Lingshan Bananas

Lingshan Bananas

　　Lingshan has long had a tradition of growing bananas. In recent years, through scientific cultivation and management, not only has the yield increased, but bananas are also ripe and available year-round. Lingshan bananas are large in size, golden yellow in peel color, soft and smooth in texture, and sweet and delicious in taste. They are grown all over the county, with the products selling well in provinces and cities across East China, Central China, and Northeast China. In 1996, Lingshan was named the "Famous and High-quality Base for South Subtropical Crops—Lingshan Banana Production Base" by the State Farm Reclamation Administration and the Office of South Subtropical Crop Affairs under the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1999, Wuli Town, one of the main banana-producing areas in the county, was named the "Home of Bananas in China."