Recently, the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued announcements (No. 44 and No. 45), officially publishing the second batch of the 2026 National Famous, Special, Excellent and New Agricultural Products List and the National Characteristic Agricultural Products List.

A total of 22 products from Hebei Province were selected for the National Famous, Special, Excellent and New Agricultural Products List, and 13 products were selected for the National Characteristic Agricultural Products List.

Shexian Suanzaoren was among them, successfully making it onto the National Famous, Special, Excellent and New Agricultural Products List.

With its unique regional endowments and outstanding quality, Shexian Suanzaoren has earned national-level recognition, adding another national honor to Shexian's "Taihang Medicinal Valley."

National Famous, Special, Excellent and New Agricultural Products are specialty agricultural products authoritatively recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, while National Characteristic Agricultural Products are a higher-tier category selected on a competitive basis from among them.

Shexian's unique soil and water conditions, sunlight, and temperature differences between day and night nurture high-quality wild jujube resources.

Suanzaoren is a classic medicinal and edible homologous raw material, used in medicine since ancient times to nourish the heart and calm the mind, and is highly regarded.

As the authentic production area for Taihang Mountain Suanzaoren, the Suanzaoren produced in Shexian has plump seeds and prominent levels of active ingredients.

This national-level honor will continue to amplify the brand effect of Shexian Suanzaoren, promote the quality and efficiency improvement of the Taihang traditional Chinese medicinal materials industry, and inject industrial momentum into rural revitalization.