Yingjia Big Head Cabbage

Yingjia Big Head Cabbage

Yingjia Big Head Cabbage is a protected geographical indication product.

Yingjia Big Head Cabbage is an agricultural geographical indication product.

　　Yingjia Big Head Cabbage is a signature specialty of Zhongshan. It has been cultivated since the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, boasting over 300 years of planting history. The locals have also inherited more than three centuries of traditional production and culinary culture related to the pickling, saccharification, and storage of the cabbage. As Yingjia is primarily inhabited by Hakka people and is located on the banks of the Siqin River, the ancient town of Yingjia enjoyed very convenient waterway transportation. Trade with Wuzhou and other parts of Guangdong flourished, allowing Yingjia Big Head Cabbage to be sold far and wide across the country via these trade routes. Since then, it has become a renowned local traditional specialty. Today, when some elders recount the history of the Guangxi Provincial Working Committee relocating to the ancient town of Yingjia in Zhongshan County to continue revolutionary struggles, they are still moved by the heroic deeds of the revolutionary predecessors—who persisted in making lime deep in the mountains while subsisting on just a bowl of thin porridge and a bite of big head cabbage. People admire their unwavering faith, even in the harshest and most terrifying conditions. Legend has it that underground operatives, disguised as peddlers carrying dry goods through the streets to pass along important intelligence, had Yingjia’s locally produced big head cabbage among their wares—thus adding a layer of red legend to Yingjia Big Head Cabbage. Known for its light yellow color, delicious aroma, moderate saltiness with a slight sweetness, crisp and tender texture, and neatly uniform slices, Yingjia Big Head Cabbage is rich in unsaturated fatty acids as well as calcium, zinc, selenium, and various vitamins, offering high nutritional value. Through careful selection, processing, and packaging, it contains no food additives, retains its color over time, and does not mold, making it an excellent traditional gift choice. Nowadays, Yingjia Big Head Cabbage has become a popular festive and holiday gift, as well as a convenient staple in southern households, winning widespread consumer favor. After years of development, Yingjia Big Head Cabbage now covers a planting area of over 1,230 hectares in Zhongshan County, with an annual yield of 27,600 tons.

　　Yingjia Big Head Cabbage is famous far and wide for its bright yellow color, pure fragrance, and crisp taste. In recent years, Zhongshan County has continuously expanded the planting area of “Yingjia Big Head Cabbage,” promoted the “Yingjia Big Head Cabbage” brand, and strived to build itself into a demonstration county for characteristic agriculture in Guangxi, achieving remarkable results.

　　In 2007, the Zhongshan County Supply and Marketing Cooperative established the Yingjia Fumin Big Head Cabbage Production Professional Cooperative. The number of cooperative members has increased from the original 300-plus households to over 1,500 today, significantly boosting farmers’ enthusiasm for growing big head cabbage.

　　From 2004 to 2010, Yingjia Big Head Cabbage participated in agricultural product expos in Hezhou City and other regions for five consecutive years. Yingjia Big Head Cabbage was also promoted as a local specialty agricultural product of Zhongshan. After several years of promotion, its sales channels gradually expanded from within the county to cities including Nanning, Liuzhou, Wuzhou, Guilin, as well as outside the region in Hunan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.

　　Qingtang Town in Zhongshan County is the authentic birthplace of Yingjia Big Head Cabbage. The locally produced cabbage is meticulously crafted using traditional techniques, resulting in a crisp and tender texture, rich sauce flavor, and low salt content—without any preservatives. It is rich in Vitamins A, C, D, B, and dietary fiber, stimulating saliva secretion, reducing greasiness and stimulating appetite, strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion, improving vision and relieving flatulence, relaxing the intestines and improving bowel movements. It also helps refresh the mind, relieve fatigue, detoxify and reduce swelling, promote wound healing, resist infection, and prevent disease—making it an excellent dietary therapy food for auxiliary treatment of infectious diseases, suppression of bacterial toxins, prevention of constipation, and for patients with eye conditions. The Yisheng Big Head Cabbage Professional Cooperative in Qingtang Town, Zhongshan County, is voluntarily formed by farmers from the original production area of “Yingjia Big Head Cabbage.” It operates under a “cooperative + base + farmer” model, adhering to the business philosophy of “green, environmentally friendly, and healthy.” Through a “five-household mutual guarantee” system, members supervise and guarantee each other to ensure that every aspect of product selection, production management, processing, and packaging strictly follows green food production procedures—thereby guaranteeing product quality.

　　Yingjia Big Head Cabbage from Qingtang Town, Zhongshan County, has participated in agricultural product expos in Hezhou City and other regions for five consecutive years, successfully building the “Yingjia Big Head Cabbage” brand. As a local specialty agricultural product of the county, its sales channels have expanded from within the county to Nanning, Liuzhou, Wuzhou, Guilin, as well as outside the region in Hunan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.

　　Geographic Scope

　　The geographic indication area for Yingjia Big Head Cabbage includes towns in Zhongshan County such as Liang’an Yao Ethnic Township, Huashan Yao Ethnic Township, Honghua Town, Yantang Town, Qingtang Town, Gong’an Town, Zhongshan Town, Tonggu Town, Huilong Town, Shilong Town, and Shanhu Town. The geographical coordinates are between 110°58′ to 111°31′ east longitude and 24°17′ to 24°46′ north latitude. The protected area spans 1,400 hectares. The current planting area is 1,230 hectares, with an annual yield of 27,600 tons.