Bianyang Bayberries

Bianyang Bayberries

　　Bianyang Bayberries are a specialty of Bianyang Town, Luodian County, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province. The bayberries from Bianyang Town, Luodian County, are known for ripening early, featuring beautiful color, sweet taste, small pits, and high and stable yields.

　　Bianyang Town is a mountainous area characterized by "eight parts mountains, one part water, and one part farmland." The town has a total land area of over 14,000 mu, an average altitude of 800 meters, an annual average temperature of 17°C, and annual rainfall of 1,100–1,400 mm. It falls within a typical South Asian tropical humid climate zone and was historically known as one of the "Four Major Dry Ports of Guizhou." It is a major bayberry-producing town in Luodian County.

　　As of April 2011, the town had planted over 7,000 mu of bayberries (including more than 2,000 mu newly developed in 2010, with over 4,000 mu already in fruit-bearing stage, covering eight villages: Xinjie, Yanjiao, Qianjin, Xiaba, Xinzhuang, Huangni'ao, Luomu, and Dajiang). Varieties include Dongkui, Water Chestnut, Oriental Pearl No.1, Oriental Pearl No.2, Carbon Bayberry No.1, and Carbon Bayberry No.2. A preliminary “Bayberry Corridor” has been formed along the Huipuo Highway. In 2010, the over 4,000 mu of bayberries yielded more than 6,000 tons.