tail swaying, and headed straight for the East China Sea. The dragon ball turned into two big wolfberry trees in the well, and the roots of the trees were rooted in the cracks of the bricks on the well wall. No one can tell how many years this tree has grown, but its thick stems and gray-white branches hang down along the well wall, more than two meters long, and the branches are lush and leafy, like two giant dragons intending to soar upward. The hometown people The wolfberry is called dragon tree. The residents living here have been drinking this water for generations, and most of them live long lives. Over time, the villagers gave the village an auspicious name: Changshou Village.

Guazhou County has unique geographical and climatic conditions, which are suitable for the growth of wolfberry. The Guazhou wolfberry produced has large grains, red color, thick flesh, soft texture, few seeds, and sweet taste. It has been tested by the Gansu Provincial Analysis and Testing Center , Guazhou wolfberry particle size (grains/50g) ≤ 370, moisture ≤ 13.0, wolfberry polysaccharide ≥ 3.0, total sugar ≥ 40.0, and is rich in carotene, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, calcium, iron and other vitamins. There is no pesticide residue, and the supply of Guazhou wolfberry produced exceeds demand. The products are exported to 13 provinces and cities in China.

Regional Scope

Guazhou County is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, at the western end of the Hexi Corridor and at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains. The geographical coordinates are 94°45′00″～97°00 East Longitude. ′00″, north latitude 39°52′00″～41°53′00″, connected to the oil city Yumen City in the east, the famous tourist city Dunhuang City in the west, adjacent to Subei Mongolian Autonomous County in the north and south, and Hami City in Xinjiang in the northwest. Since ancient times, it has been a transportation hub for eastbound and westbound traffic and an important merchant town on the ancient Silk Road. The county is about 185 kilometers long from east to west and 220 kilometers wide from north to south, with a land area of ??24,130 square kilometers. The Guazhou wolfberry production areas are Bulongji Township, Suoyang Town, Shahe Township, Lianghu Township, Qidun, Guazhou County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province There are fourteen towns including Shuangta Township, Guangzhi Township, Xihu Township, Hedong Township, Yaozhanzi Township and Sandaogou Town. The county currently has an area of ????4,730 hectares of wolfberry cultivation, and the total output of dried wolfberry fruits reached 4,118 tons, with an output value of 156 million yuan.