Source: The Great Wall Network
The opening ceremony of the 2nd Chestnut Industry Development Conference. Photo by Wu Peijian/The Great Wall Network
The 2nd Chestnut Industry Development Conference, sponsored by Qinhuangdao Municipal People’s Government and undertaken by Qinhuangdao Forestry Bureau and Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County People’s Government, kicked off in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County on the morning of September 19.
The characteristic agricultural products were displayed, high-quality chestnuts were selected, and the Yanshan chestnut industry development seminar was held on that day.
Chestnut is one of the traditional fruits of Qinhuangdao City. It has a long history, and is recorded in the Shi Ji(Historical Records) in the Western Han Dynasty: “The Yan State and the Qin State have thousands of chestnut trees”. After more than 2,000 years, the chestnut farmers have accumulated rich experience about chestnut planting. Yanshan chestnut boasts the uniform size, bright color, good taste, and easy peeling. It is good in quality, and suitable for sugar frying, simple frying, stewing, and deep processing, etc. It is very popular among consumers. .
The chestnut industry in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County is improved to be perfect. Photo by Wu Peijian/the Great Wall Network
The chestnut planting areas in Qinhuangdao City are mainly in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, Funing District, northern towns in Haigang District and some towns in Lulong County. At present, there are more than 1.2 million mu of chestnut planting area in Qinhuangdao City, with the fruit-bearing area of more than 750,000 mu, accounting for 62.5% of the total areas. The annual output of fresh chestnuts is 45,000 tons, and the output value of fresh chestnuts is 650 million yuan. Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County boasts the largest planting area, almost covering the whole county, with the chestnut planting area of 1 million mu, fruit-bearing area of 550,000 mu, an annual output of 38,000 fresh chestnuts, and the output value of more than 500 million yuan. The chestnut industry has benefited more than 30,000 poor people in 142 poverty-stricken villages.
The county’s poverty-stricken population has an annual income of more than 800 yuan from chestnuts per capita. The chestnut industrial system of planting, yielding, quality, and processing and sales is beginning to blossom out, and the county has been hailed as the “ No. 1 chestnut county in China”.
Chestnut products on display. Photo by Wu Peijian/The Great Wall Network
Relying on the chestnut scientific research technology of Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Changli Fruit Tree Research Institute of Hebei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Qinhuangdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the chestnut technology system of Qinhuangdao City has gradually improved, which provides technical support for the scientific development of chestnut industry.
On the basis of maintaining the excellent quality of Yanshan chestnut, the chestnut varieties, planting techniques, and product quality have been further optimized and improved through research, cultivation, introduction, promotion and training.
The chestnut trademarks have been registered, the “Jingdong” brand has been rated as a famous trademark in Hebei Province. Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County was entitled “million-mu export-oriented Jingdong chestnut export base county” by Hebei Provincial Government, and “quality and safety demonstration county for exported chestnut” by the Provincial Import and Export Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. High-quality chestnut products have won gold and silver awards at the China (Langfang) Agricultural Products Fair, and are favored by consumers in Southeast Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, and domestic customers in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hangzhou.
The staff members are promoting the Qinglong chestnut through the live broadcast platform. Photo by Wu Peijian/The Great Wall Network
This event focuses on the promotion of chestnut technology innovation, the expansion of the chestnut market, and the high-quality development of the chestnut industry, to enhance the popularity of Qinhuangdao chestnut, build famous brands of Qinhuangdao fruits, upgrade the chestnut industry in Qinhuangdao, consolidate the poverty alleviation achievement by Qinglong chestnut industry, implement the city’s “village revitalization” strategy, and accelerate the agricultural and rural modernization across Qinhuangdao.
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