Walnut in Shexian county

Shexian county is located in the deep mountain area, with little arable land and water shortage. Grain production is not the advantage of Shexian county. However, there are 1.57 million mu of mountain farms, and it is Shexian's unique advantage to use mountain farm resources and develop characteristic agriculture. For thousands of years, Shexian has a history of planting walnuts. In 2004, there were 1.08 million walnut trees, and the output of walnuts reached 11.8 million Jin, which was the best level in history. Shexian County was named "the hometown of walnuts in China" by the State Forestry Administration. In addition, the projects of leading enterprises such as Taihang Walnut City and walnut series products processing are progressing smoothly, and ten agricultural service companies such as Linguo Company and Lengpei Company are put into operation, and the county's agricultural industrialization operation rate reaches 53%, up 9 percentage points year-on-year; The added value of agriculture reached 288 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. Walnut has been planted in a large area in many areas of China, and Shexian County, Handan City, Hebei Province is one of the areas with a long history of planting walnuts. In 2005, Shexian Walnut was included in the national geographical indication product protection, which is an early product of walnut products in China. Shexian County is located at the southwest end of Hebei Province, at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan provinces. Shexian county is a mountainous county with forest fruits as its main agricultural products, with superior natural conditions and suitable climate. Walnut cultivation in Shexian county has a long history, which has been passed down for nearly two thousand years. It is one of the "three treasures" in Shexian county with its high yield and excellent quality. At present, a large number of trees over 500 years old in Shexian county can still bear normal fruits. Shexian county is one of the key walnut producing counties in China. There are many varieties of walnuts in Shexian county, among which the thin-skinned walnuts produced by Shimen and Wencai have the best quality. Its characteristic is that the skin is thin and full of benevolence, the color is golden, and the oil content is as high as 60%. If two hands touch the walnut, the skin will be broken, and the whole nucleolus will naturally emerge, showing the shape of brain lines, just like a carefully carved antique. The more you chew it in your mouth, the more fragrant it is, and it produces fluid. The economic value of walnut in Shexian county is very high. Nuts are rich in protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, carotene, vitamins A, B, C and so on. In addition to raw food, it can be used as raw materials for cakes and sweets, and can also be used to extract oil. Walnut kernel is sweet and warm, and it has a good curative effect on some diseases. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, it can "replenish blood and nourish blood, moisten dryness and eliminate phlegm, benefit life, benefit triple energizer, warm lung and moisten intestines". Walnut in Shexian county is a geographical indication protection product.
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