Cangyuan Walnuts

Cangyuan Walnuts

　　Cangyuan walnuts are a specialty of Cangyuan County in Lincang City, Yunnan Province.

　　Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County is located in the southwestern part of Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, between 98°52′–99°43′ east longitude and 23°04′–23°40′ north latitude. It borders Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County to the northeast, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County to the east and southeast, Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County to the north, and Myanmar to the west and south.

　　In recent years, the Cangyuan Autonomous County Party Committee and government have identified the development of the walnut industry as an important means to increase farmers' income and achieve prosperity. In early 2007, the Fourth Expanded Meeting of the 11th Cangyuan County Party Committee explicitly set a target of developing 500,000 mu (approximately 33,333 hectares) of walnut plantations by the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan period. The walnut industry was listed as a key focus area in the county’s 11th Five-Year Plan and was one of the ten major industries prioritized for development during that period. Over the past four years, through the joint efforts of officials and residents across the county, a total of 502,725.2 mu of walnut trees have been planted. Adding the 12,700 mu planted before 2005, the current total walnut cultivation area in the county has reached 515,000 mu, achieving the 11th Five-Year Plan target ahead of schedule. In 2009, the productive walnut area in the county reached 9,400 mu; with 25,340 bearing trees, the walnut yield was 190.14 tons, generating an output value of 5.3228 million yuan.