Three Lakes Tangerine Route

Three Lakes Tangerine Route

　　Three Lakes Tangerine Route

　　The Three Lakes Red Tangerine, also known as Zhu Tangerine or Big Red Robe, is named after its main production area in Sanhu Town, Xingan. It is one of Jiangxi Province’s renowned and specialty fruit products. This tangerine has a bright vermilion skin, an attractive color, a loose and easy-to-peel texture, abundant juice, and a pleasantly sweet and sour taste. It is highly nutritious, containing large amounts of pectin, aromatic compounds, and various vitamins, and plays a significant role in aiding digestion, preventing scurvy, and treating potassium deficiency. Its peel, seeds, white pith, and leaves are also important traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients.

　　The Three Lakes Red Tangerine has a cultivation history of over 800 years. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Fan Chengda, a government official, once wrote a poem: "Fragrant groves line the winding Qing River endlessly, their reflections turning the river water green." This shows how lush the tangerine orchards were at that time. Today, Xingan County has been listed as one of China’s national citrus production bases, with over 60,000 acres of tangerine orchards, producing more than 24 million kilograms of red tangerines annually and exporting 700,000 kilograms. The product is sold not only across the country and abroad but also reaches the Soviet Union, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe, enjoying great popularity among consumers.