At present, more than 80% of lemons in the domestic market come from Anyue County, Ziyang, Sichuan, and more than 95% of the lemons planted in China are Anyue lemons. Therefore, Anyue County has become a veritable "Lemon Capital of China" and one of the five major lemon producing areas in the world.

Anyue lemon is one of the lemon varieties with the highest acidity in the world, reaching 7.8%, which is higher than the acidity of common Sichuan vinegar "Baoning vinegar".

The future development of Anyue lemon;

In the vast rural areas of Anyue County, express delivery to the countryside is nothing new, and customized express delivery service has become an important part of the development of lemon e-commerce industry.

Wang Dong, the courier, said: "We have almost 6,000 lemons in this car and shipped them to Zigong transshipment center. Zigong transshipment center has set up a green channel for us. Fresh lemons usually reach users in 2 to 3 days. "

The development of e-commerce industry has played an important role in promoting Anyue Lemon to the whole country. Luo, director of Sichuan Zhiguoguo Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. said: "Online can sell 1 10,000 to more than 2 million orders a year, and fruits need to be sold about 1 10,000 Jin. Our factory also exports tens of millions of kilograms, and transports our Anyue lemons to all parts of the country through express delivery companies. "

Besides fresh fruit, lemon has many functions. For example, lemon essential oil is a kind of natural essential oil, which is often used to produce high-grade food, cosmetics and drinks, and is also the main raw material for producing limonene, an important drug for treating gallstones. Lemon pectin is an important raw material for food, medicine and textile industry.

In Anyue, people brew limoncello, cook lemon dishes and hold a lemon culture festival. In the future, they can also develop lemon oil, lemon perfume, lemon fermented fruit wine, lemon fruit vinegar, lemon honey tea, lemon dried tablets, lemon detergent series and other products.