Qiubei County of Yunnan Province was named as the hometown of pepper in China by the Specialty Economic Committee of China Agricultural Society.

Qiubei County is located at the junction of Yunnan and Guangxi, with a land area of 4,997 square kilometers. There are 420 thousand people living in Han, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Yao and Bai, and 580 thousand mu of cultivated land.

Pepper planting in Qiubei County began in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of 350 years. According to the inspection conducted by China Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bureau in June1986+February, Qiubei pepper pulp contains various nutrients, with vitamin C content as high as 98- 185 mg and dried pepper 100 g, which is 29.6-6/KLOC-of eggplant and tomato 1658. Every 100g of dried pepper contains fat 13. 1g, protein10.98g, capsaicin 0. 18g, carotene 3.2 1g, organic acid 0.42g, and chroma 2.87. These essential nutrients for human body are much higher than other varieties of pepper. Qiubei Zanthoxylum bungeanum is favored by people outside the country because of its unique flavor, high nutritional value and medicinal value. In addition to occupying the provincial market, it is also exported to Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces and the United States, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and other countries. February1983,65438 won the honorary certificate of exporting high-quality products issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. In recent years, the Qiubei County Party Committee and government have strengthened their leadership in the production of Qiubei Zanthoxylum bungeanum, set up an industrial leading group and established Qiubei Zanthoxylum bungeanum Research Institute to carry out research on purification and rejuvenation, high-yield cultivation, pest control and new product development of Qiubei Zanthoxylum bungeanum. At present, the county has planted more than 50,000 mu, with a total output of more than 5 million kilograms, an annual output value of more than 30 million yuan, accounting for 25% of the county's GDP, and an annual tax revenue of more than 6,543,800 yuan. The population engaged in pepper planting, processing and circulation in the county exceeds 654.38+10,000. More than one pepper product development enterprise, such as Jiangjiaoniang, Yichifu, Shibalai, etc. 10, has been established successively, basically forming an industrial development pattern of "ten bases and ten farmers in the company" and becoming an important pillar industry in the county.

Suiyang, the hometown of pepper in China, is located in the hinterland of northern Guizhou. There is no cold in winter, no heat in summer, pleasant climate and abundant rainfall. The unique natural conditions gave birth to Suiyang Chaotian Pepper, one of the seven famous peppers exported by China.

Suiyang pepper planting has a long history, and it has been listed and traded since the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The main varieties are big pepper, morning pepper, wrinkled pepper and vegetable pepper, among which "morning pepper" is unique and famous at home and abroad. It has the characteristics of bright color, neat and uniform, strong spicy flavor, thin skin and thick meat, and is rich in various trace elements and minerals needed by human body. Deeply loved by the people, it is a good seasoning to accompany meals. Capsaicin and red pigment extracted from pepper are widely used as additives and chemical raw materials in food, medicine, cosmetics, military industry and other industries.

Suiyang is the main producing area of pepper in China. As early as 1960s, "Suiyang Pepper" won the honor of "export inspection-free products" and exported to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, the United States, Germany and other countries. 1983, Suiyang was awarded the honorary certificate of "National Export Production Base" by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. 1999 was named "Hometown of Pepper in China" by the Specialty Economic Committee of China Agricultural Society. At present, Suiyang "Chaotianjiao" has a perennial planting area of over 200,000 mu and an annual output of over 30,000 tons. At present, there are more than 20 deep processing enterprises and more than 20 kinds of series processed products, and the largest professional pepper trading market in southwest China has been built, forming a large-scale development pattern of pepper industrialization integrating "agriculture, industry and trade" and "production, processing and marketing" in the county.