Xishan Jujube

Xishan Jujube

Xishan Jujube is a protected geographical indication product.

Xishan Jujube is a certified geographical indication trademark.

　　Xishan Jujube is produced in Xishan Village, Tangxi Town, on the mountain range of Jiuhua Mountain. Its history dates back to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, boasting over a thousand years of heritage. According to the *Guichi County Annals*, from the Tian Sheng era (1023–1032) of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Xishan Jujube has been listed as a tribute product.

　　The jujube orchards are situated on high mountains with altitudes exceeding 600 meters. The area features loose soil, rising clouds, and swirling mists, producing fresh jujubes with thin skin, thick flesh, large size, and small pits. These jujubes resemble winter melons (also known as winter melon jujubes) and are premium raw materials for making Jujube. Over a hundred ancient jujube trees, each more than a century old, still thrive here, bearing abundant fruit.

　　Jujube is made from fresh jujubes through traditional processes such as sun-drying, washing, steaming, and drying. No additives are used, making it a purely natural green food. The finished Jujube boasts a purple-gold hue and a agate-like appearance, with a soft, tender texture and sweet, fragrant taste—truly embodying excellence in color, aroma, shape, taste, and quality. Experts have found that the jujube contains high levels of sugar (glucose), as well as vitamins C, E, and P, along with trace elements such as selenium and chromium. It helps inhibit the spread of cancer cells, lower blood pressure, dilate blood vessels, nourish yin and kidneys, beautify the skin, and prolong life. Its nutritional value far surpasses that of ordinary red dates, candied dates, and golden silk jujubes.

　　A local saying goes: “Xishan Jujube, the treasure of Guichi; purple-gold in color, agate in shape; uniquely flavored and rare across the nation.”

　　Xishan Jujube

　　The administrative regions of Xishan Village and Dongshan Village, Tangxi Town, Guichi District, Chizhou City, Anhui Province, totaling two villages

　　Report from the People’s Government of Guichi District, Chizhou City, Anhui Province: *On the Proposed Delimitation of the Geographical Indication Product Protection Area for Xishan Jujube in Guichi, Anhui* (Document No. Guizheng Mi [2014] 93)

　　Anhui Provincial Local Standard: DB34/T1753-2012 *Geographical Indication Product – Xishan Jujube*