Zezhou hawthorn red wine

Zezhou hawthorn red wine

　　Zezhou is one of the province’s diverse fruit production bases, boasting a long cultivation history, extensive planting areas, and wide distribution. Its main cultivated fruit trees include hawthorn, apple, pear, peach, apricot, and grape. It is especially renowned nationwide for its abundant production of hawthorn (also known as red fruit). The history of hawthorn cultivation in our county spans over 300 years, making it one of China’s eight major hawthorn production areas. The main cultivated variety, “Zezhou Red,” produces large fruits with bright red skin, pinkish flesh, a well-balanced sweet-and-sour taste, and high medicinal value, ranking among the finest hawthorn varieties in China. (Zezhou)

　　Within the administrative regions of Daxing Village, Beishangkuang Village, Xiaofengtou Village, Dafengtou Village, Linghouti Village, Daquanhe Village, Huli Village, Lingshang Village, Huangsanhé Village, Rengetao Village, Yuzhai Village, Dongyuzhai Village in Gaodu Town; Chen’gou Village, Erxianzhang Village, Baiyangping Village, Zhuangtou Village, Ganrun Village, Liyuzhuang Village, Shan’erdong Village, Guojiazhuang Village, Beilianzhi Village, Nanlian’zhi Village in Bagong Town; as well as in Lizhai Township and Nanling Township, all located within Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province.