Hucheng Pointed Pomelo

Hucheng Pointed Pomelo

The Hucheng Pointed Pomelo is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　The Hucheng Pointed Pomelo belongs to the Shatian pomelo variety series. Liangping has a cultivation history of over a hundred years. It is recorded in the 1808 (Jiaqing 13th year of the Qing Dynasty) edition of the Liangshan County Annals (Liangping County was named Liangshan County before liberation), the 1985 and 2005 editions of the Liangping County Annals, as well as the 2011 edition of the Liangping Yearbook. It was awarded the title of “Chongqing’s Top Ten Famous Pomelos” in 1998, and the Liangping Honey Pomelo, which won the “Golden Cup Award” in the sixth national pomelo competition in 1999, was cultivated from the Hucheng Pointed Pomelo. It enjoys the same social reputation as “Liangping Pomelo,” “Liangping Red Feather Native Chicken,” “Liangping Longevity Bamboo,” “Liangping Bamboo Curtain,” and “Liangping Rice.” It is mainly distributed across seven towns in Liangping County: Hucheng Town, Yuan’yi Town, Longsheng Township, Bishan Town, Pingjin Town, Juikui Town, and Yinping Town. The perennial cultivation area is 8,000 mu, with a yield of 10,000 tons. Each fruit weighs between 800–1300 grams, with an inverted oval shape, orange-yellow rind, abundant juice, sweet and sour flesh, good storability, and ripens in mid-to-late November.

　　Hucheng Pointed Pomelo

　　 Liangping County Hucheng Town Agricultural Service Center

　　 11083213

　　 Pointed Pomelo (Pomelo)