Taipingfan Township, Huoshan County, located at the junction of Anhui and Hubei provinces, is the core producing area of Dendrobium huoshan. Starting from the county seat at eight o'clock in the morning, along the Panshan Highway, it takes two hours to get there. Dendrobium huoshanense belongs to Orchidaceae. In the flowering season of Dendrobium huoshanense, the unique caramel fragrance of Dendrobium flowers is everywhere, which is particularly attractive. The picture shows the aerial photo of Wang Yaogu in Taipingfan Township.
Although it is early summer, the temperature in Huoshan, Anhui Province is the highest in the country these days. If there is no mountain breeze in the mountains, it will be even hotter. In a mountain forest, He Bin, a 57-year-old villager, and several workers are squatting on the ground to pollinate Dendrobium flowers. They carefully pass pollen from one robust Dendrobium to another with toothpicks. The picture shows He Bin pollinating Dendrobium with toothpicks.
The most authentic Dendrobium huoshanense has just blossomed, and the local people will increase the yield through artificial pollination. If artificial pollination is successful, the fruit will be sent to a seedling factory dozens of kilometers away to cultivate the next batch of seedlings through artificial tissue culture. More than a decade ago, artificial tissue culture technology was just emerging. The nearly extinct Dendrobium huoshanense, a fruit less than 1.5 cm, sold for 2,000 yuan. The picture shows a worker pollinating Dendrobium with a toothpick.
He Bin is a village doctor. Since he was a teenager, he has been an apprentice in the town hospital, trying drugs, collecting drugs, recognizing drugs, making drugs, and prescribing drugs ... It took the old disciples nearly ten years to get started. After the reform and opening up, He Bin returned to his hometown Wangjiadian village clinic to become a rural doctor. In response to the government's call for "a silver needle, a handful of grass", all the herbs in the village clinic were collected for personal use, so He Bin followed his uncle He Yun, who has a good knowledge of Chinese medicine, to collect herbs in the mountains. Over time, he has been to the mountainous area of Fiona Fang which is rich in medicinal materials. The picture shows He Bin picking herbs in the wild.
"Now the pure wild Dendrobium is a national first-class protected plant, which is hard to see. Now Dendrobium huoshanense is artificially cultivated and planted in the wild, which belongs to semi-wild. " Speaking of Dendrobium huoshanense, He Bin said more. He said that since the Tang Dynasty, Dendrobium huoshanense has entered the palace as a tribute for many times. In the two books "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Materia Medica Mirror", it is clearly recorded that Dendrobium huoshanense "comes out of Huoshan County, and its shape is only inches short, like tired rice, chewed with marrow and sticky teeth". The picture shows two workers pollinating Dendrobium.
According to "Huoshan County Records", "Dendrobium Huoshan is considered as a rare product. 1958 Mei Lanfang, a famous contemporary Peking Opera master, asked to buy Dendrobium huoshanense. 1959 Yan Fengying, a famous Huangmei opera actor, also asked to buy "Fengdou" made by Dendrobium huoshanense. At that time, the international market price was more than $0/000 per kilogram (1985). The picture shows Dendrobium huoshanense, which is very small in shape.
However, for hundreds of years, wild resources have been scarce and endangered. In the early 1980s, He Bin and his uncle He Yun took their original species of Dendrobium huoshanense and searched for experts and drug farmers everywhere. Finally, the wild Dendrobium was brought back to life and successfully turned into a domestic variety, and then this technology was passed on to the villagers. The picture shows a female worker picking Dendrobium flowers.
However, in order to preserve the original species of wild Dendrobium with the strongest medicinal properties, He Bin has always adhered to the practice of "returning the original species in situ". "It is necessary to ensure the survival of the original species and prevent it from being hacked, so it can only be planted on inaccessible cliffs". When he is seriously ill, he will try his best to fight for it with wild Chinese herbal medicines that are not easy to pick. The picture shows the processed medicinal materials in He Bin.
Today, 40 years later, Dendrobium huoshanense is no longer a "scarce product" in the local area, and it has also created great wealth for local villagers. He Bin has been engaged in the cultivation of Dendrobium huoshanense. Under his influence, the eldest son He came back with his wife and daughter to run Dendrobium huoshanense with his father. The youngest son can't leave the medical profession yet. At present, she is a doctoral student at Capital Medical University, and even her prospective daughter-in-law is a doctor of medicine at Wuhan University. The picture shows He Bin.
Just as He Bin was busy pollinating Dendrobium on the mountain, several workers were busy winding up the fried Dendrobium, which is one of the important links in Dendrobium processing. The best Dendrobium huoshanense not only has its own scarcity, but also pays great attention to its unique technology. The picture shows workers processing Dendrobium huoshanense.
It is reported that fresh Dendrobium stems contain a lot of water and gum, and fresh leaves are removed after cleaning. With the help of the natural wind, the fat stems slowly lose water and the gum condenses a little. After a series of complicated processes such as frying, rolling, bundling, baking, shaping and reheating, this caramel-flavored dried Dendrobium is called "Fengdou". The best quality phoenix beans are also called "leading phoenix tails". The base of the stem looks like a raised faucet, and the tip of the stem looks like a cocked phoenix tail. Dendrobium seen in the market is a dried product of Dendrobium. The picture shows Dendrobium huoshanense in the shape of "dragon head and phoenix tail".
Perhaps it is because of scarcity that the price of Dendrobium has soared. As early as five years ago, a news was screened. A tourist from Guang 'an, Sichuan, encountered a "sky-high" Dendrobium in Dali, Yunnan, and 800g was forcibly charged12,600 yuan. It is just an ordinary Dendrobium candidum. If it is authentic Dendrobium huoshanense, 800g 12600 yuan, it is a "bargain". The picture shows the finished product of Dendrobium huoshanense.
It is reported that Dendrobium candidum has many categories such as Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium candidum and Dendrobium huoshanense. Dendrobium candidum is cultivated in Yunnan, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces, while Dendrobium huoshanense (Mi Hu) is only found in several towns in Huoshan, Anhui. As far as its appearance is concerned, one Dendrobium candidum is one or two feet long after picking, and Dendrobium huoshanense is three or four years long, but it is only one or two inches. The picture shows scrambled eggs with Dendrobium flowers.
Many years ago, the price of Dendrobium huoshanense was as high as one gram of 800 yuan, which was more than twice that of gold. In recent years, with the increase of output, the price has declined. However, according to the guidance of Huoshan Dendrobium Industry Association, the price is still one gram in 480 yuan, that is, 480,000 yuan per kilogram. Even though the price of gold has soared recently, it is still a shame. The picture shows Huoshan Dendrobium Stewed Chicken.
Although Dendrobium huoshanense is expensive, it may be because it is no longer a "rarity" in mountain villages. After the days improved day by day, Dendrobium delicacies began to enter the villagers' daily tables. In He Bin's home, it is common practice to entertain guests with Dendrobium flowers in water, make soup with Dendrobium huoshanense, fry eggs with Dendrobium flowers, steam eggs and cold Dendrobium flowers. Many villagers soak a cup of boiled water and don't forget to put a few Dendrobium huoshanense in it. The picture shows He Bin's eldest son how to entertain guests with Dendrobium flowers.