Bijie White Radish

Bijie White Radish

Bijie White Radish is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　The Fengqiao No.1 and Fengguang No.1 radishes, commonly known as Bijie Large White Radish, were introduced to our region from Shanxi Province in the mid-1980s. They have been cultivated here for over 30 years, covering an area of more than 20,000 mu, with an annual yield of 120,000 tons. The white radishes produced in our region are large in size, beautifully shaped, high in water content, and offer a pure, sweet, and crisp taste. They are rich in vitamin C and E, and are known to aid digestion, stimulate appetite, and help lower blood pressure. A popular folk saying goes, “Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and you can throw away your medicine chest all year round.” These radishes are suitable for eating raw, cooked, or pickled. From February 7 to 9, 2007, during the Guiyang Characteristic Agricultural Products Promotion Fair held by the Bijie region, Bijie Large White Radish became the only featured agricultural product that drew queues and was snapped up by customers. Following the fair, many people from major cities across the country requested others to purchase the radishes on their behalf from Bijie. As a result, Bijie Large White Radish has gained high prestige both within and outside the province.

　　The base of Qixingguan District Bixiujia Vegetable Planting Professional Cooperative is located in Weijiatun Village, Daxinqiao Office, upstream of the Daotianhe Reservoir in Qixingguan District. The cooperative’s main product is high-quality Bijie Large White Radish, and it has registered the trademark “Huiming” with the industrial and commercial authorities. The cooperative owns a core demonstration base of 515 mu, and strives to establish a standardized core demonstration base of 1,000 mu within two years, aiming to produce 1 million kilograms of high-quality large white radish and 2 million kilograms of high-quality pollution-free vegetables annually.

　　The “Huiming” brand Bijie Large White Radish, owing to its unique water quality, soil, climate, and especially scientific cultivation and management techniques, boasts high water content, a sweet and crisp texture, pure fruity flavor, and excellent taste—its quality rivals that of fruit. It is deeply loved by consumers and has been continuously sent as a gift to provincial cities and other major urban centers such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Kunming for several years, becoming a signature specialty of the Bijie Experimental Zone.