Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar

Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar

Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar is a geographical indication protected product.

　　　   Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar is an age-old and renowned local specialty product that has been on the market for 150 years. According to the *Fushun County Annals* compiled in the 11th year of the Tongzhi reign (1872), Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar was listed as a distinguished local product of Fushun County. Its unique foundation—crafted with herbal fermentation starters, traditional techniques, and natural fermentation—sets it apart from other types of vinegar.

　　　　      Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar follows a traditional secret recipe dating back to the 28th year of the Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty (1848). It uses 108 kinds of Chinese herbs for fermentation starter, and selects high-quality rice. The product features a brownish-red color, with a rich, mellow sourness, mildly sweet and refreshing taste, and a long-lasting aftertaste, offering benefits to the human body. It serves not only as a premium seasoning but also as a health care product that helps prevent and treat various illnesses.

　　 Taiyuanjing (spelled as 太湖井 here; likely a typographical variant of 太源井) Sun-Cured Vinegar is a long-standing and well-known local specialty from Fushun County, Zigong City. With 150 years of market history, it was listed in the 11th year of the Tongzhi reign (1872) as one of Fushun County’s top local products. It is crafted using herbal fermentation starters, traditional techniques, and natural fermentation—traits that distinguish it from other vinegars.

　　 Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar follows a traditional secret recipe from the 28th year of the Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty (1848), using 108 types of Chinese herbs as fermentation starter and selecting high-quality rice. The vinegar takes on a brownish-red hue, with a rich, mellow sourness, mildly sweet and refreshing taste, and a long-lasting aftertaste. It's both an excellent seasoning and a health product effective in preventing and treating various illnesses.

　　 Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar primarily uses bran and rice as main ingredients, supplemented by 108 types of Chinese medicinal herbs such as red plum, cinnamon, papaya, and licorice to make a medicinal fermentation starter. Through processes of steaming, fermenting, sun-drying, and aging, the final product presents a brownish-red color, characterized by a rich and mellow sourness, mildly sweet and refreshing flavor, long-lasting aftertaste, and long shelf life without spoilage. In July 1992, an appraisal by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine concluded that “Taiyuanjing-brand” sun-cured vinegar is rich in protein and contains all 18 essential amino acids required by the human body, as well as a variety of trace elements and other nutrients. It offers unique health benefits including enhancing digestive function, boosting physical strength, strengthening immunity, resisting aging, lowering blood pressure, and promoting blood production. As a rare health-promoting and disease-preventing seasoning food, Taiyuanjing-branded premium, first-grade, second-grade, and regular sun-cured vinegar have won numerous national, provincial, and municipal awards in quality evaluations. It has also received the National Spark Program Achievement Silver Award.

　　Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar

　　   The administrative regions of 13 towns and townships currently under the jurisdiction of Yanjiang District, Zigong City, Sichuan Province: Wangjing Town, Dengguan Town, Yanjiang Town, Xianzhou Town, Wazhen Town, Huangshi Town, Yong’an Town, Lianluo Town, Fuquan Town, Xinglong Town, Weiping Town, Jiuhong Township, and Liushan Township.

　　   Letter from the People’s Government of Yanjiang District, Zigong City, regarding the delimitation of the protection area for Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar as a geographical indication product, No. Ziyanyan [2013] No. 26.

　　   Association Standard of Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar from Yanjiang District: Q/74690522-8.1~8.2 *Taiyuanjing Sun-Cured Vinegar*.