Qianxi county is rich in chestnuts. Due to its unique geographical location in mountainous areas and high iron content in local minerals, Qianxi chestnut is very delicious and has high medicinal value.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Japan had discovered the superiority of moving chestnut westward, so it imported a large number of chestnuts from the local area, mainly for its own people to eat with meals. The export port at that time was Tianjin Port. At that time, Qianxi chestnut was called Tianjin Li Gan because it was exported from Tianjin Port.
Due to the radiation of the trading chain, Tianjin people came into contact with and liked to eat chestnut earlier.
Chestnuts, chestnuts have moved to the west. The specialty of Qianxi County in Tangshan is sweet, which is very famous in China. But it is very popular in Japan. Qianxi Li Gan exports a lot every year, and most of the raw materials of Tenshindon and Li Gan in Japanese supermarkets come from Qianxi. To this end, the local government has also set up a joint venture company to assist in management, and there are huge billboards from the entrance of Qianxi Expressway.
PS: There are not many chestnuts in Tianjin itself (chestnut trees can only be planted in mountainous areas, and parts of Tianjin except Jixian and Baodi are all great plains), but many chestnuts in Hebei are transshipped to Japan through Tianjin Port ... This may be the origin of Li Gan's statement in Tianjin.