Longlin Chestnuts

Longlin Chestnuts

Longlin Chestnuts are a protected geographical indication product.

　　Longlin is the mountainous county that produces the most chestnuts, with major production areas including Shali, Weile, Bianya, and Xinzhou townships. The annual output reaches 500 tons. Every year when the chestnuts ripen, merchants from other regions flock to Longlin to purchase them. Hundreds of tons of chestnuts are sold to other parts of the country within a month, making them one of the key economic tree crops that enrich the local people. Chestnuts are a highly nutritious food and an essential ingredient in making traditional pastries such as mooncakes and zongzi. Modern science has found that chestnuts contain four times more carotene and eighteen times more vitamin C than peanuts. They are excellent for cancer prevention, lowering cholesterol, preventing blood clots, and protecting against viral and bacterial infections.

　　Longlin County in Baise has a long history of chestnut cultivation, producing high-quality chestnuts with a unique flavor. The chestnuts have reddish-brown shells with smooth surfaces, small fruit, and pale yellow flesh. They are sweet and fragrant, rich in sugar, starch, protein, fat, and various vitamins and minerals.

　　Longlin chestnuts can be eaten raw or roasted, and their delicious taste makes them a pollution-free green specialty that is highly favored by consumers both domestically and internationally. The current planting area of Longlin chestnuts is nearly 150,000 mu, with an output value of nearly 50 million yuan, making it one of the county's most promising pillar industries.