The hometown of China Yam is Lixian County, Hebei Province. There is a long history of planting hemp yam in Lixian County, Hebei Province. It has been widely planted and has a rich output since ancient times, with a history of more than 2000 years. It is the main planting area of cassava in China, and its planting area and output rank among the top in the country. It is the "Hometown of Yam in China" named by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Ma Yam in Lixian County is a famous local specialty and a symbolic product of China's national geography. Hemp yam is symmetrical in shape, regular in size, dense and long in roots, and has a faint hemp feeling that other yams do not have.

Other famous Chinese yam producing areas

Jiaozuo, Henan 1

Jiaozuo, located in the northwest of Henan Province, is a famous "century-old coal city" in China, and also the hometown of Sima Yi, Han Yu, Li Shangyin and other celebrities. Jiaozuo is located in the long and narrow impact plain between Taihang Mountain and Yellow River. The soil contains a lot of minerals, and the local climate and sunshine provide a very good natural environment for the growth of yam.

2. Shandong Heze

Heze, located in the southwest of Shandong Province, at the junction of Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and Anhui provinces, is also a famous "Peony Capital" in China. Chen Jishan's medicinal materials are produced in Jeffery Ji, Dingtao District, Heze, and are also the symbolic products of chinese national geography.

3. Lichuan City, Hubei Province

Lichuan belongs to Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei Province. The local soil is fertile and rich in products, and it is also known as the "hometown of Gong Mi". Lichuan belongs to subtropical continental monsoon climate, with great climate change, obvious mountain climate and distinct four seasons, which forms the unique quality of local yam.