Daylilies from Gengzhen

Daylilies from Gengzhen

　　Daylilies from Gengzhen, Gaoling

　　Gengzhen is located at the southernmost tip of Gaoling County, adjacent to Baqiao District and Lintong District. The town has a total of 15,000 mu of arable land and a population of 15,600. It governs six administrative villages and 57 villager groups. In 1982, Gengzhen began introducing daylily cultivation, and it has been over twenty years since then. As people's living standards have gradually improved and their understanding of the value of daylilies has deepened, market demand for daylilies has continued to rise, driving up prices and boosting local enthusiasm for planting. The planted area has expanded significantly—from just dozens of mu initially to nearly 4,000 mu today, yielding 6 million jin of fresh daylilies annually. Thanks to their thick petals, large size, bright color, and delicious taste, Gengzhen daylilies are highly favored by consumers. During the harvest season, merchants flock to the area to purchase the produce, resulting in supply outpacing demand. Most of the daylilies are sold fresh to markets across the country, with only a small portion processed into dried daylilies. In 2002, after conducting research, the town’s Party Committee and government decided to develop daylilies as a key industry for Gengzhen. They planned to establish a 10,000-mu daylily production base within two to three years. At the same time, efforts were made to improve base construction standards and promote pollution-free production techniques. Currently, the base’s infrastructure has been further enhanced, and the Gengzhen government is also preparing to build a daylily deep-processing facility at the base to expand and strengthen this industry.

　　Source: Xi’an Agricultural Information Network