Where are the four lotus seed towns in China?

Guangchang County, Shicheng County, Jianning County and Guangchang County in Jiangxi Province.

The hometown of white lotus in China is Guangchang County, Shicheng County and Jianning County in Jiangxi Province. The planting area of white lotus in Guangchang County is stable at about 654.38+ 10,000 mu, which is one of the counties with the largest planting area and the highest scientific and technological content in Jiangxi Province. It has the landscape of Baili Lotus Belt and is the county with the widest planting area of white lotus in China.

According to written records, the planting history has exceeded 65,438+0,300 years, making it known as "the hometown of China white lotus".

Nutritional components of white lotus:

White lotus seed is rich in starch, protein and raffinose, which is a good medicinal tonic. The content of carbohydrates in lotus seeds is 62%, the content of protein is as high as 16%, and the contents of calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1, B2 and carotene are also quite rich.

According to Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, lotus seeds "care for the heart and kidney, thicken the stomach, strengthen tendons and bones, benefit deficiency, eyes and ears, dispel cold and dampness, stop spleen diarrhea for a long time, red and white, and women fall into various blood diseases in collapse.

Mashing lotus seeds and cooking porridge with rice will make people healthy, benefit qi and make people strong.

Lotus is not only nutritious, but also a treasure of the whole body. Lotus seed is the main harvest of planting lotus. Lotus seed (lotus heart), lotus whisker (ambition), lotus node, lotus leaf, lotus root, flower palm, lotus flower and lotus root (lotus root whip) can all be used as medicine. Lotus, lotus root and lotus pie can all be used as table delicacies.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-the hometown of white lotus in China