Nansha Cherry Tomatoes

Nansha Cherry Tomatoes

　　Nansha cherry tomatoes are a specialty of Nansha Village, Guapo Town, Huaxian County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. The cherry tomatoes from Nansha Village, Guapo Town, Huaxian County, are renowned both near and far for their large size and sweet taste, thanks to the favorable local soil and climate conditions.

　　Nansha Village is situated 5 kilometers southwest of Huaxian County and consists of six natural villages, with a total area of 6 square kilometers. It is divided into 13 villager groups, with a total of 3,070 farming households, 4,200 mu of arable land. The Longhai Railway, the Xi’an–Tongchuan Expressway, and National Highway 310 all run through the area, providing convenient transportation and a vibrant local economy. The village is a provincial-level “One Village, One Product” demonstration village primarily focused on greenhouse vegetable cultivation. The per capita net income reaches 11,120 yuan, and the annual income from greenhouses alone amounts to 17 million yuan, accounting for 72% of the village’s total economic income.

　　The village’s main industry is vegetable production, with cherry tomatoes as the primary product. Among them, the registered “Nansha Brand” cherry tomatoes mainly use chicken manure from the village’s Wanlong Chicken Farm as base fertilizer, making them a green, pollution-free product. In 2006, they received national certification as a pollution-free agricultural product. These tomatoes are favored by merchants for their bright color, attractive shape, and suitability for all ages. Each greenhouse generates an income of over 30,000 yuan, making it currently the largest and best-equipped cherry tomato production base in Huaxian County. The products are mainly sold to supermarkets in Weinan, Xi’an, and other cities, with some also exported to Shanxi, Xinjiang, and other regions.

　　Cherry tomatoes have superior nutritional value compared to regular tomatoes. They contain special substances such as glutathione and lycopene, which can promote human growth and development—especially in children—and enhance the body’s immunity and delay aging.

　　The lycopene in cherry tomatoes can protect the human body from carcinogenic toxins found in cigarette smoke and vehicle exhaust, and it can also enhance the skin’s resistance to sun exposure. Lycopene in tomato products not only helps prevent and fight cancer, especially prostate cancer.