1. Guanxi honey pomelo has planting history more than 500 years. Be famed China and foreign countries for thin-skin, succulent, fragrant and sweet, mellow honey, and so on, excellent quality. It is one of the three famous fruit of Fujian, become royal tribute in Qianlong Times of Qing.
2. In 1984, National Agriculture Dept., united Province, City and County to invest, built demonstration fruit garden of Guanxi honey pomelo about 400 ha.. Later, County government established the graduate school of Guanxi honey pomelo, and excellent breed base at Jinxi fruit farm.
3. Since the mid-end times of 1980s, farmer planted honey pomelo by big area of Pinghe County, extended the industry step by step. The government brought forward 'plant about 70 ha. in every town and 7 ha. in every village for pomelo garden, plant the pomelo about hundred trees in every family', cadres, officers and denizens, they operated together with farmers got to plant the pomelo trees on hills, hot wave higher following high.
4. In 1989, Guanxi honey pomelo had gained 'the first of pomelo breed in province', 'high quality farm produce of country' title.
5. In 1995, Pinghe was conferred 'the town of Guanxi honey pomelo in China' title. In 1996, Guanxi honey pomelo was confirmed China green foodstuff by China Green Foodstuff Develop Center.
6. In 1998, the government had applied for login 'Pinghe Guanxi Honey pomelo' attestation brand. Synchronously, Pinghe had advertised on CCTV, had introduced it to countrywide every place, had extended its selling way.
7. In 2003, Guanxi honey pomelo breached the green fortress, successfully entered the EU market for the first time. It was come true that citrus fruit of Fujian never export the EU at past.
8. In 2006, Guanxi honey pomelo was chosen 'ten city card of Zhangzhou'.
9. Cut-off nonce, it plants the pomelo 33340 ha. in whole county, year-yield about 500 thousand tons, estimates to earn production value 1.2 billion yuan this year. It exports several tens countries and areas, creates four the first on planting acreage, total yield, production value, and export quantity in counties level of countrywide. Income of honey pomelo takes up over one third about per farmer.
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