Qixian Garlic

Qixian Garlic

　　Qixian Garlic is a specialty of Qixian County in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Garlic is an indispensable seasoning in daily human life, used to eliminate odors and enhance flavors when cooking fish, meat, poultry, and vegetables. Especially in cold dishes, it not only adds taste but also has antibacterial properties.

　　Qixian has now developed high-quality garlic production bases and pollution-free agricultural product production bases. Currently, there are 11 specialized garlic-producing towns, over 150 specialized garlic-producing villages, and 15 pollution-free production demonstration bases. The planting area reaches 600,000 mu, with an output of 800,000 tons, ranking first in the province. The per-mu output value of garlic exceeds 4,000 yuan, with a total output value of 2.5 billion yuan. The per-mu net income is over 2,000 yuan, and the average garlic-related income per farmer in Qixian is more than 1,000 yuan. There are 510 preservation cold storage facilities with an annual storage capacity of 200,000 tons. Through refrigeration, preservation, and processing, the annual added value exceeds 500 million yuan.