Lanxi Small Radish

Lanxi Small Radish

Lanxi Small Radish is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　Lanxi Small Radish is a specialty of Lanxi City, Jinhua, in Zhejiang Province. With its small size, white color, crisp texture, and delicious taste, Lanxi Small Radish has won widespread market favor, achieving high recognition and market share. It has successively won the Gold Award at the 4th East China Agricultural Trade Fair and the Gold Award for Quality Agricultural Products at the 2003 Zhejiang Provincial Agricultural Expo.

　　Lanxi Small Radish originates from areas around Huangpen Village, Shiliting Village, and Chen Shop Village in Yunshan Subdistrict, Lanxi, with nearly a thousand years of planting history.

　　“Lanxi Small Radish” is a local variety of Lanxi, consisting of two strains: one with flat leaves, also known as “ox tongue” or “loquat leaf,” and the other with variegated leaves, also known as “Lanxi variegated leaf.” This variety features snow-white skin, dense flesh, and thin skin, making it an ideal candidate for pickling and processing. The quality of “Lanxi Small Radish” mainly depends on the variety and soil type. The production of Lanxi Small Radish must use the unique local variety of Lanxi and be cultivated in the paddy fields of the “Three Rivers” (Lan River, Wu River, Qu River) and “Five Creeks” (Chi Creek, Gan Creek, Mei Creek, Youbu Creek, Mada Creek) within the alluvial sandy loam soil.

　　Lanxi Small Radish is primarily produced during the autumn and winter seasons after the late rice harvest, with a planting area of nearly 30,000 mu and an annual output value exceeding 50 million yuan. The processed Lanxi Small Radish, known for its small size, white color, crisp texture, and delicious taste, enjoys strong market demand, with an annual processed output of over 20,000 tons and a processing output value of more than 80 million yuan. In March 2005, it passed the registration for “Geographical Indication Mark.”

　　Characteristics of Lanxi Small Radish: It is highly nutritious, containing abundant sugars, various vitamins, carbohydrates, crude fiber, and protein. There is a folk saying that “radish is better than ginseng.” It is small in size, with 17–25 radishes per jin (500g), white in color, and offers a crisp and tender texture after pickling. It is a food suitable for all ages.

　　Geographical Scope

　　The protected geographical indication area for Lanxi Small Radish covers the following coordinates: between 119°13′30″ to 119°53′50″ east longitude and 29°05′20″ to 29°27′30″ north latitude. The production area includes 16 towns and subdistricts under the jurisdiction of Lanxi City, Zhejiang Province: Lanjiang Subdistrict, Yunshan Subdistrict, Shanghua Subdistrict, Yongchang Subdistrict, Chixi Subdistrict, Nübu Subdistrict, Youbu Town, Zhuge Town, Huangdian Town, Xiangxi Town, Majian Town, Meijiang Town, Hengxi Town, Lingdong Township, Shuiting She Ethnic Township, and Ba’she Township, encompassing 646 administrative villages. The current planting area is 50,000 mu, with an annual output of over 50,000 tons. The total protected area spans 550,000 mu.