Baiguo in An County

Baiguo in An County

　　　Baiguo (ginkgo nuts) are cool in nature and highly nutritious, making them ideal for consumption in summer. At banquets, you can enjoy delicious baiguo soup, baiguo pigeon eggs, and baiguo turtle. Ginkgo nuts also have medicinal uses: they can resolve phlegm, relieve coughs, promote diuresis, nourish the lungs, and regulate menstruation. Stewed old duck with baiguo is especially effective against frequent urination. Baiguo sugar water and baiguo sweet porridge can quench thirst, stimulate saliva production, and relieve summer heat while refreshing the spirit.

　　The entire Chaping Township in An County, Sichuan Province, has planted ginkgo on a large scale, covering more than 12,000 mu, with an annual production of over 100,000 kilograms. Located in a high mountainous region at an altitude of 1,800 meters, Chaping Township has a long history of ginkgo cultivation. By the late 1980s, the township had established large-scale ginkgo bases spanning over 10,000 mu. They introduced capital and technology from two pharmaceutical groups based in Germany and France, establishing over 200 acres of high-density ginkgo leaf plantations in Wangyinzhanggou and Heiwang Forest Farm within the township. At the same time, the township vigorously promoted grafting and improvement techniques to hasten fruit-bearing in ginkgo trees. High-quality ginkgo seedlings became widely known both within and outside the province for their excellent quality and early fruiting, and were sold as far away as Yunnan and Guizhou.