Wangjiazhuang Walnuts

Wangjiazhuang Walnuts

　　Nuquan Town is located in the southwest of Zhongyang County, Shanxi Province, 57 kilometers from the county seat. It governs 15 administrative villages and 40 natural villages, with 4,421 households and a population of 16,860. The total land area covers 178 square kilometers, including 33,350 mu of arable land, 125,300 mu of forested land, and 28,600 mu of walnut orchards. It is a typical purely agricultural town.

　　　　Since 1999, Nuquan Town has seized the rare development opportunities presented by the World Bank project and the Grain for Green Program. Based on local conditions and with scientific planning, it proposed the development strategy of “prosperity through walnuts.” The town steadily advanced its industrial development. In 2005, Nuquan Town introduced a development model of “walnut-covered mountains, grain-filled plains, and ecological valleys,” along with the dual goals of achieving full coverage of walnut orchards and ecological forests. Efforts were strengthened to cultivate the walnut industry as a pillar, aiming to build a green town where economic and ecological benefits reinforce each other. Breakthrough progress was made in developing the 10,000-mu walnut ecological park, and the town now has 16,000 mu of high-quality walnut orchards.　　

　　　　Wangjiazhuang Village is located in the western part of Nuquan Town, 8 kilometers from the town center. It has 260 households and a total population of 760. The village covers 2,113 mu of arable land and completed the development of 760 mu of walnut orchards between 2004 and 2006.