Jinshan Flat Peach

Jinshan Flat Peach

Jinshan Flat Peach is a protected geographical indication product.

Jinshan Flat Peach is an agricultural geographical indication product.

　　According to *The Inner Biography of Emperor Wu of Han*, in April of the sixth year of Yuanshou, the Queen Mother of the West met with Emperor Wu of Han and presented him with four flat peaches. After eating them, the emperor felt refreshed and invigorated, with a lingering fragrance in his teeth, and wished to plant them in the imperial garden. The Queen Mother of the West informed him: "The land of Central China is barren; flat peaches will not grow here." Thereafter, Emperor Wu, enchanted by the delicious taste of the flat peaches, sent his minister Dongfang Shuo on three long and arduous journeys westward to Kunlun to steal the peaches. Emperor Wu also carefully preserved the peach pits he had eaten, passing them down all the way to the Ming Dynasty. According to the *Wanwei Yu Bian* from the Ming Dynasty: "During the Hongwu era of the Yuan dynasty, the inner treasury of the Yuan dynasty stored flat peach pits that were five inches long and four and seven-tenths inches wide, inscribed with fourteen characters: 'The Queen Mother of the West bestowed peaches upon Emperor Wu in the Chenghua Hall.' In 1934, Yang Yitong (from Songjiang), a farmer in Sandao Village (now Heping Village, Lüxiang), located more than four li northwest of the former Gancun Town, planted over 1,000 peach trees—including flat peaches—on 30 acres of land at Sanhuanxi, later known as the 'Heping Peach Garden.' In May 2001, the industrialization project of flat peaches was officially launched.

　　Shanghai’s Jinshan District Becomes the Country’s Largest Flat Peach Producer

　　The administrative regions under the current jurisdiction include: Lüxiang Town, Guangming Village and Nantang Village in Langxia Town, Tagan Village, Xinghuo Village, and Hengzhao Village in Jinshanwei Town, Qinwang Village in Zhangyan Town, Wulong Village and Huinong Village in Zhujing Town, Zhouzha Village, Hougang Village, and Bogan Village in Tinglin Town in Shanghai’s Jinshan District

　　Jinshan Flat Peach

　　Geographic Scope

　　Jinshan District is located by Hangzhou Bay and lies at the center of the economic zone comprising Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and the Zhoushan Archipelago. It serves as the southwestern gateway to Shanghai, boasting a uniquely superior geographic location. The district covers an area of 586 square kilometers and governs one subdistrict, nine towns, and two industrial zones. The protected geographical indication area for the Jinshan Flat Peach agricultural product includes ten villages under the jurisdiction of Lüxiang Town, Guangming Village and Nantang Village in Langxia Town, Tagan Village, Xinghuo Village, and Hengzhao Village in Jinshanwei Town, Qinwang Village in Zhangyan Town, Wulong Village and Huinong Village in Zhujing Town, Zhouzha Village, Hougang Village, and Bogan Village in Tinglin Town, totaling 21 administrative villages. The protected area spans from 121°07.001′ to 121°17.440′ east longitude and from 30°45.274′ to 30°53.418′ north latitude. The production area covers 4,000 hectares, with an output of up to 10,000 tons.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　(1) Appearance and Sensory Features: Jinshan Flat Peaches are flat and round in shape, with small pits, attractive appearance, soft flesh, minimal fiber, thin skin, abundant juice, and a richly sweet flavor. They are rich in various amino acids, vitamins, and mineral trace elements needed by the human body, giving them high nutritional and medicinal value. The base color of the Jinshan Flat Peach is milky white or slightly light green, with a pink to bright red blush covering over 50%, an edible rate of over 92%, and a single fruit weight of ≥175g, with no soft fruit. The Jinshan Flat Peach product complies with the technical standards of NY 5112-2002 *Pollution-Free Food – Peach*. (2) Internal Quality Indicators: Scientific testing shows that every 100 grams of fresh Jinshan Flat Peach contains 13–18 grams of soluble solids, ≥1 gram of protein, as well as various amino acids required by the human body such as aspartic acid, threonine, and glutamic acid, along with multiple vitamins and mineral trace elements including calcium, iron, and carotene. The flat peach has a relatively high iron content (≥3.15mg/kg), ranking almost the highest among fruits. (3) Safety Requirements: Jinshan Flat Peaches strictly adhere to the standards of NY 5113-2002 *Pollution-Free Food – Environmental Conditions for Peach Production*. ① Arsenic determination is carried out in accordance with GB/T 5009.11. ② Mercury determination is carried out in accordance with GB/T 5009.17. ③ Determination of BHC and DDT is carried out in accordance with GB/T 5009.19. ④ Determination of DDVP, dimethoate, fenitrothion, fenthion, malathion, parathion, and phorate is carried out in accordance with GB/T 5009.20. ⑤ Determination of deltamethrin, cypermethrin, and fenvalerate is carried out in accordance with GB/T 5009.146. ⑥ Determination of carbendazim is carried out in accordance with GB/T 5009.188. (4) Packaging: Packaging materials must meet national food packaging hygiene standards as well as environmental protection requirements. The packaging of Jinshan Flat Peaches should comply with GB18406.2-2001 *Safety Requirements for Pollution-Free Fruits*.