Tianlin Lingzhi

Tianlin Lingzhi

　　Lingzhi, also known as Ganoderma, sacred fungus, immortal herb, or auspicious grass, is the whole plant of either Ganoderma lucidum or Ganoderma sinense from the Polyporaceae family. It is a traditional and rare medicinal herb in China, renowned for its significant therapeutic effects such as enhancing the immune system, regulating blood sugar, controlling blood pressure, assisting in cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy, protecting the liver, and promoting sleep.

　　Tianlin County is rich in naturally wild lingzhi (with an annual production of about 400 tons of wild lingzhi across the county). The county Party committee and government are not satisfied with the current situation. They adhere to the principle of balancing conservation and development. While protecting wild resources, they focus on cultivating lingzhi artificially as a future development direction, striving to expand and strengthen the lingzhi industry and actively build a reputation as the "Hometown of Lingzhi in China."

　　In 2009, Tianlin County established a 10,000-square-meter pollution-free standardized demonstration greenhouse for lingzhi and set up 150-acre lingzhi cultivation demonstration sites in five townships (towns). The county successfully guided local residents in cultivating lingzhi throughout the region.

　　Based on the foundation and resource potential for developing the lingzhi industry in the county, and following the work guideline of “focus on demonstration in the first year, promotion in the second year, scale-up in the third year, and large-scale development in the fourth year,” Tianlin County formulated a lingzhi industry development plan for the 12th Five-Year Plan period. The goal is to achieve a total output value of 500 million yuan in the lingzhi industry by the end of 2015, including 100 million yuan from cultivation, 400 million yuan from processing, and 60 million yuan in profits and taxes. Building on existing lingzhi processing enterprises, the plan aims to cultivate 2–3 new leading enterprises with annual sales exceeding 100 million yuan, and to develop a series of lingzhi products such as broken-wall lingzhi spores, lingzhi spore powder, lingzhi tea, beverages, easy-to-carry packages, lingzhi capsules, lingzhi tablets, and lingzhi gift boxes. The lingzhi sales network will cover major central cities across the country, with over 100 lingzhi sales outlets. The county also aims to export 300 tons of lingzhi products independently, generating 15 million USD in foreign exchange. The goal includes obtaining 1–2 nationally renowned trademarks and 2–3 provincial famous trademarks. Additionally, the plan seeks to achieve an annual per capita lingzhi income of 2,000 yuan for lingzhi farmers.

　　In recent years, Tianlin County has introduced a series of preferential policies, continuously optimizing the soft investment environment. By focusing on industry-driven agriculture and agriculture-supported industry, and applying industrialized thinking to agricultural development, the county emphasizes the introduction and cultivation of leading enterprises in forest product processing. This approach promotes strategic adjustments in the forestry industry structure and achieves successful integration between leading enterprises and supporting bases.

　　Guangxi Weijian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is currently the leading enterprise in lingzhi processing in Tianlin County. The company is primarily dedicated to researching and developing the abundant traditional Chinese herbal resources in western Guangxi. Making full use of wild lingzhi and other herbs abundant in the primeval forests at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces (regions), the company has successfully developed a series of health products such as Lingqi Yangxin Oral Liquid, Shenqi Liquid, Lingzhi Capsules, and Lingzhi Nourishing Spring Wine using modern medical techniques and advanced preparation technologies. These products are exported to more than 20 countries and regions, including the United States, Japan, Spain, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. In 2010, the company achieved an output value of over 12 million yuan and profits and taxes of over 3 million yuan.

　　Guangxi Weijian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is among the first batch of "Guangxi Green Environmental Protection Enterprises." The "Weijian" trademark has been awarded the title of "Guangxi Famous Trademark," making it the first Guangxi Famous Trademark in Tianlin County.

　　Source: Tianlin County People's Government Website