Changyi produces all kinds of vegetables, among which Xie Ziqing radish is the most famous.
Xiezi Village, Weizi Street, located on the east bank of the lower Weihe River, is rich in groundwater and excellent in ground soil, which is very suitable for the growth of green radish. According to Sun Shi's genealogy, the planting of Lycoris obliquus has a long history of more than 430 years. In the third year of Ming Dynasty, the Weihe River burst, and the houses of the fifth generation of Sun Gan and Sun Rang in Xiezi Village were destroyed and washed away. To this end, the two brothers planted a part of green radish on a highland in the east of the village in early autumn. Radish is green, leaves are lush, and roots are crisp and sweet. After the autumn harvest, it was used to spend the months of famine. Since then, it has been planted every year, and the number of planters has increased year by year. In 1960s, China suffered from natural disasters for three consecutive years, and Xiezi Radish helped people through the famine years. At that time, there was such a jingle: "Xiezi radish is a treasure, take a few to Qingdao." I cut my hair and took a shower, so I can't use the ticket when I come back. "
In recent years, Xiezi Village has introduced excellent varieties, adopted scientific planting techniques and improved management methods, and made new progress in the production of green radish. There are more than 0/000 households in the whole village/kloc-with an average of more than one mu per household, and the output has increased from two to three thousand kilograms in the past to five or six thousand kilograms.
Xieziqing radish is famous for its cool, crisp, sweet and refreshing taste. It can be eaten raw, cooked, made into lobster sauce or pickled. Every year from around beginning of winter to Tomb-Sweeping Day the following year, green radish has become an indispensable food in people's lives. Before 1970s, the development of fruits was not popular enough, and green radish became a hot commodity in street fairs and festivals. At that time, Xie Ziren sold green radish to Laizhou, Pingdu, Gaomi and wei county with pole-picking, donkey camel and Xiao Mu unicycle, and attracted people to watch and taste with "flower arrangement", which was very popular with customers. Even in today's dazzling variety of fruits, in winter and spring, oblique radish is also a good product for hotels to receive guests. Someone said humorously, "Philadelphia peach Laiyang pear is not as good as sloping radish skin."
Scorpion radish is rich in nutrition, widely used and of high medicinal value. According to Compendium of Materia Medica and other books, it contains a lot of carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium, which is of great benefit to human body. In addition to preventing and treating colds, stimulating appetite and helping digestion, green radish can also treat tonsillitis, asthma, excessive phlegm, hypertension, dizziness, migraine, oral ulcer, sore throat, hemoptysis, frostbite and other diseases. Folk proverbs such as "eating radish in spring and ginger in summer is better than the doctor's prescription" also reflect the important medicinal value and health care function of green radish. Xie Ziqing radish was appraised by the municipal administration for industry and commerce, and obtained the patent trademark right at the beginning of 1998.
Now, around beginning of winter, in the green radish fields of Xiezi Village and surrounding villages, Xiezi radish is transported by carts and carts to Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Weifang, Shengli Oilfield and other cities. "Xie Ziren" also endowed the green radish with rich cultural connotations, and regarded the green radish as an auspicious gift, and sent it to urban and rural areas as a gift to guests and friends, wishing a happy life and a happy New Year, praying for "evergreen seasons" and a fruitful year every year.