Yichang Lily

Yichang Lily

　　Yichang Lily is a specialty of Yichang City, Hubei Province.

　　Yichang Lily is a renowned local flower variety named after the Yichang region. It is widely distributed in mountainous and hilly areas at altitudes of 400 to 1,500 meters across Hubei’s Yichang, Sichuan, and other provinces. Since being named by foreign experts in 1892, it has a history of over 120 years. The Yichang Lily features lush, delicate green leaves, an elegant floral form, and a rich fragrance. It is widely distributed and easy to propagate and cultivate, with detailed records found in publications such as Flora of China and Flora of Hubei. Its bulb is fragrant, delicious, and uniquely flavorful, offering excellent benefits for moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, and calming the heart and mind. It is a well-known health food and commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal ingredient. In March 2003, China Post issued a set of special stamps titled “Lilies,” one of which is a souvenir sheet named “Yichang Lily.” In September 2011, the Yichang Municipal People's Congress voted to designate the “Yichang Lily” as the city flower of Yichang.

　　Region:

　　Hubei

　　Applicant:

　　Yichang Lily Industry Association

　　Region:

　　2014

　　Geographical Scope

　　The geographical indication protection area for the “Yichang Lily” agricultural product mainly covers the core production areas within the current administrative regions of Yichang City. These primarily include Yiling, Dianjun, Xingshan, Changyang, Wufeng, Yidu, Zigui, and Yuan’an counties and districts. Geographically, it lies between 110°15′–112°04′ east longitude and 29°56′–31°34′ north latitude. To the north, it starts from Yiling District and Xingshan County, bordering the Shennongjia Forest District and Baokang County of Xiangyang City; to the east, it extends to Yuan’an County, adjacent to Jingmen City; to the south, it reaches the lower reaches of the Qingjiang River basin, including Changyang, Wufeng, and Yidu counties and cities, bordering Songzi City of Jingzhou City and Hunan Province; to the west, it ends at Zigui County, bordering Badong County of Enshi Prefecture. The total area of the production zone exceeds 600,000 hectares.