Shangguan Qingcong

Shangguan Qingcong

　　Wushan Village is located in the northeastern part of Xinwei Town, Fujian Province. Since introducing the Qingcong (scallion) variety in 1968, cultivation has continued for over forty years, during which time local farmers have accumulated rich experience in planting. With strong support and assistance from municipal and district government departments and related organizations, Wushan Village has actively promoted the development of the scallion industry, establishing this resource as a key element of its "one village, one product" initiative. In 2007, the village established the Shangguan Qingcong Professional Cooperative. Through measures such as large-scale base management, pollution-free scientific cultivation, and branded market sales, it formed an integrated production, procurement, and sales structure. Currently, the cooperative has over 200 members, and the village is home to 46 scallion processing and sales outlets. In addition to processing scallions grown locally, these outlets also purchase and process scallions from regions such as Jinjiang and Putian. The cooperative also organizes training sessions for farmers on scientific planting techniques through various means, including inviting agricultural experts to give lectures, hosting production skills workshops, and providing hands-on guidance from professionals. This approach fully leverages the role of the production base as a model and catalyst for development. Today, Wushan Qingcong production has expanded to multiple towns in the surrounding area, establishing a pollution-free production base covering over 10,000 mu, with an annual yield of more than 45,000 metric tons and a total output value of 87 million yuan. Wushan Qingcong has been listed as one of the five major featured agricultural products in Xiang'an District. Wushan Village has become the primary scallion cultivation base in Xiamen City and a major distribution hub for scallions in southern Fujian. Wushan Qingcong is sold not only to major markets within the province but also to provinces such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Chongqing, with an annual trading volume of 76,000 metric tons. Additionally, some of the produce is dehydrated and dried before being exported to countries such as Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.