Imagine a place where forests outnumber farms 4-to-1 🌱, yet food security thrives through ancient wisdom. That’s Fujian Province, where mountain ranges once forced locals to import grains – until they unlocked nature’s pantry!
With 65% forest coverage (the highest in China 🏆), Fujian turned scarcity into abundance. Enter Jian’ou City – dubbed the ‘Green Vault’ – where 1,800-year-old chestnut trees grow like botanical rockstars. The Jian’ou Henry chestnut, a nationally protected heritage crop, owes its sweet flavor to volcanic soil and misty microclimates ☁️.
\"These nuts fed my grandparents, and now they’re trending in Beijing cafes,\" says local farmer Lin Wei. The chestnut’s journey from survival food to geographical indication product mirrors Fujian’s eco-reinvention: proving forests can be both carbon sinks and breadbaskets 🥐.
Next time you snack on chestnut cake, remember – it might be tasting history!
