Zhao'an is located in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. Zhao'an has a rich variety of plums, covering both the north and the south. There are ten varieties (strains) introduced from the north, including soft-branched and large-grained ones mainly produced in Guangdong, as well as Excellent strains selected from local seedlings. Such as red star, white plum, green plum, etc. In terms of flowering period, it can be divided into three types: early, mid-ripening and late-ripening. The county's plum production is mainly done by farmers, as well as some farms, joint households, and professional households. In mountainous areas suitable for plum production, during the flowering period, plum blossoms bloom all over the mountains and fields, and the fragrance is overflowing. During the plum harvest season, young and old people from the producing area come together to fight, and a seasonal gathering place for migrant workers is formed. The plum production in Zhao'an County forms a mountainous area. The unique landscape has initially formed the prototype of plum production, processing and sales. Hongxing Township is located in the northeastern part of Zhao'an County, Nanmen Gate, Fujian Province. It has a typical subtropical climate, with mild climate and abundant rainfall. The Red Star Green Plum produced here is known for its large fruit, thin skin, thick flesh, small core, moderate acidity, and It is rich in citric acid, tannic acid, malic acid and various amino acids needed by the human body and is superior to products from other origins. Hongxing Township has also won the title of the hometown of green plums in China, among which Xipu Village has the largest output.
In recent times, the Hongxing Township Party Committee and Government have implemented the development strategy of "promoting plum blossoms through science and technology, and prospering the township with plum blossoms". They insist on being market-oriented, taking Qingmei as the leader, increasing investment in science and technology, and vigorously developing green industry. In 1996, the Red Star Green Plum Base was listed as the "Red Star Green Plum Demonstration Community of the National Export-Oriented Agricultural Zone Agricultural Industrialization '815' Project" and became the largest green plum planting base and main export base in our province. The existing green plum planting area is 35,000 acres, with a yield of 10 million kilograms and a total output value of 50 million yuan. This alone has generated more than 5 million yuan in tax revenue and a per capita income of 3,000 yuan. It is estimated that the planting area will reach 41,700 acres in 2002, with an output of 21.5 million kilograms. The township actively introduced capital and technology from Japan, Taiwan and other places, established township enterprises and "foreign-funded" enterprises mainly in the food and deep processing industries, and formed a plum sauce industry mainly processing semi-finished products such as pickled preserved plums, dry and wet plums, etc. In the processing industry supplemented by the processing of green plums, sugar plums, plum wine, etc., red star green plums and its series of products are favored by consumers for their medicinal value and health care functions, especially in Fujian, Guangdong, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and other countries and regions enjoy a high reputation. In December 2000, the Red Star Green Plum brand’s plum tea, plum jam, salted green plums, green plum wine and other products were awarded the “Green Food” trademark certificate by the China Green Food Development Center. Register international and domestic domain names on the Internet. Red Star Qingmei is going abroad and becoming rich in mountain villages. Taiping Green Plum Origin and Hongxing Township Green Plum Origin are the two major green plum production bases in Zhao'an, the "Hometown of Green Plums in China".
According to Qingmei.com, Taiping Town has a history of planting green plums since ancient times. Especially in the past 20 years, influenced by the green plums of neighboring Hongxing Township, the green plum planting industry has further developed. Dabu Village is also located in the northeast of Zhao'an County, Nanmen Gate, Fujian Province. The green plum varieties currently produced in Dabu Village include more than ten green plum varieties such as white pink plum, green bamboo plum, soft-branched large-grained plum, etc. It can be said that there are many varieties and huge output. Although Dabu Village Green Plum has large output, many varieties, high-quality fruits, and convenient transportation, it has not achieved rapid development, especially in processing. Dabu Green Plum has been sold as green plum fruit or simple salted preliminary processing. embarrassing situation.