Xiangxi Kiwifruit

Xiangxi Kiwifruit

Xiangxi kiwifruit is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Xiangxi kiwifruit resources account for about one-third of the total area of Hunan Province. The main varieties are "Miliang No. 1" and "Guzhang 79–4." These fruits are highly nutritious, containing not only carbohydrates, proteins, and carotene, but also 14 rare elements, especially a high level of selenium. "Miliang No. 1" was developed over 12 years by researchers including Professor Shi Zeliang from the College of Chemistry and Bioengineering at Jishou University, who used wild kiwifruit resources to create a new, high-quality, high-yield, and delicious kiwifruit variety. "Miliang No. 1" has successively won the National "Quality New Product Award," the Ministry of Agriculture's "Hope Award," and the Xiangxi Prefecture "First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress." It has been designated by the Ministry of Agriculture as a nationally recommended superior variety for promotion.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Xiangxi kiwifruit is defined according to the scope proposed in the "Letter on Delimiting the Geographical Indication Protection Area for 'Xiangxi Kiwifruit'" (No. 85 [2007] of the Prefecture Government Letter) issued by the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province. It covers the current administrative regions of eight counties and cities within the Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture: Jishou City, Fenghuang City, Yongshun County, Baojing County, Huayuan County, Guzhang County, Longshan County, and Luxi County.