Lingshan Celery

Lingshan Celery

　　The celery stalks are bright green in color, solid without hollow centers; the flesh is crisp and tender, with minimal fiber, sweet taste, and high edibility.

　　In the early 1980s, Qiyi Village in Lingshan Town began trial planting of celery. Over the years, the village has placed great emphasis on introducing superior varieties and continuously explored new planting methods to improve cultivation techniques. The planting area has been steadily expanded, and shade nets are now widely used in cultivation, enabling earlier planting seasons and achieving good economic returns, making it an important channel for local farmers to increase income and achieve prosperity. Currently, the village mainly grows celery varieties such as the American 'Ballpark' and 'California' brands. Qiyi celery typically weighs 1–2 kilograms per plant, with a high edible rate; the stalks are bright green, solid without hollow centers, crisp and tender, with minimal fiber, a sweet taste, and excellent quality. In recent years, the annual planting area in the town has remained at around 3,500 mu, with an average yield of 7,500 kilograms per mu and a total output of approximately 26,000 tons. The harvesting season runs from November to March of the following year. This variety is primarily transported northward, with some also exported to Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore, where it is highly favored by consumers.