Guanling Platycodon

Guanling Platycodon

Guanling Platycodon is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Guanling Platycodon

　　In an effort to establish itself as the "Hometown of Platycodon in Guizhou," Guanling County in Guizhou Province has built seven centralized and contiguous medicinal herb (platycodon) planting bases, each covering over 500 acres, and two seedling bases, each over 200 acres. Platycodon cultivation spans areas such as Puli and Gangwu across the county, covering a total area of 32,000 acres.

　　According to reports, the county has established standardized medicinal herb planting bases with a focus on platycodon, covering 70,000 acres. This includes one contiguous base with over 5,000 acres of standardized platycodon planting and two platycodon seedling bases, each over 300 acres, laying a solid foundation.

　　The production area of Guanling Platycodon includes the following nine administrative regions currently under the jurisdiction of Guanling Autonomous County in Guizhou Province: Guansuo Subdistrict Office, Dingyun Subdistrict Office, Huajiang Town, Yongning Town, Gangwu Town, Shangguan Town, Shaying Town, Badexiang Township, and Pulixiang Township.