Xiang Hua Zhen Xiang Hua Chili city

1978 Japanese Tochigi three cherry peppers introduced by the Ministry of Foreign Trade were planted in fragrant flowers. After more than 20 years of cultivation and promotion, the pepper planting area in the town has been expanding, and Xianghua Town has gradually become a pepper trade center. 1992, Xianghua Town invested 25 million yuan to build the largest professional pepper trading market in China-Xianghua Town Pepper City, covering an area of 65,438. The building area is 26,400 square meters, there are 240 houses and 960 rooms, the length from north to south is1.050m, the annual throughput is 60,000 tons, and the annual turnover is 500 million yuan. The annual export volume of dried peppers accounts for 40% of the national total, and the foreign exchange earned by export reaches more than 20 million US dollars. 1.995 was recognized as "the first pepper city in China" by China Administration for Industry and Commerce in 6540. The largest supporting system of pepper production industry in China has basically taken shape in Xianghua Town. Zanthoxylum bungeanum has the characteristics of small horn, thick meat, fresh color, high oil content and strong pepper flavor, and is favored by the market. In addition to occupying more than 30 counties and cities in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and other provinces 19, they are also exported to Japan, the United States, Germany, South Korea and Southeast Asia 12 countries and regions.

The construction of Xianghua Pepper City not only promoted the rapid development of market town construction, but also promoted the development of pepper industry. Tens of thousands of people come to Xianghua Pepper City from all over the country every year. According to statistics, during the peak season of pepper, there are more than 40,000 merchants who go to Pepper City for gold every day, with a daily turnover of more than 3 million yuan, an annual turnover of 6.5438 million tons and a turnover of 500 million yuan. The prosperity of the market has promoted the development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries. More than 40 collective and individual enterprises, such as Chili series products factory, Chili brewing factory and sack factory, mainly produce Chili oil, Chili sauce, pickled pepper products and packaging products, which makes fragrant flowers and small peppers embark on a vast world of serialization and industrialization. In view of this situation, in order to fully develop the unique tourism resources of Danjiang Reservoir, the town invested 5 million yuan to build Danjiang Avenue, and a 10,000-mu sightseeing picking garden was formed on both sides of the road. Through attracting foreign investment, it has invested 65.438+0.2 billion yuan to build 888 rooms of Danjiang Sanatorium Base and 666 rooms of Yunlong Style Garden, purchased 1.80 tourist boats of different sizes, developed a number of tourism products such as Danjiang fish, wild vegetables and Chili sauce, and formed a tourist scenic spot with one-stop eating, living and traveling, with a total number of visitors exceeding 200,000 per year.