Gaoqiao Vegetables

Gaoqiao Vegetables

　　Gaoqiao Vegetables

　　Gaoqiao Township is located in the northwest of Chang’an District, at the junction of Xian, Chang’an, and Huxian (cities). The township covers a total area of 28 square kilometers. Currently, the vegetable cultivation area reaches 16,000 mu, including 2,088 solar greenhouses, over 7,500 medium and low arch sheds, forming four thousand-mu facility cultivation centers, two demonstration bases, and one modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park covering more than 2,800 mu. The base construction has taken initial shape. The annual total vegetable output of the township reaches 64,000 tons, with a total income of 86.75 million yuan. In 2003, the base was tested and certified by the Provincial Department of Agriculture and named the “Shaanxi Province Pollution-Free Agricultural Product Production Base.” Three major varieties cultivated in the base—tomatoes, cucumbers, and spinach—were tested and certified by the National Ministry of Agriculture in 2004. In 2009, two additional varieties, lettuce and romaine, were also certified. To build a brand name and capture market share, the township registered the “Chunqiao” vegetable trademark and established the Xi’an Chunqiao Industrial Co., Ltd. The “Chunqiao” brand was honored as the “Famous Trademark of Xi’an City for 2009.”

　　Source: Xi’an Agricultural Information Network