Liu Village Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials

Liu Village Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials

　　Liu Village is located in the southern part of Anze County, Shanxi Province, 5 kilometers west of Mabi Township. The village consists of four natural villages, three villager groups, 143 households, and 433 residents, with 1,153 mu of arable land.

　　 In recent years, taking advantage of its hilly land, Liu Village has continuously adjusted its industrial structure and vigorously developed the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicinal materials. A total of 123 households in the village have joined the medicinal planting efforts. In 2007, Liu Village established the Shennong Traditional Chinese Medicinal Cooperative, which integrates production, supply, and sales. The cooperative has developed 2,550 mu of medicinal crop cultivation, including 1,500 mu of skullcap (huangqin), 1,000 mu of forsythia (lianqiao), and 20 mu of bupleurum (chaihu). In 2010, the cooperative achieved an output value of 800,000 yuan, with a net profit of 200,000 yuan. In 2011, it sold 12 tons of skullcap, 2 tons of bupleurum, 20 tons of sophora flavescens (kushen), and 60 tons of forsythia, generating an output value of 1 million yuan and a net profit of 250,000 yuan. This has allowed the medicinal herb cultivation to take initial shape and become a pillar industry for Liu Village. The total income from this industry accounts for 65% of the village’s overall rural economic revenue.

　　 Seizing the opportunity of new rural development and using industrial adjustment as an entry point, Liu Village has focused on the "one village, one product" (traditional Chinese medicinal materials) model and adopted the development strategy of "growing herbs on the mountains and enriching the people through herbs." The village is striving to achieve rapid economic growth, continuously improve infrastructure, significantly raise villagers’ living standards, and steadily increase collective assets. In 2008, after discussions by the village’s two committees and soliciting public opinion, medicinal herb cultivation was officially designated as the key project under the "one village, one product" initiative and subsequently implemented. On August 31, 2011, Liu Village was awarded the title of "National One Village One Product Demonstration Village" by the Ministry of Agriculture.