Baise Mangoes

Baise Mangoes

Baise mangoes are a protected geographical indication product.

Baise mangoes are a certified geographical indication trademark.

Baise mangoes are an agricultural geographical indication product.

　　Baise mangoes are a specialty of Baise, Guangxi. The term refers collectively to mangoes produced in the 12 counties (districts) under the jurisdiction of Baise City, Guangxi, and are a nationally registered geographical indication agricultural product. The Youjiang River Valley in Baise is one of China’s three major “natural greenhouses,” featuring a South Asian tropical monsoon climate with long sunshine hours, a humid climate, and abundant rainfall. It offers uniquely favorable climatic conditions for mango cultivation, making it one of China’s most important mango-producing regions.

　　Baise is one of the origins of mangoes, with a long cultivation history. The Qing Dynasty’s “Guangxi Tongzhi·Volume Twenty” (pages 565–786), part of the officially compiled Complete Library of the Four Treasuries housed in the Wenyuan Pavilion, records: “Mango trees in Tianzhou (now Tianyang County, Baise City) grow tall and straight, with branches and leaves that do not wither in autumn or winter. In February, tender branches sprout, bearing clusters of pale yellow flowers. The fruit ripens in May, is as big as a peach, yellow in color, and has a sweet and fragrant taste.” Baise still has many mango trees over a hundred years old that continue to bear fruit, bearing witness to the region’s long history of mango cultivation. In 1985, the Baise Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Baise Regional Administrative Office decided to establish a commercial mango production base in the Youjiang River Valley. In April 1993, the then Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, [Name redacted], visited Baise and proposed the strategic idea that “the Youjiang River Valley should be built into the largest mango production base in China.” By 2015, Baise had 61,400 hectares of mango plantations, yielding 403,500 tons of mangoes, becoming the largest mango production base in China.

　　Baise City is located in western Guangxi, and the Youjiang River Valley area is one of China’s four major dry-hot river valleys, featuring a South Asian tropical monsoon climate with highly suitable conditions for mango growth. In 1985, the former Baise Regional Committee and Baise Regional Administrative Office decided to establish a commercial mango production base in the Youjiang River Valley. After 30 years of development, Baise has become the country’s second-largest mango production base. Tianyang, Youjiang District, and Tiandong—three counties (districts)—were successively awarded the title of “Hometown of Mangoes” by relevant national authorities in 1996. In 2013, the city’s total mango orchard area reached 540,000 mu (approximately 36,000 hectares), with a yield of 280,000 tons. In 2014, the Baise Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government launched a project to develop a one-million-mu mango industry, aiming to expand the mango planting area to 1.08 million mu (approximately 72,000 hectares) and achieve a yield of 500,000 tons by 2016. Baise mangoes are beloved by consumers for their attractive appearance, high sugar content, rich aroma, and excellent storability and transportability. The mangoes are available from early June to early September, and demand often exceeds supply.

　　The production area of Baise mangoes covers the entire current administrative region of Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

　　Geographic Scope

　　The protected geographical indication area for Baise mangoes, an agricultural product, is located between 105°12′ and 107°30′ east longitude, and 22°55′ and 25°05′ north latitude. It includes 58 towns across 12 counties (districts) within the administrative region of Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Youjiang District, Tianyang County, Tiandong County, Pingguo County, Debao County, Jingxi County, Napo County, Lingyun County, Leye County, Tianlin County, Longlin County, and Xilin County. The total protected cultivation area for Baise mangoes is 18,200 square kilometers, with a protected scale of 200,000 hectares and a protected production volume of 1.5 million tons.