Three agricultural products from Taizhou win national honor
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-11
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Waxberries grown in Taizhou's Xianju county are considered sweeter and juicier than in other areas in China. [Photo/WeChat account: tzfb001]
Three agricultural products from Taizhou, namely Xianju waxberry, Huangyan mandarin orange and Dongkui waxberry, were recently listed among China's characteristic plant products by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Xianju waxberry
The plantation of waxberry in Taizhou's Xianju county is believed to date back more than 1,000 years. The city is now home to over 13,000 waxberry trees that are more than 100 years old.
The county's temperature fluctuates from day to night due to its high altitude and proximity to the sea. By virtue of its favorable weather and soil conditions, waxberries grown in Xianju are considered sweeter and juicier than in other areas in China.
Dongkui waxberry
Dongkui waxberry produced from Taizhou's Huangyan district is renowned for its strong taste and size. [Photo/WeChat account: tzfb001]
Dong'ao village in Taizhou's Huangyan district is believed to the birthplace of the Donkui waxberry. The fruit's plantation in the village has a history of more than 180 years.
A professor at Zhejiang Agricultural University named the fruit "Dongkui waxberry" in 1970s, which means "the King of Waxberries in the East" in Chinese.
The fruit is renowned for its strong taste and size – usually weighing two to three times more than an ordinary waxberry.
Huangan mandarin orange
Mandarin oranges hang from trees in Taizhou's Huangyan district. [Photo/WeChat account: tzfb001]
When people hear the name Huangyan, the first thing that comes to mind is mandarin oranges, which have become a trademark of the city.
Huangyan has been growing citrus fruits for more than 1,700 years, as early as the Three Kingdoms period (220-280 AD). The fruits were once used as court tributes during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Taizhou's Huangyan district is the official birthplace of mandarin oranges, according to a report by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in November
