Xingjie Star Anise

Xingjie Star Anise

　　The Xingjie Town has been closely focused on the goal of achieving “basic ecological balance.” In line with the strategy of developing star anise in “grassland mountainous areas,” the town has vigorously encouraged and supported the cultivation of star anise. By the end of 2005, a total of 14,495 mu of star anise had been planted across the town, mainly distributed across five village committees: Xinglong, Jiangliu, Niutangzi, Anle, and Longping. Private entrepreneurs have already established 50 mu of temporary star anise nurseries, capable of producing 1.5 million star anise seedlings. Currently, 2,400 mu of star anise trees have entered the fruit-bearing stage, yielding approximately 720,000 jin of fresh star anise per year.