"Zhangqiu Green Onion" has the three characters of "famous", "special" and "excellent", and is known as the "King of Green Onions".

Zhangqiu green onions have a long history of cultivation and have four characteristics: "tall, long, crisp and sweet". "Tall", generally more than 1 meter, up to 2 meters, known as the King of Onions; "long", the onions are white, long and straight, 60 to 70 centimeters, up to 1.1 meters long, "crisp", the onions are white, crisp and onion-like It has less silk and is easy to break if it falls to the ground; it is "sweet" and less spicy, so it is suitable for eating raw. The most famous producing areas are Wangjin, Qiaojia, Shijia and other villages west of Girl Mountain in Xiuhui Town, the ancient city of Zhangqiu. Wangjin scallions are the most famous, and the registered brand is Xiuhui brand.

Zhangqiu green onions are rich in nutrients and have high medicinal value. According to the laboratory analysis of the Beijing Food Research Institute: every 100 grams of the product contains 0.05 mg of vitamin A, 20.2 mg of vitamin C, 2.4 g of protein, 0.3 g of fat, 8.6 g of total sugar, 9.8 g of carbohydrates, 4.6 mg of calcium, phosphorus 39 mg, iron 0.1 mg, various amino acids 0.0298 mg.

Introduction to the honor:

In 1996, Zhangqiu was named the "Hometown of Green Onions" by the Ministry of Agriculture.

In 1999, the State Trademark Office approved the "Zhangqiu Green Onion Origin Certification Trademark".

In 2003, Zhangqiu Green Onion Base was named the national “Green Onion Export Demonstration Zone”.

In 2010, 50 grams of Zhangqiu green onions traveled into space on board the "Shenba" spacecraft.