Pingwu Fruit Plum

Pingwu Fruit Plum

Pingwu Fruit Plum is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　Pingwu Fruit Plum

　　The ancient history of the Di-Qiang people thriving in Pingwu has fostered a unique ethnic, indigenous culture along the Fujiang River basin, including immigrant migration culture and the folk customs of Tibetan and Qiang villages. This also gave rise to the Pingwu Fruit Plum culture. Its development began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has a history of over 1,000 years. The surviving western gate ruins of the Ming Dynasty Long’an Prefecture still clearly feature carved plum blossom patterns, and aged plum preserves were already offered as tribute to the imperial court during the Ming Dynasty. Fruit plums hold an important place in the daily life and spiritual world of the various ethnic groups in Pingwu. The Qiang people first offer the plums they pick on the family shrine to honor their ancestors, and serve green plum juice or wine to guests. In their hearts, the resilience of the plum tree, the frost-defying dignity of the plum blossom, and the enduring vitality of the plum fruit are a true reflection of their ancestors’ perseverance through feudal “land reforms,” forced assimilation, wars, epidemics, earthquakes, and other disasters, while still preserving their unique ethnic identity. Pingwu Fruit Plum has become an integral part of the farming culture of the highland Qiang people and has been passed down through generations.

　　Region:

　　Sichuan

　　Applicant:

　　Pingwu County Agricultural Technology Extension Center

　　Region:

　　2014

　　Geographic Scope

　　The protected production area of the Pingwu Fruit Plum geographical indication for agricultural products includes 16 towns (townships): Pingtong Town, Doukou Town, Dayin Town, Suojiang Qiang Ethnic Township, Xutang Qiang Ethnic Township, Pingnan Qiang Ethnic Township, Xiangyan Town, Nanba Town, Bazhai Township, Gucheng Town, Gaocun Township, Shuitian Qiang Ethnic Township, Long’an Town, Kuoda Tibetan Ethnic Township, Muzu Tibetan Ethnic Township, and Mupi Tibetan Ethnic Township. The geographical coordinates are between 103°50′–104°58′ east longitude and 31°59′–33°02′ north latitude. The protected area covers 21,000 hectares, with an annual yield of 36,000 tons.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　(1) External Sensory Quality: Pingwu Fruit Plums are medium-sized, round or short oval in shape; the fruit surface is yellow-green with fuzz, slightly blushed on the sun-exposed side, with a shallow suture line and symmetrical halves; the fruit top is flat, and the stem cavity is of moderate depth; the flesh is greenish-yellow, crisp, and adheres to the pit; the seeds are medium-sized, and the flavor is sour with aroma. (2) Internal Quality Indicators: Pingwu Fruit Plums have total acidity ≥6.8% and soluble solids ≥8.9%. (3) Quality and Safety Requirements: Pingwu Fruit Plums comply with relevant national standards and legal requirements.