Yuan County Dahongpao Persimmons

Yuan County Dahongpao Persimmons

　　Yuan County Dahongpao Persimmons are a specialty of Yuan County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. The Yuan County Dahongpao honey persimmon is famous for its thin skin and sweet taste. The fruit is flat-round in shape, large in size, with an orange-red rind. Near the stem, there is occasionally a slight constriction. The flesh is fine-grained, sweet, seedless, and easy to debitter. It contains nutrients such as sugar, protein, and fat, making it ideal for fresh consumption.

　　Yuan County Dahongpao Persimmons are produced in the western mountainous region of Yuan County. The Dahongpao persimmon is flat-round, with an average single fruit weight of 130 grams. Its skin is smooth, thin yet tough, and the flesh is low in fiber, sweet, juicy, and seedless in the seed chamber. It matures in mid to late October and is considered a premium variety among persimmons. In 1974, when Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka visited China, he specifically requested the import of Yuan County Heishui River Dahongpao Persimmons. Since then, Yuan County Dahongpao Persimmons have been exported to Japan and Hong Kong to this day.