Miyun Chestnuts

Miyun Chestnuts

Miyun Chestnuts is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Chestnuts are highly nutritious, being a healthy food that is high in calories, low in fat, rich in protein, and cholesterol-free. Historical records indicate that Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty often ate chestnut flour steamed buns to prolong her life. This dish later spread to the public and became one of Beijing’s famous snacks. The candied chestnuts roasted from Miyun chestnuts are widely acknowledged as the best in the world; in fact, it's now quite difficult to find candied chestnuts made from genuine Miyun chestnuts in Beijing, as most are exported. We warmly welcome visitors from all walks of life to come and taste them.

　　 Miyun County has a long history of chestnut production and is a major chestnut-producing county in the suburbs of Beijing, serving as an important production area for Yanshan chestnuts. After years of dedicated cultivation, the chestnut industry has become one of the leading sectors for increasing farmers’ income in Miyun. At the same time, chestnut trees are the most suitable economic species for environmental protection in the capital’s key drinking water source protection areas, offering significant ecological and economic benefits and making positive contributions to building a new socialist countryside. Today, the chestnut planting area in Miyun County has reached 300,000 mu, accounting for nearly half of Beijing’s total chestnut planting area of 620,000 mu. The chestnuts are mainly distributed across 10 towns located on the eastern, western, and northern shores of the Miyun Reservoir. There are 45,000 chestnut-growing households, accounting for 60% of the county’s total fruit growers. The annual chestnut yield exceeds 10,000 tons. Moreover, this year, all 300,000 mu of chestnut orchards in the county will complete green food certification. In December 2004, Miyun County was awarded the honorary title of “China’s Hometown of Chestnuts” by the National Forestry Administration; in October 2005, it applied to register the “Miyun Chestnuts” trademark; and by December this year, it will complete the application process for the geographical indication origin protection of Yanshan chestnuts.