Fusong Ginseng

Fusong Ginseng

Fusong Ginseng is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Fusong is located in the southeast of China's Jilin Province, at the foot of the Changbai Mountains and beside the Songhua River. The county has a history of cultivating ginseng for over 300 years. By 1982, 97% of its villages were growing ginseng, with more than 300 ginseng farms, total ginseng production exceeding 1.5 million jin (750 metric tons), and foreign exchange earnings surpassing 9 million USD.

　　Fusong ranks first in ginseng production nationwide, with exports accounting for over 35% of the national total. The county has become one of China’s major ginseng production bases and is widely known as the “Hometown of Ginseng.”

　　 Fusong County is situated in the southeast of Jilin Province, between 127°01′–128°05′ east longitude and 41°42′–42°49′ north latitude. It borders Antu County to the east, Jingyu County to the west, Linjiang and Jiangyuan to the southwest, Huadian and Dunhua to the north, and Changbai and North Korea to the southeast. The county stretches 119 km from north to south and 82 km from east to west, covering an area of 6,530 square kilometers. It currently administers 14 towns and townships, with a population of 320,000. Ginseng cultivation in our county began in the late Ming Dynasty, boasting a history of 440 years. This long-standing development has made the ginseng industry a key advantage and pillar of our local economy. By the end of 2006, the county’s ginseng planting area reached 11.934 million square meters, with a per-unit yield of 3.3 kg. The total raw ginseng output was 5.782 million kg. A pollution-free standardized ginseng cultivation demonstration project was implemented in the county and successfully passed provincial-level acceptance.

　　 In recent years, we have accelerated the transformation and deep processing of ginseng resources, forming a preliminary industrial cluster led by key enterprises such as Fusong Ginseng Co., Ltd., Fusong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Hongjiu Ginseng Co., Ltd., Nature Bio-Engineering Co., Ltd., Jilin Tianrun Eco-Food Co., Ltd., and Wanliang Fuyuhe Ginseng & Deer Products Co., Ltd. After years of cultivation and development, the county has produced and marketed a range of refined ginseng products, including the “Fubao” brand Changbai Mountain red ginseng and white ginseng, the “Donglin” brand red ginseng and dried ginseng, the “Chen’ou” brand pesticide-free dried ginseng, as well as primary processed ginseng products such as “Huanggong,” “Songling,” “Shuzheng,” and “Baju.” These products have gained strong market popularity.

　　 Ginseng cultivation in Fusong County dates back 440 years to the first year of the Longqing era during the Ming Dynasty. In 1995, it was designated by the state as the “Hometown of Chinese Ginseng,” ranking first among the “Hundred Specialties” named that year. The county is home to Asia’s largest ginseng trading market—the newly relocated and rebuilt Wanliang Changbai Mountain Ginseng Market, which was constructed with an investment of 120 million RMB and covers an area of 54,000 square meters. It serves as a hub that attracts ginseng produced across a vast region, from Liaoning’s Huanren and Xinbin in the west, to Yanbian’s Hunchun in the east, and to Heilongjiang’s Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains in the north. Its sales network extends to over 30 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong.