The history of pear blossom festival in Weixian county

There is a long history of planting Yali pear in Wei County, which was recorded as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and large-scale cultivation began in the Northern Song Dynasty. Jia Sixie, a famous scientist in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, described in detail the cultivation of wei county Yali pear in Qi Yao Min Shu. Wei county Yali pear is famous at home and abroad for its large skin, bright color, fine meat, small core and little residue, sweet and sour taste and correct fruit shape, and it is exported to more than ten countries and regions such as Southeast Asia and Europe. 1995, Weixian County was named "Pear Town of China". In recent years, the developed and produced Weizhou brand Tianxian fine pear has clean fruit surface, no pollution and excellent quality, and has become a green food that consumers love. In 200 1 year, Wei county was identified as a high-quality pear production base county in Hebei province.

In order to protect the unique quality of wei county Yali pear, cultivate famous brands and promote local economic development, wei county Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision has successively formulated two local standards, namely, wei county Yali pear and wei county Yali pear production technical specification, and actively organized and promoted planting, so that the planting area and quality of Yali pear have been improved year by year. On June 5438+ 10, 2007, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued an announcement to approve the protection of geographical indication products of Yali pear in Wei County.