Shiqiung Prince Ginseng

Shiqiung Prince Ginseng

Shiqiung Prince Ginseng is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Also known as "Child's Ginseng" or "Juvenile Ginseng," Prince Ginseng has three major production regions in China: Guizhou, Fujian, and Anhui.

　　　　In 1993, Niudachang Town introduced Prince Ginseng seedlings from other areas for local farmers to trial plant on several dozen acres. After 20 years of continuous development, the planting area has stabilized at around 30,000 mu.

　　　　With its superior qualities such as excellent color, high medicinal efficacy, and plump individual roots, Shiqiung Prince Ginseng has been favored by herbal medicine merchants across the country. Its price is about 10 yuan higher per kilogram than other domestic products, and its production and output value account for over one-third of the national total. In 2004, Shiqiung Prince Ginseng passed the national GAP certification.

　　　Over the past 20-plus years, the county has cultivated this "imported" crop into a product widely recognized as superior even to that of its place of origin. Planting has grown from a trial of just a few dozen acres to a stable scale of over 30,000 mu per year, thus establishing a distinctive industry suited to local development. In 2012 alone, the planting area reached 58,000 mu, making it one of the country’s three major producing regions with output accounting for half of the national total.

　　　　Due to its price being about 10 yuan higher per kilogram than other domestic products, and its production and output value accounting for over one-third of the national total, along with superior qualities such as excellent color, high medicinal efficacy, and plump individual roots, Shiqiung Prince Ginseng is favored by herbal medicine merchants across the country. In 2004, it obtained national GAP certification and the Guizhou Province “Tenth Five-Year Plan” Top Ten Agricultural Science and Technology Achievements Award.