Hancheng, the largest pepper production base in the country, is one of the ancient agricultural areas in the Yellow River Basin. Its geographical topography is characterized by "seven mountains, one water and two fields." The mountain area is 1.68 million acres, accounting for 70% of the city's total area of ??2.44 million acres; the terraces, terraces and slopes are 230,000 acres, accounting for half of the total cultivated land area of ??460,000 acres. From the practice of production, the working people of past dynasties have mastered the characteristics of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, which is drought-tolerant, barren-tolerant, and sunny. It is suitable to grow on slopes, ditch banks, and field ridges, with gaps and facing the sun. Therefore, in Hancheng, a city with many barren mountains and terraced fields, In a unique objective environment with many ridges, fertile soil, sufficient sunlight, and large temperature differences, it is widely cultivated and passed down from generation to generation until today. Hancheng is uniquely blessed with superior natural conditions for the cultivation and growth of Zanthoxylum bungeanum. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a famous historical product of Hancheng. Hancheng began to cultivate Zanthoxylum bungeanum more than 600 years ago. In the long-term cultivation and variety selection, an excellent variety "Hancheng Dahongpao Zanthoxylum bungeanum" with strong local characteristics has gradually been formed. Zanthoxylum bungeanum has extensive comprehensive utilization value and is extremely nutritious. It has been widely used in cooking, food, medicine, chemical industry, etc. for a long time. According to research, Hancheng Dahongpao is rich in protein, fat and other organic ingredients that are significantly higher than those of Sichuan peppercorns from other places (each 100g of Sichuan peppercorns contains 25.7 grams of protein, 536 mg of calcium, 4.3 mg of iron, and contains volatile oils and other ingredients) It is a flavorful condiment that people like to eat. Its special spicy and rich flavor is known as one of the "Eight Great Flavors". Its medicinal value has been affirmed by ancestors and has been recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by Li Shizhen. Described and included in the "National Pharmacopoeia". The production layout is concentrated and the scale is the largest. Hancheng is the county (city) with the largest number of plants and the largest scale of Zanthoxylum bungeanum production base in the country. At the end of 1996, the "Baili Thirty Million Zanthoxylum Pepper Base" was built. It is mainly distributed in more than 150 administrative villages in 13 towns and villages in the Qianshangou Taiyuan District in the northwest. The city has an agricultural population of more than 260,000, with an area of ??180,000 acres cultivated and a total of more than 30 million pepper plants, with an average of more than 110 pepper plants per capita. At present, Zi has basically realized the transformation of wild mountains, slopes, ditches and field ridges into peppercorns. Excellent quality and significant benefits. Hancheng is a high-quality pepper base county (city) with the best quality and highest efficiency in the country. Hancheng Dahongpao pepper has "large ears, many grains, thick skin, rich flesh, bright color, strong and spicy taste, and excellent quality". Although Zanthoxylum bungeanum is also grown in other parts of the country, it pales in comparison. Only Hancheng Dahongpao has the reputation of "Famous Chinese Pepper". Merchants have always competed to buy it, famous chefs have chosen it, and harvests have been harvested year after year. At present, Hancheng's pepper production accounts for one-eighth of the country's total. In 1996, the city's total pepper production reached 4.55 million kilograms, with an income of more than 100 million yuan. There are more than 4,000 farmers in the city with an annual income of 10,000 yuan from pepper alone, with the highest household exceeding 10 Ten thousand yuan. The city's pepper production increased by about 30% to 3 billion jin. During the entire benefit period, the city can produce 3 billion jins of pepper, with an average annual output value of 180 million yuan. Good weather this year? Deep development potential and broad prospects. In Hancheng, the scientific research and production of Zanthoxylum bungeanum are running simultaneously and promoting each other. More than 10 key research technologies, including Zanthoxylum bungeanum seedling cultivation, pest and disease control, special fertilizer production, component analysis and comprehensive development and utilization research, have always been at the leading level in the country. More than 10 kinds of Zanthoxylum bungeanum series products have won gold medals, are well-known in Sanqin, sell well all over the country, and are exported to various parts of Southeast Asia. The scientific and technological patented product "Zanthoxylum bungeanum Extract" developed and invented by Hancheng City has filled a gap in the development of new Zanthoxylum bungeanum products at home and abroad. "Zanthoxylum bungeanum essence" is a liquid processed by a special process. It has pure sesame and rich flavor. It can be widely used in cooking various high-end dishes, or directly used in hot pot seasoning and meat, vegetable and other food processing industries, as well as medicine, Various aspects of chemical industry. The serialized packaging of Zanthoxylum bungeanum products developed by Hancheng City has novel designs and originality. As a good gift, it is favored by the majority of users. Hancheng is rich in Zanthoxylum bungeanum resources and has promising prospects for comprehensive development and utilization. According to analysis, Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaves are rich in essence and are not only raw materials for high-end food, cosmetics and soap-making industries, but also have medicinal values ??such as anthelmintics, analgesia, and anesthesia. Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed oil can not only make high-grade edible oil, but also is one of the main raw materials for making paint and surfactants. The branches of Zanthoxylum bungeanum are also excellent materials for root carving.
The by-product of pepper processing is a high-density filling material. It can also be used as feed and fertilizer. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a treasure all over its body. Hancheng Zanthoxylum bungeanum has a strong foundation in scientific research and technology. It is a reliable partner for people of insight from all walks of life to invest in setting up factories and jointly develop Zanthoxylum bungeanum series products.