Xixia County is located in the transitional zone between the north subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone, with mild climate, abundant sunshine, moderate rainfall and distinct seasons, which is suitable for the growth of many kinds of animals and plants. There are more than 1300 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines here, which is known as the "treasure house of Chinese herbal medicines". In recent years, Xixia County combined with the adjustment of agricultural structure, relying on the unique natural conditions, gave full play to the advantages of resources, built a base according to the production requirements of pollution-free Chinese herbal medicines, created a brand to promote efficiency, and cultivated a pollution-free Chinese herbal medicine commodity base with Cornus officinalis and Gastrodia elata as the backbone. Chinese herbal medicine industry has become the leader of the three pillar industries of "medicine, fruit and fungus" in Xixia county to develop rural characteristic economy, and it is an important source for Xixia farmers to get rich and increase their income. At present, the area of Chinese herbal medicines is more than 300,000 mu, and more than 100 varieties are planted, forming a development pattern of Chinese herbal medicines driven by backbone varieties and suitable varieties to supplement. Among them, the area of Cornus officinalis is 220,000 mu, the bearing area is10.3 million mu, and the annual output of Cornus officinalis is10.6 million tons, with an output value of 90 million yuan. Cornus officinalis in Xixia County was awarded the title of "Famous Brand Product of Beijing International Agricultural Expo" in 1999 and 200 1, and was approved as a geographical protection product of origin by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Xixia County was also awarded the title of "Famous and Excellent Economic Forest-Hometown of Cornus officinalis" by the State Forestry Administration. The annual planting scale of Gastrodia elata is 8 million holes, with an annual output of10.2 million tons and an output value of 360 million yuan. In addition, the development area of authentic Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, forsythia, Schisandra chinensis, turmeric, ginseng, platycodon grandiflorum, Bupleurum, papaya, magnolia officinalis, ganoderma lucidum, ginkgo biloba, poria cocos, polyporus and lily has reached 80,000 mu, and Xixia County has become a famous Chinese herbal medicine production county in China.

Mushroom

In recent years, under the correct leadership of the county party committee and government, the edible fungi industry in Xixia County is based on the superior conditions of our county, such as geography, climate and location, and about 40 million bags of marsupial mushrooms are developed every year, with a yield of120,000 kg and a yield of over 97%. Created the famous "Xixia Spring Seed Model" in China, 1998. This model passed the technical appraisal organized by the Provincial Science and Technology Commission and won the first prize of scientific and technological achievements in Henan Province. In 2000, it was rated as "Top Ten Excellent Scientific and Technological Achievements" in the national edible fungi industry by the National Edible Fungi Association. Since 200 1, the product structure has been actively adjusted to develop sawdust-free edible fungi, focusing on Dinghe, Chongyang, Xiping, Wuliqiao and other towns, and 4 million bags of Pleurotus nebrodensis have been developed with an output of 2,000 tons; Non-sawdust rare fungi such as Coprinus comatus and Pleurotus eryngii were tested and demonstrated. In order to meet the needs of the development of edible fungi industry, Shuanglong mushroom market, the largest mushroom trading market in China, has been cultivated, with an average daily freight volume of 350 tons and annual sales of 700-800 million yuan. Radiation has driven more than 20 counties and cities in seven neighboring provinces, making Xixia become the supply center of edible fungi research, production, technology, strains and raw and auxiliary materials in the adjacent areas, the information and price formation center of edible fungi products in the adjacent areas, and the products are exported. In recent years, the mushroom industry has really become one of the pillar industries to strengthen the county and enrich the people. 1/3 of the fiscal revenue of some towns and villages in the county and 1/3 of the per capita net income of farmers all come from the mushroom industry.