Where is the origin of Chinese chestnut?

Chinese chestnut, which originated in China, is now distributed in Vietnam, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland region. it grows in 370m above sea level, mostly in mountainous areas, and has been widely cultivated. It is most famous for Luotian in Hubei and Qianxi in China.

Luotian chestnut

"Silkworm spinning, honey-making, tree-bearing oil and mountain chestnut" are the proud specialties of the Luotian people in the Dabie Mountains of eastern Hubei and the pride of getting rich. Luotian began to plant Chinese chestnut artificially before the Spring and Autumn period and the warring States period. There are many varieties, unique color and taste, and the producing areas are distributed all over the county, but the external sales of its products are called "Luotian Chestnut".

The unique quality and reputation of Luotian chestnut has attracted many foreigners. Professor Lawton of Australian University in the United States traveled thousands of miles to Luotian for an inspection. After an on-the-spot investigation of Luotian chestnut varieties, he believed that Luotian is "the gene bank of the world's chestnut." and actively introduced American entrepreneurs to Luotian to develop a series of Chinese chestnut products. Experts from Japan, Canada, Italy and other countries have visited Luotian more than 20 times and were amazed at the quality of Chinese chestnut. It is said that Luotian chestnut is imported and processed in Japan to make chestnut food with unique flavor, which is called "ginseng fruit".

Qianxi Chinese chestnut

"Chinese chestnut belongs to JD.com, JD.com chestnut belongs to Qianxi", Qianxi County is located at the southern foot of Yanshan, at the foot of the Great Wall, by the Luanshui River. Qianxi chestnut is a traditional characteristic agricultural product in Hebei Province, which has been cultivated for more than 2000 years. Unique soil and climatic conditions make it excellent taste and flavor. The products are mainly sold to the United States, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, Shenzhen, Kunming and other domestic large and medium-sized cities, deeply loved by consumers at home and abroad.

Qianxi chestnut has exquisite shape, bright color, non-sticky endothelium; nuts are beige, waxy, sweet and fragrant, and taste excellent; rich in vitamins, carotenes, amino acids, iron, calcium and other trace elements, long-term consumption can achieve stomach, spleen, kidney, beauty and other health effects, there are oriental "pearl" and "purple jade" laudatory name, by the Japanese as "the best food of Chinese chestnut".

Qianxi chestnut grows in a pure natural wild state, without the application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and farmers harvest by picking up natural fallen fruits. Chinese chestnut has good maturity, high sugar content, resistant to storage and less moth-eaten. The cultivated area of Chinese chestnut in Qianxi has reached 600000 mu and 30 million plants, which have all passed the certification of pollution-free fruit producing area in Hebei Province, and the annual output has reached more than 20, 000 tons. In 2004, Qianxi County won the "National Top Ten County Special Award for Chestnut Industry"; in 2005, the certification trademark of "Qianxi Chestnut" was awarded as "famous Trademark of Hebei Province".

Dandong Chinese chestnut

Dandong Chinese chestnut is produced in Dandong City, Liaoning Province. The cultivation of Chinese chestnut in Dandong began in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The fruit is called chestnut, which can be eaten raw, fried with sugar, baked, canned, ground to make cakes, and cooked with spoons. Contains sugar, protein, fat and a variety of vitamins, high nutritional and economic value. In December 2006, AQSIQ approved the protection of geographical indication products for Chinese chestnut in Dandong.

Dandong Chinese chestnut is the dominant economic forest tree species in Dandong area, which is mainly cultivated in the mountains and rarely cultivated in the flat land. The total number of Chinese chestnut reached more than 6500 million. Among them, more than 40-year-old trees were mainly planted in the 1960s, with about 10 million; 20-to 30-year-old chestnut trees were mainly planted in the 1980s, with more than 1500 million; after the 1990s, the cultivation area of Chinese chestnut in Dandong has expanded rapidly, and by 2002, the number of Chinese chestnut has increased by more than 3000 in more than ten years. The main varieties are Jinhua, Yuewang, Danze, Liping, Youmo, Tu 60, 9113, 9210 and more than 20 varieties. The area of improved varieties of Castanea mollissima reaches 3.82 × 104ha.

Dandong chestnut is famous for its good quality, its fruit is large, white in color, good in taste, unsplit, easy to process, and high in comprehensive value. its pulp water content is about 40%, containing protein 5.7%-10.7%, fat%-7.4%, starch about 50%. And contains vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C and phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, boron and other minerals.

Yanshan chestnut

Yanshan Mountains is a famous mountain range in northern China. Chestnut planting in the region began to take shape in the Spring and Autumn and warring States period, with a history of 2000 years. Yanshan chestnut was enjoyed by previous dynasties because of its thin skin, thick skin, sweetness and durability. In Xiwanzi Village, Shicheng Town in Yanshan area, there are hundreds of chestnut trees in Manshan, so it is called "Yanshan Chestnut Source".

Chestnut in Zhen'an, Shaanxi Province

Chinese chestnut is produced in all counties of Qinba Mountain area in southern Shaanxi, but Zhenan chestnut is the most famous. Zhenan chestnut is mainly produced in Zhen'an, Ningshan, Zhushui, Changan, Danfeng, Shanyang, Ningshan and other counties in Qinling Mountain area of Shaanxi Province. The output of Ningshan County is the most, and the quality of Zhen'an is the best.