What are the specialties of Yancheng?

The local specialties of Yancheng include Yuhua garlic, Binhai Baishouwu and Dongtai watermelon.

1. Yuhua garlic

Yuhua garlic is a specialty product of Dafeng City, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, and a national geographical indication of agricultural products.

Dazhong Town Yuhua is known as the hometown of garlic, and the garlic produced is pure and pollution-free. Garlic contains a variety of essential elements necessary for the human body and is a high-quality green health food. Due to the special geographical environment, Yuhua garlic is one of the vegetables that people like to eat.

On November 27, 2009, the former Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China officially approved the implementation of national agricultural product geographical indication registration protection for "Yuhua Garlic". ?

In 2014, through the integration, promotion and application of standardized garlic production technology, Yuhua Town has a pollution-free vegetable production base area of ??105,000 acres determined by Jiangsu Province, and green food certified by the National Green Food Development Center The production base covers an area of ??50,000 acres.

2. Binhai Baishouwu

Binhai Baishouwu is a specialty of Binhai County, Jiangsu Province, and a national geographical indication product of China.

Binhai Polygonum multiflorum, commonly known as Polygonum multiflorum, White Polygonum multiflorum, or Polygonum multiflorum for short, is a traditional plant used for food, medicine, and beauty. 95% of China's Polygonum multiflorum leaves and cowhide are produced in Binhai County, Jiangsu Province. Local farmers have a long history of planting Polygonum multiflorum and are the famous hometown of Polygonum multiflorum in China.

On September 3, 2010, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Binhai Baishouwu".

3. Dongtai watermelon

Dongtai watermelon is a specialty of Dongtai City, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, and a national geographical indication of agricultural products. ?

Dongtai watermelon is spherical in shape. A single fruit weighs 4 to 5 kilograms. The peel surface is smooth and bright in color. It is light green with dark green stripes. The thickness of the peel is 0.5 cm to 0.8 cm. The pulp is bright red and the juice is bright. How refreshing.

On April 30, 2020, the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs officially approved the implementation of national agricultural product geographical indication registration protection for "Dongtai Watermelon".