China News Service, Handan, September 18 (Wang Tian translated by Chen Lebin) "This chili pepper is very good in appearance, dry and fragrant. It is very suitable for (making) hot pot. It is very suitable." On the afternoon of the 18th, Linzhang, Handan City, Hebei Province Said Cui Yongsheng, a Sichuan businessman who came to buy chili at the county farmer's market.
Cui Yongsheng has been buying chili peppers in Linzhang County for three consecutive years. He buys hundreds of tons from here every year.
The picture shows the pepper farmers in Linzhang County picking fresh peppers on the morning of the 18th.
Photo by Chen Lebin
September is the harvest season for peppers in Linzhang County.
In a cooperative courtyard in Zhangcun Township, Linzhang County, piles of hot red peppers gradually became dry and dark red in the sun.
The head of the cooperative, Rong Zhifu, said that the cooperative can produce nearly 1,000 tons of dried chili every year, and more than 800 tons are sent to Sichuan Province and Chongqing City for use as hot pot bottoms.
"Now I have to receive several groups of merchants who have come to see the goods every day, and the orders are scheduled to the National Day. These days, the busiest thing is to find cars on the transportation platform and ship them to Sichuan and Chongqing."
The picture shows a merchant from Sichuan buying dried peppers from Jiao Nong in Linzhang County.
Photo by Chen Lebin
"I just came back from Chengdu and received the delivery information. I want to send a batch of chili goods from Linzhang. I came here to load the goods without a break. This time it was shipped to Chongqing." On the afternoon of the 18th, pepper planting and processing in Linzhang County Next to the base, the truck driver Wang Xiaobing said.
Linzhang County is located along the Zhang River and has a temperate monsoon climate, suitable for pepper growth.
According to local pepper farmers, because the peppers here are dry and fragrant, rich in oil, and high in spiciness, they are the best ingredients for Sichuan-style hot pot. Every year, many Sichuan and Chongqing hot pot merchants come here to buy hot pot ingredients.
The picture shows a Chongqing chili businessman borrowing the lights of his mobile phone to view chili at night.
Photo by Chen Lebin
A reporter from Chinanews.com learned from the Propaganda Department of the Linzhang County Party Committee that in recent years, Linzhang County has relied on agricultural experts and cooperatives in universities to vigorously optimize pepper planting varieties and improve quality, which has achieved significant results.
As of September this year, the pepper planting area in Linzhang County has reached more than 20,000 mu, and the yield of fresh pepper per mu is about 1500 kg. It can be made into more than 400 kg of dried pepper. In addition to being sold to Sichuan and Chongqing, there are also a small amount of pepper that has been pickled. After processing, it is exported to Japan and South Korea, helping growers to increase their income by about 5,000 yuan per mu.
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