Introduction to the basic situation of rhubarb in Xining

China rhubarb is well-known at home and abroad, and Xining rhubarb is cultivated in Xining and eastern agricultural areas. Except wild rhubarb, it has been dominant for thousands of years because of its high quality and high yield. There are two main varieties of rhubarb in Xining, one is rhubarb and the other is its variety, commonly known as rhubarb with chicken feet. Rhubarb in Xining is a famous specialty in Qinghai Province and an indispensable and important medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. Today, with the development of diversified economy, it will be an important commodity for Qinghai to compete in domestic and foreign markets.

There is a very popular song "Flower" in rural Qinghai. Its first two sentences are: "The horse rode on the back of the gun and dug a rhubarb outside the west entrance", which shows that the production of rhubarb in Qinghai has a long history. For hundreds of years, China rhubarb is famous all over the world, and it is one of the world-famous China specialty medicinal materials. The quality of rhubarb produced in Qinghai is high, and Xining used to be the distribution center of rhubarb, so it is called Xining rhubarb in domestic and foreign markets. According to relevant records, rhubarb in Xining crossed the ocean as early as16th century and was sold all over the world. Qinghai rhubarb grows in cold and humid areas and is a tall perennial herb of Spartinaceae. Its varieties are usually divided into Rhubarb and Rhubarb. In fact, Rheum tanguticum and its varieties are mainly wild in Guoluo, Yushu and Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and cultivated in the courtyard of residents in Xining area and agricultural areas, which can not only green the courtyard, but also collect and use medicine, killing two birds with one stone. Rhubarb processing exports are divided into box yellow and package yellow. Box yellow has high quality standards and is mainly sold abroad, while package yellow is sold at home.