Qianxi chestnut, also known as JD.COM chestnut, has a beautiful appearance, reddish brown, light waxy layer, bright and shiny; Nuts are beige, the endothelium is easy to peel, the meat is tender, waxy and sticky, sweet and delicious, and rich in nutrition.
Produced in Qianxi County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, it is a traditional agricultural product in Hebei Province. It has a cultivation history of more than 2,000 years and is recorded in many ancient books. In March 2008, Qianxi chestnut was recognized as a well-known trademark in China by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Cultivation history of chestnut in Qianxi
Chestnut cultivation in Qianxi has a long history, which is recorded in The Book of Songs, The Warring States Policy, Zuo Zhuan, The Analects of Confucius, Compendium of Materia Medica and The Complete Book of Agricultural Administration. The Book of Songs has the poem "Hazelnut on the tree". According to the "Warring States Policy", Su Qin lobbied Hou Wen, the state of Yan, and said, "The state of Yan ... has the grace of stone tablet Yanmen in the south and the benefit of jujube and chestnut in the north. Although the people do not repair, they are satisfied with jujube chestnuts. " This so-called Tianfu is also. "
The Han Dynasty's Biography of Historical Records and Huo Zhi said: "Yanqin is a thousand chestnuts ... and this person is a thousand households." The "North" and "Swallow" here, including the area that moved westward today, show that it was a famous chestnut producing area very early, and it was relatively rich to rely on chestnut production. There are also many records in Shan Hai Jing, Lv Shi Chun Qiu and Xijing Miscellanies.
There is an anecdote in Qing Louis: when the Jin emperor pursued the enemy, the supply of rations was not enough, and the soldiers did not advance for three days, and their morale was greatly reduced. To the east of the Luanshui River in Yanshan Mountain, I saw chestnuts all over the mountain, so I ordered the sergeant to steam chestnuts for cooked food to satisfy my hunger. So morale was greatly boosted and the enemy soldiers were defeated. Therefore, the soldiers called chestnuts "Hedong rice".
The record of chestnut in Gan 'an County Records of the Republic of China is as follows: "The local production is the richest, the transportation and marketing are the farthest, and it is a large number of local production". The "local" here mainly refers to the areas that moved westward today. Chestnut trees aged 100-200 are found all over China. Xinlizhuang, Hanerzhuang, Lishuwanzi and many 300-500-year-old chestnut trees are still flourishing. Changshengyuan village also has a 600-year-old chestnut tree in the early Ming Dynasty.