Yangshuo County is the hometown of kumquats in China, known as "the world's mountains and rivers, kumquats are famous in China".
Yangshuo kumquat has a long history of cultivation, due to the unique climate and soil conditions, the kumquat fruit produced is large in shape, excellent quality, delicious in color and long in supply, and is deeply loved by consumers.
Today, Yangshuo is the main producing area with the largest kumquat cultivation area, the highest yield, the best quality and the best benefit in China.
Yangshuo Baili New Village Kumquat Industry Demonstration Zone covers an area of 47.5 square kilometers, has jurisdiction over 4 towns, 19 villages (neighborhoods) and 66 natural villages, with a population of 31,000.
The demonstration area is 3 kilometers away from Guiyang Highway, 5 kilometers from Guiwu Expressway, and 45 kilometers from Guilin City, consisting of "one core, two wings and three axes", with a total planting area of about 200,000 mu, divided into three parts: core area, expansion area and radiation area: the core area is centered on the Gui Zhu Kumquat Professional Cooperative, and the kumquat planting area is about 5,000 mu; The expansion area is centered on the Guban Village Committee and the Banana Grove Village Committee, with a kumquat planting area of about 15,000 mu; the radiation area is composed of four major kumquat producing areas of Yangshuo Town, Baisha Town, Xingping Town and Grape Town, with a kumquat planting area of about 180,000 mu.
In January 2015, the Kumquat Industry Demonstration Zone of Baili New Village of Yangshuo County was awarded the Guilin Modern Characteristic Agriculture Core Demonstration Zone by the Guilin Municipal People's Government, and in December 2015, it was recognized as the second batch of Guangxi Modern Characteristic Agriculture Core Demonstration Zone (five-star) by the People's Government of the autonomous region.
In 2017, the national standard of "Kumquat" led by Yangshuo was approved by the National Standards Committee, further improving the popularity and reputation of Yangshuo Kumquat.
In September 2019, Baisha Town in the demonstration area was recognized as a national "one village, one product" demonstration village and town due to the advantages of kumquat characteristic industry, and later won the "2020 National Rural Characteristic Industry Billion Yuan Town".
"One village, one product" demonstration village and town
Modern characteristic agricultural core demonstration area
2020 National Rural Characteristic Industry Billion Yuan Town
In 2021, the China Brand Construction Promotion Association rated the brand strength of "Yangshuo Kumquat" as 836 and the brand value of 4.142 billion yuan. Yangshuo has embarked on a kumquat industry development path with "standard leading, brand driven, and technical support" as the core password. Today, 90% of the income of villagers along the kumquat industry channel comes from the kumquat industry, and the per capita disposable income reaches 25,000 yuan. The "fruit of prosperity" of the little kumquat not only allows the people to find wealth and value in the land, but also sees dignity and hope in the land.
✍️ Source: Party School of Yangshuo County Committee of the Communist Party of China