Lanxi radish

Lanxi radish is a specialty of Lanxi City, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Lanxi radish has won the favor of the market because of its small size, white color, crisp and delicious taste, and has a high popularity and market share. It has won the gold medal of the fourth East China Agricultural Fair and the gold medal of high-quality agricultural products of Zhejiang Agricultural Expo in 2003. Lanxi radish, originated in Huanggan Village, Shiliting Village and Chendian Village of Yunshan Street in Lanxi, has been planted for nearly a thousand years. Lanxi radish is a local variety of Lanxi, which has two strains: one is plate leaf, also known as "cow tongue" and "loquat leaf"; The second is mosaic, also known as "Lanxi mosaic". This variety has white skin color, dense texture and thin skin, and is an ideal pickling variety. The product quality of "Lanxi radish" is mainly reflected in the variety and soil texture. The varieties that produce Lanxi radish must be local varieties unique to Lanxi, and they are produced in paddy soil-cultivated silt fields in the "Sanjiang" (Lanjiang, Wujiang and Qujiang) and "Wuxi" (Chixi, Ganxi, Meixi, Youbuxi and Madaxi) basins of Lanxi. Lanxi radish is mainly produced in autumn and winter after late rice harvest, with an planting area of nearly 30 thousand mu and an annual output value of more than 50 million yuan. The processed Lanxi radish has won the favor of the market for its small size, white color, crispness and delicious taste, with an annual production and processing of more than 20,000 tons and a processing output value of more than 80 million yuan. In March 2005, it passed the "Registration of Marks of Origin". Characteristics of Lanxi radish: high nutritional value, containing a lot of sugar, multivitamins, carbohydrates, crude fiber and protein, etc., which is known as the saying that radish participates in ginseng; Small, there are 17-25 radishes per catty; White body, crisp and tender after pickling; It is a food suitable for all ages. Lanxi City has 646 administrative villages in 16 townships (streets), including Lanjiang Street, Yunshan Street, Shanghua Street, Yongchang Street, Chixi Street, Nvbu Street, Youbu Town, Zhuge Town, huang dian zhen, Xiangxi Town, Majian Town, Meijiang Town, Hengxi Town, Lingdong Township, Shuiting Shezu Township and Baishe Township. Geographical coordinates are 119 13 ′ 30 ″ east longitude ~ 119 53 ′ 50 ″ north latitude ~ 29 05 ′ 20 ″ north latitude. Lanxi radish is a geographical indication product of agricultural products.
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