Chengkou Honey

Chengkou Honey

Chengkou Honey is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Chengkou Honey is an agricultural product with geographical indication status.

　　Chengkou has a history of several hundred years in the breeding of Chinese honeybees. Through long-term domestication, a relatively consistent breed of Chinese honeybee has emerged, both in physical characteristics and biological traits. “Chengkou Chinese Honeybee” refers to wild mountain bees that are purely ecologically bred, living year-round at high altitudes deep in the mountains, collecting nectar from rare and exotic flowers. The wild honey produced by these bees is as smooth as silk, rich in flavor, mellow, and smooth on the palate, with a distinctive aroma of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. It contains a variety of trace elements that can be directly absorbed by the human body, and offers rich nutritional value along with health-promoting and therapeutic benefits. In 2009, Chengkou Honey obtained both national organic food certification and geographical indication registration.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　1. External Sensory Characteristics: Chengkou Honey is mainly multifloral honey (also known as medicinal honey). It appears amber, light amber, or yellowish-green in color (which varies depending on the season and nectar source), is transparent, free of impurities and bubbles, and has a distinctive aroma of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. Its taste is rich, mellow, and smooth, with a velvety mouthfeel. The texture is as fine as silk. 2. Internal Quality Indicators: Fructose and glucose content ≥60 g/100g, sucrose content ≤5 g/100g. 3. Safety Requirements: Compliant with the standards and requirements of NY/T752-2003 "Green Food – Bee Products."

　　Geographic Scope

　　The protected geographic area for the agricultural product geographical indication of Chengkou Honey includes all 24 towns and townships in Chengkou County, with the core zone concentrated in ten townships: Dong’an, Heyu, Lantian, Beiping, Houping, Longtian, Shuanghe, Zhiping, Mingzhong, and Xianyi (see the Chengkou Honey regional distribution map for details). Chengkou County is located at the northernmost tip of Chongqing, bordering Zhenping County and Pingli County of Shaanxi Province to the east, Wanyuan City and Xuanhan County of Sichuan Province to the west, Ziyang County and Langao County of Shaanxi Province to the north, and Kaixian District and Wuxi County of Chongqing to the south. It stretches 96 kilometers from east to west and 66 kilometers from north to south, covering a total area of 3,286 square kilometers. The cultivated land area is 24,233 hectares. The geographical coordinates are between 108°15′18″ and 109°16′43″ east longitude, and 31°37′25″ and 32°12′13″ north latitude, with an altitude ranging from 481.5 meters to 2,686 meters.