Tongxian Pomelo

Tongxian Pomelo

Tongxian Pomelo is a protected geographical indication product.

Tongxian Pomelo is an agricultural geographical indication product.

　　Tongxian Pomelo gets its name from Tongxian Town in Anyue County, Sichuan Province. Known as the "Imperial Orange," it has been refined through scientific selection and purification, now boasting excellent quality, high and stable yields, and strong resistance to environmental stress—making it a valuable resource among China’s fruit crops. After more than ten years of vigorous development, it has now reached a production scale of 8 million trees, 100,000 mu of orchards, and 50,000 tons of yield. The projected peak production is 300,000 tons. Tongxian Pomelo is mainly concentrated in five townships and one town within the county. A "100-li Pomelo Corridor" has been established, along with six science and technology demonstration gardens in different towns. The industry has formed an integrated production, supply, and sales model, becoming a "fruit of prosperity" for local farmers.

　　Tongxian Pomelo features large size, beautiful shape, vibrant color, thin peel, seedlessness, abundant juice, rich fragrance, well-balanced sweet-and-sour taste, crisp and tender texture, and is rich in vitamins. Since 1992, it has won the National Golden Cup Award for High-Quality Pomelo six times in a row and received the Gold Award at the Second China Agricultural Expo. It is also registered under the "Tongxian" brand trademark.

　　Tongxian Pomelo is a key project of the county’s "Three-High" agriculture and a backbone initiative in restructuring the agricultural economy. In terms of base planning, emphasis is placed on "belt-shaped pomelo orchards on mountain slopes and foothills" and "rice-fish-fruit" intercropping along field ridges, along with the establishment of 20,000 small family orchards.

　　The technical service system for Tongxian Pomelo is well-established. The county has set up a Tongxian Pomelo Research Institute, which oversees six development and service companies. These companies have their own technical service stations, while villages and cooperatives have their own fruit technicians, forming a complete technical service network. With support from institutions such as the China Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, and the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, various scientific research and technology extension activities have been actively carried out. The program has undertaken 17 national, provincial, and municipal research projects, whose successful completion has provided solid technical support for the large-scale development of Tongxian Pomelo.

　　The sales network for Tongxian Pomelo is comprehensive. The county has two specialized wholesale markets covering a total area of 25,000 square meters. Products are sold in 136 large and medium-sized cities including Beijing, Chongqing, and Chengdu, with sales outlets established in 59 cities, truly creating a favorable situation where "the market drives the industry, and the industry promotes the market."

　　The geographical indication protection area for Tongxian Pomelo agricultural products includes six townships in Anyue County: Tongxian, Shigu, Renhe, Changheyuan, Tuanjie, and Tianma, encompassing 73 administrative villages. The geographical coordinates are: 105°28′–105°39′ east longitude and 30°16′–30°19′ north latitude. It spans from Zhongpo Village in Changheyuan Township in the east to Shuangqu Village in Shigu Township in the west, from Gaoguan Village in Tuanjie Township in the south to Jinxian Village in Shigu Township in the north, covering an area of 3,000 hectares with a yield of 34,000 tons.