Napo Star Anise

Napo Star Anise

　　Napo star anise is a specialty of Napo County in Baise City, Guangxi. The star anise from Napo is known for its vibrant color, strong aroma, pollution-free quality, and superior grade. In 2004, Napo County was awarded the honorary title of "Hometown of Chinese Star Anise" by the State Forestry Administration.

　　Napo County is a key production base county for star anise in Guangxi. The county cultivates star anise on 320,000 mu of land, producing 100,000 tons of large red star anise flowers annually, processing 2,100 tons of aniseed oil per year, with an annual output value reaching 324 million yuan. Star anise and its related industries have helped lift 120,000 local residents out of poverty and towards prosperity.

　　Every star anise harvest season, merchants from all over the country flock to Napo to compete for the product, either processing it into semi-finished spice products locally or distributing it to major domestic cities as well as markets in Europe, America, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong and Macau. The county has been successively awarded the titles "Hometown of Chinese Star Anise" and "Demonstration County for Standardized Star Anise Production Bases" by relevant national authorities.