Native Specialities

Yichang Citrus

Yichang has a long history of citrus cultivation,as long as 2000 years.Thanks to its good climate, it supplies an excellent environment for citrus growing.Citrus acreage in Yichang today is over 200 thousand mu (13333 hectares).The annual citrus production reaches 200 thousand tons ,which is unsurpassed in Hubei Province.Yichang citrus fruit is of high quality with unique flavor. There are a great number of excellent citrus varieties in Yichang, such as the navel orange,one of the most famous , which is big and seedless .And the peel is thin and colorful and flesh is juicy and crispy with fragrance. Today the structure for citrus varieties are further optimized. Early maturing, mid-season, and late season varieties are all available. Tangerines, oranges and pomeloes are available.In the meantime, ecological and non-pollution culture are greatly encouraged. The citrus quality is obviously improved . Yichang was regarded as Hometown for Early Maturing Citrus. Its citrus products are exported to many foreign countries such as America,Canada, Australia each year.

Yichang Honey Tangerine

A new species selected and developed from the bud of Jing-Cheng Orange.The peel of Yichang Honey Tangerine is thin and smooth,in reddish-orange color.The flesh is tender and juicy with adequate flavor.It is of high quality. The tangerine matures in mid-December and its main production area is Taipingxi in Sandouping, Yichang . It has won the Science & Technology Achievement Award of Hubei Province.

Taoyecheng Orange

The peel of Taoyecheng orange is smooth, in reddish-orange color, thin and easy to be removed. Its flesh is sweet and crispy with fragrance.It has gained Excellent Product awards from the Department of Agriculture many times; In addition it has received the Gold Award and National Famous-Brand Product from the Agriculture Exposition.

Chinese Gooseberry

There are many wild grown species in Yichang and particularly,the Chinese gooseberry is the best. Sweet and sour , abundant with juicy and full-body fragrance .it contains many kinds of vitamins and proteins as well as essential minerals that human being needs such as calcium , phosphorus, magnesium, iron and pectin.It is good raw material for foodenterprise to produce series of  gooseberry wines and other products with gooseberry-flavor. The Zigui-produced Chinese gooseberry cans are sold to all part of China.

Baihua(White Blossom) Peach

It is also called Zigui Baihua Peach. Both of its petal and peel are in white color, this is why people call it Baihua (White Blossom ) Peach. It becomes ripe in June and its pulp looks snow white or bright green with fragrance and good quality.The canned Baihua Peach sells quite good inside and outside Hubei Province.