Hunan adds two national geographical indication product protection demonstration zones
2023-10-30
“Together with Xinhuang, Anhua Dark Tea and Baojing Golden Tea demonstration zones, there are currently five national geographical indication product protection demonstration zones in our province,” said an official of Hunan Intellectual Property Office.
The national geographical indication product protection demonstration zone takes the geographical indication products as the object, has a larger industrial scale, significant social and economic benefits, a higher level of protection, a sound management system, distinctive product characteristics and high visibility, and sets up a model for the protection of domestic geographical indication products.
Liuyang is a global fireworks production and trade base, known as the “hometown of fireworks in China”. Liuyang has established a sound working system, standardized the use of special marks, and constantly improved the visibility and social influence of Liuyang Fireworks, developing it as Hunan’s characteristic industry and helping rural revitalization.
In 2022, Liuyang Fireworks industrial cluster achieved a total output value of 30.2 billion yuan, and its products were sold in China and more than 100 countries and regions across the world, with the total export accounting for 90% of the province and 60% of the country, and the export scale ranked first in the country.
Sangzhi has given full play to its advantages in intellectual property rights, explored and developed the characteristic economy supported by geographical indication products, enriched its people through Sangzhi White Tea and Sangzhi Bamboo Leaves, and created a “world example” for poverty alleviation through intellectual property.
At present, there are more than 100 enterprises in Sangzhi engaged in the production of geographical indication products, with the annual output value of 1.3 billion yuan. The planting area of Sangzhi White Tea is 79,500 mu (5,300 hectares), and the annual production of tea is 4,200 tons, with an output value of 580 million yuan.
5 enterprises above designated size produce Sangzhi Bamboo Leaves, with annual sales of 15,000 tons of frozen bamboo leaves and more than 3,000 tons of dry bamboo leaves. Frozen bamboo leaves and dry bamboo leaves account for 70% and 20% of the national market respectively. 23,000 local households and 40,000 farmers are provided with employment opportunities.
