Liancheng Orchid (a specialty of Liancheng, Fujian)

Introduction to Liancheng Orchids

Liancheng is one of the famous main production areas and birthplaces of Fujian orchids both at home and abroad. Liancheng has abundant orchid resources with excellent quality, and is renowned throughout Fujian.

Liancheng has a long history of planting and raising orchids. There is a folk saying that goes, "It's better to go out without carrying a basket than not to plant orchids at home." This means that one can be frugal with food, but one cannot avoid planting several pots of orchids. Even because of the fragrance of orchids, there is a saying that orchids are not burned at home.

What is the nutritional value of Liancheng orchids?According to records, all orchids can be used as medicine. Its nature is mild, with a pungent, sweet, and non-toxic taste. It has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening lungs, promoting diuresis, clearing heat and detoxifying. Can be applied to various clinical and gynecological conditions. Roots can treat tuberculosis, lung abscess, and sprains, as well as bone grafting; Orchid flower stems can treat ringworm.

How did the history of Liancheng Orchids come about? Liancheng Orchid Planting began in the Song Dynasty, with Guihua Village in Pengkou Town being the most famous. Almost every household in over a hundred households grows orchids, with more than 100 varieties. As early as the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, people raised orchids and exported them to provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangxi. Nowadays, with Pengkou as the center and the surrounding towns and villages, every household has a fine tradition of planting and raising orchids, especially since the 1980s in China, with the continuous progress of material and spiritual civilization, the trend of loving and raising orchids, playing and appreciating orchids has become more prosperous.

Awards and honors of Liancheng Orchids

At the 4th China Orchid Expo in 1994, the new varieties of Jianlan cultivated by Pengkou farmers, "Sanyou Meidie", "Nandousu" and "Yangshengsu", won silver and two bronze awards respectively.

. There are currently over 2000 orchid farmers in the county, cultivating more than 130 varieties mainly of Su Xin Jian Lan, which have been exported to South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and other places.