Changqi, Hongjiang

Changqi Village (Chinese: 长碛村; pinyin: Chángqìcūn) is a village in the southeastern part of Longtian Township (龙田乡), Hongjiang City, which is located in the western part of Hunan Province, China. As of 2014 it had a population of about 1,400.[1] Most of the villagers share the same surname, Duan, and there is an ancestral shrine specifically for all the people surnamed Duan.[2]

Agriculture

The village is the origin of what eventually became the Qianyang Bingtang orange cultivar (黔阳冰糖橙), which is a famous product of Hongjiang. The predecessor of what was eventually cultivated into today's Qianyang Bingtang orange was discovered in the 1960s by Changqi village resident Duan Tianlong (段天郎).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "长碛村" [Changqi Village]. Longtian Township Government. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "龙田乡" [Longtian Township]. Longtian Township Government. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "黔阳冰糖橙" [Qianyang Bingtang Oranges]. Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision of Hunan Province. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

Coordinates: 27°17′58″N 110°08′55″E / 27.2994365°N 110.148534°E / 27.2994365; 110.148534

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