Xiadu Shatian Pomelo

Xiadu Shatian Pomelo

　　Xiadu Shatian Pomelo

　　Shanghang Shatian Pomelo is produced in Xiadu Township of the county. In November 1999, at the Sixth National Pomelo Scientific Research and Production Cooperation Conference, it was awarded the title of "High-Quality Pomelo." It is a new, special, premium, and renowned fruit scientifically and meticulously cultivated by pomelo farmers, taking advantage of the area’s distinctive natural climate and soil conditions. The fruit is gourd-shaped, large and attractive in appearance, with a golden-yellow rind that symbolizes "reunion and happiness, wealth and prosperity, abundance, and good fortune." Its segments are evenly sized, juicy, tender, sweet, and flavorful. Besides being eaten fresh, it can be processed and arranged into decorative platters, making it a delicious and elegant dish for banquets. As a natural, nutritious, and healthy green food, it contains over ten essential nutrients required by the human body. It also offers various benefits such as quenching thirst, refreshing the spirit, clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving coughs, moistening lungs, and lowering blood pressure. The fruit emits a rich and enchanting aroma; when placed indoors for extended periods, it serves not only as decoration but also helps purify the air and eliminate odors. Known as a “natural can,” from its harvest and market launch in golden autumn October to early summer of the following year, it remains fresh and maintains quality for eight to nine months, making it a preferred fruit for visiting relatives and entertaining guests. Additionally, pomelo trees can be dwarfed and cultivated into elegant potted plants, while the rind, leaves, flowers, and seeds can be used medicinally. The rind can be refined into preserved fruits, tea, and other flavored foods, as well as health products like insoles and mattresses. The rind and seeds can also be processed into handicrafts.

　　Local fruit farmers combine the township’s unique natural climate and soil conditions, adopting an integrated ecological farming model of "pig-biogas-fruit" to practice pollution-free production. They make full use of "biogas slurry," an organic fertilizer, which significantly reduces damage from pests and diseases on the trees, thereby minimizing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This results in Xiadu Shatian Pomelos with handsome shapes, an average single fruit weight of 1–1.5 kg, golden-yellow skin, evenly sized segments, ample juice, an inviting aroma, sweet and tender flesh, and a "money-bottom" base. These fruits carry symbolic meanings such as "reunion and happiness, wealth and prosperity, abundance, and good fortune."

　　Xiadu Shatian Pomelo was awarded the title of "High-Quality Pomelo" at the National Pomelo Scientific Research and Production Cooperation Conference in November 1999; in October 2002, it received the title of Longyan City's "Pig-Biogas-Fruit Ecological Agriculture Demonstration Base"; in November 2003, after evaluation by the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Xiadu Shatian Pomelo production base obtained certification as a pollution-free agricultural product production area, and its products were authorized to use the pollution-free agricultural product label; in July 2007, it was granted the title of "Fujian Province New Rural Science Popularization Demonstration Base" by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Provincial Association for Science and Technology.