Gaoyao Cinnamon

Gaoyao Cinnamon

　　Gaoyao City has been officially designated by the State Forestry Administration as one of the first "China's Famous, Special and High-Quality Economic Forests—Hometown of Cinnamon" (Document No. Lin Zao Fa [2000]104 from the State Forestry Administration). The Xijiang River basin is the main production area for cinnamon. In recent years, our city has vigorously adjusted its agricultural layout, guiding mountainous towns to develop economic forests in line with local conditions, especially promoting the development of cinnamon economic forests, which has led to rapid growth in the cinnamon industry. Cinnamon cultivation has also become an important source of income for farmers in our mountainous areas. At present, our city has become the largest cinnamon base in China, with a planting area of 500,000 mu. The cinnamon grown here is renowned both domestically and internationally for its thick, fleshy bark, strong disease resistance, low incidence of pests and diseases, minimal camphor oil impurities, and high cinnamaldehyde content. The produced cinnamon oil is exported to markets in Southeast Asia and Europe & America.