Dongkou - Xuefeng Mountain, a unique red hilly land, has bred a large piece of orange forest with its unchanging fraternity. In the golden autumn season, at dusk, on the banks of the Pingxi River, the setting sun gave the earth a quaint golden color, and the orange forest instantly glowed with the brilliance of the yellow, and the tall branches were covered with mellow autumn. At this time, taste the golden and round snow-capped tangerines, the skin is thin and juicy, the stalks are even, the flesh is crisp and tender, with the sweetness of honey, it tastes refreshing, the mouth is fragrant, in an instant, all the autumn dryness, troubles, The sorrow is swept away.

Xuefeng Tangerine quality technical requirements (a) variety. Miyamoto, Shiman, Nichinan No.1, Yamashita Red, Xingjin, Miyagawa, Nangan 20, and Ou Zhang. (2) Site conditions. Within the protected area, the altitude is below 600 meters, the soil is moderately sandy, loose and fertile, the pH value is 6.5 to 7.0, and the organic matter content is ≥1.5. (3) Cultivation management. 1. Breeding of seedlings: Grafting and breeding of large-leaf clams as rootstocks. 2. Cultivation techniques: (1) Colonization: The planting time is from late February to the middle of March in spring, and from mid-September to mid-October in autumn, the planting density is 50 to 75 plants/667 square meters (mu). (2) Orchard management: implement deep ploughing to change soil and mature soil; use large branch retraction and pruning techniques to cultivate reasonable and robust tree type and canopy; control flower and control fruit at the right time. (3) Fertilization management: based on organic fertilizer, high-quality cake fertilizer, biological fertilizer and microbial fertilizer, rational use of inorganic fertilizer, and implementation of soil testing and formula fertilization, the annual fertilization is generally 3 to 4 times. 3. Picking: When harvesting, the fruit maturity is not less than 80%, and the storage fruit is 7 to 10 days earlier than the fresh fruit (four) quality characteristics. 1. Sensory features: fruit shape is round, uniform in size, bright in color, thin and smooth, tender and tender, non-nuclear and juicy, moderately sweet and sour, rich in aromatic. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: fruit transverse diameter ≥ 55mm, soluble solid content ≥ 11%, solid acid ratio ≥ 12.5.

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Producers within the scope of protection of Xuefeng Tangerine Geographical Indication Products may apply to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Dongkou County, Hunan Province for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which is approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.