Hongan has a long history of planting peanuts. In Xuantongyuan Year of Qing Dynasty (1909), the sixty-nine volumes of Local Records of Huang An recorded "groundnuts are flourishing day by day, but there are also exotic species and local species, and the exotic species are big and fragrant, and their roots are deep and easy to bind". By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the peanut planting area in Hong 'an expanded from north to south, covering the whole county. Hongan people regard peanuts as a symbol of good fortune and happiness, and peanuts are indispensable for folk festive banquets. An engaged man should put cypress branches, peanuts and so on. In the laundry list as a "dowry" gift. When getting married, the woman should also put peanuts and nuts in her dowry. Peanuts and red dates will be hidden under pillows and bedding in the new house in advance. On New Year's Eve, people in Hong 'an fry peanuts, and they must entertain guests with peanuts on New Year's Day. 1963, Li Xiannian returned to his hometown for inspection, and the villagers fried a dustpan of peanuts to entertain him. At that time, Li Xiannian felt that Hongan's peanuts were fragrant. 1958, when Chairman Mao met with the cadre representatives of Hong 'an Experimental Field in Wuchang, he repeatedly praised: "The peanuts in Hong 'an are good, and the peanuts in Hong 'an are good!"
Hongan peanut is a specialty of Hongan County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Hong 'an County is one of the first peanut base counties in China. Hongan peanut is famous for its thin shell, full kernel, good quality and high oil yield.
Hongan County is the main peanut producing county in Hubei Province, with a long planting history, skillful cultivation techniques and suitable soil climate.
Hongan county began to grow peanuts as early as Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. /kloc-0 became the key county of peanut production in China in 1957, and/kloc-0 was listed as the first batch of peanut base counties in China in 1986. In 2000, the area exceeded 200,000 mu, reaching 2 1.47 million mu, accounting for 43.3% of the county's cultivated land area and 7.4% of the province's peanut area. The total output was 5 1.8 1.000 kg, which was close to one tenth of the whole province. In 20 10, the peanut planting area in the county exceeded 400,000 mu, accounting for 56.6% of the total cultivated land in the county, accounting for 13.6% of the total peanut area in the province, and the total output exceeded 1 100 million kg. The output value of raw peanut products reached 370 million yuan, accounting for 12.5% of the county's total agricultural output value.
Peanuts in Hongan have been sold all over the country, and Hongan has become one of the top 100 oil-producing counties in China. In the early years, peanuts in Hong 'an were well-known in the oil industry in China. Now plastic film peanuts have appeared in Hong 'an, which has increased the yield of peanuts and advanced the maturity of peanuts, thus making Hong 'an peanuts popular all over the country, and mellow Hong 'an peanut oil is sold all over the country. Hong' an peanut butter is exported all over the world.
territorial scope
The famous sun-cured tobacco producing areas in Zhou Jun cover 46 administrative villages in 4 towns, namely Junxian Town, Xijiadian Town, Haoping Town and Shigu Town, which are under the jurisdiction of danjiangkou city City, Hubei Province. Its geographical location is between11008'-1134' and 32 14'-32 58' north latitude. The planting area of famous sun-cured tobacco in Zhou Jun is 733 hectares, with an annual output of 1000 tons and an output value of180,000 yuan.
Product quality characteristics
1. Appearance and sensory characteristics: Smoke appearance: the angle between stem and leaf is small, with 28 ~ 34 leaves, narrow and thick leaves, thin veins and wide oval shape; Petiole hair, dew water does not drag the head; Easy to turn green and yellow, with less water content; Dark yellow color, full chroma, sufficient oil content, meticulous organization, moderate thickness, good maturity, strong filling, good elasticity and sufficient fragrance. Finished tobacco leaves: rich in aroma, chaff-shaped in hand, good in combustibility, and grayish white after burning; Full of flavor, full of energy and little irritation; Moderate sugar content and coordinated chemical composition; The smoke is soft and delicate, the aftertaste is comfortable and pure, the strength ratio is coordinated, the compatibility is good, and the industrial usability is strong. 2. Intrinsic quality index: tobacco leaves are safe, with no residual poison and pesticide residue; "High sugar, high nicotine, high potassium and high protein" in tobacco leaves is an important chemical material basis for the formation of famous sun-cured tobacco in Zhou Jun. Protein 6% ~ 8%, total sugar 12% ~ 16%, total nitrogen 2.2% ~ 2.8%, nicotine 3% ~ 3.8%, potassium 1.2% ~ 1.7%, chlorine 0. 3. Safety requirements: NY/T852 Technical conditions of tobacco producing area have requirements for the producing area environment; The use of pesticides conforms to the Recommended Opinions on the Use of Tobacco Pesticides (issued by China Tobacco Company); Quality requirements shall be implemented according to the standard of DB42/T225—2002 "Sun-dried Tobacco in County".