Li Pu taro was once the first choice of tribute in Guangxi at the end of the year into the Royal Ceremony. It especially reached its peak during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
Li Pu taro as Lipu County's main traditional products, in the county's thirteen townships are planted, especially in the Castle Peak, Xinping, Dumo, Xiu Ren planting the majority of the year 2000 after the gradual development of the original thousands of acres of the development of the tens of thousands of acres, in 2010 has reached more than 40,000 acres. Due to the application of bioengineering technology, carefully selected, through the Lipu taro purification and re-strengthening, improve the quality of Lipu taro, now the production of seedlings not only to maintain the original taste of Lipu taro, but also greatly increase the yield, the average acreage has reached 2,500 kilograms, the highest acreage 3,300 kilograms, the quality of the special, the price of 5-6 yuan per kilogram, the product supply exceeds demand.
The "royal tribute" known as the Lipu taro is Lipu County, the main traditional products, but also Lipu County, one of the important pillar industries. Lipu taro meat is delicate, with a special flavor, and rich in nutrients, containing protein, starch, a variety of vitamins and inorganic salts and other components. With tonic kidney, spleen and stomach effects, both the production of dietary snacks, delicacies of superior raw materials, but also nourish the body's nutritional benefits. Lipu taro series of processed food more and more, the product sells well at home and abroad. "Lipu taro" trademark has been registered in April 2000 by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Because of the high starch content of Lipu taro, and has a special aromatic flavor, the use of Lipu taro aroma, crispy, powder, sticky, sweet, tasty, can be processed into taro powder and dozens of food products, but also taro peeling, blanching, packaging, quick-freezing after exports, the market outlook is very broad, favored by domestic and foreign consumers.
Lipu taro as Guangxi's preferred tribute at the end of the year into the Royal Ceremony. Especially in the Qing Dynasty Qianlong period reached an extreme flourishing.
Lipu taro and taro, water taro has obvious differences. Lipu taro body shape oval, like the past women used to weave the spinning humour, weight from several two to one or two pounds, and even up to five or six pounds, taro skin rough brown, skin on the section and the distance between the section is relatively short, taro meat on the betel nut pattern is obvious, the fragrance is very strong. South taro is longer body shape, similar to the cylindrical, most in a catty or less, there are two or three pounds of weight, although the skin is also brown, but smoother, the skin on the distance between the sections is longer, taro meat without obvious betel nut pattern, the flavor is lighter. As for the water taro, the head is big tail small, more than a few two heavy small taro, skin black brown, taro meat no betel nut pattern, there is no flavor. Mastered the characteristics of the Lipu taro, it is not difficult to identify true and false.
According to the "Geographical Indication Product Protection Regulations", the State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine organized a review of the Lipu taro geographical indication product protection application. Review qualified, approved since December 28, 2005 on the implementation of Lipu taro geographical indications product protection (Notice 2005 No. 193).
Territorial scope
Li Pu taro agricultural products geographical indication of geographical protection range includes Dongchang Town, Xinping Town, DuMo Town, Li Town, Qingshan Town, XiuRen Town, Datang Town, Hua_Town, ShuangJiang Town, MaLing Town, LongHui Township, ChaCheng Township, PuLu Township, jurisdiction of 10 townships, 3 townships, 141 villages. It extends from Sigong Village in the east to Ha Long Village in the west, Long Ping Village in the north and Yung Dong Village in the south. Geographic coordinates for the longitude 110 ° 06′ to 110 ° 41′, latitude 24 ° 18′ to 24 ° 46′, Lipu taro planting area of 3,330 hectares, annual output of 70,000 tons.