Long County Chili Peppers

Long County Chili Peppers

　　Long County chili peppers are a specialty of Long County in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province. Chili pepper cultivation is a traditional and distinctive industry in Long County. The product features slender pods, bright red color, even wrinkles, thick flesh, and a spicy flavor, earning it the reputation as the “King of Qin Chili.”

　　In Long County, where there is a large diurnal temperature variation, crops enjoy a long growing period. Coupled with extensive pollution-free planting areas, the produce enjoys high market recognition.

　　Chili pepper cultivation is a traditional and distinctive industry in Long County. The product is known as the “King of Qin Chili” due to its slender shape, bright red hue, even wrinkles, thick flesh, spicy taste, along with high levels of oil content, capsaicin, calcium, and vitamins. In 2008, “Jinmailang” established a chili production base in the county. In recent years, relying on the Baoji Chili Science and Technology Demonstration Park, the county has vigorously implemented standardized strategies, significantly improving product quality. As a result, 20,000 acres of chili fields in the county have been designated as pollution-free chili production bases.

　　To enhance the visibility and influence of Long County chili peppers, in 2011 the county leased 500 acres of land in Zhangjiazhuang Village, Southeast Town, to establish a chili demonstration garden. The garden adopts a “company + farmers + technology + base” production model, operated uniformly by the chili cooperative under the unified technical guidance of experts from provincial and municipal authorities. From key stages such as land preparation, seedling cultivation, transplanting, field management, pest control, and harvesting, all production strictly follows standardized technical specifications. Additionally, natural methods such as the use of farmyard manure, solar insect traps, and yellow sticky boards are employed to greatly reduce pesticide usage.