Pingchang Green Prickly Ash

Pingchang Green Prickly Ash

Pingchang Green Prickly Ash is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Pingchang Green Prickly Ash

　　Pingchang Green Prickly Ash has a long history of cultivation and is a traditional specialty industry in Pingchang County. Located in the hilly area surrounding the Sichuan Basin, Pingchang County features predominantly deep hilly terrain with many but not high mountains, and abundant sloping land. The soil pH and climate conditions of these large sloped areas are well-suited for the growth of prickly ash. Currently, the county has planted prickly ash on 200,000 mu, established five 10,000-mu demonstration zones for the prickly ash industry, and developed 25 villages with 1,000-mu demonstration plots. It has also created the regionally distinctive brand “Pingchang Green Prickly Ash.” In recent years, the Pingchang County Party Committee and County Government have seized the historic opportunity brought by the renewed implementation of the policy for returning farmland to forest. Leveraging the resource endowment and geographical advantages of the mountainous region, they have turned the prickly ash industry bases into scenic spots, the industry parks into tourist attractions, and made prickly ash a pillar industry for poverty alleviation and rural prosperity. Efforts have been intensified to build bases, develop modern forestry, accelerate ecological benefits for the people, and achieve the goals of greener rural areas, more productive agriculture, and increased incomes for farmers.

　　The current administrative region of Pingchang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province

　　"Notice of the People's Government of Pingchang County on Delineating the Protected Area of the National Geographical Indication Product – Pingchang Green Prickly Ash" (Pingchang Government Document [2016] No. 14)

　　Sichuan Provincial Local Standard:

　　DB511900/T8-2016

　　"Cultivation Technical Regulations for Pingchang Green Prickly Ash"