In 2024, the total output value of Yunfu's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry chain exceeded 10 billion yuan, benefiting over 200,000 rural households with an average annual income increase of approximately 28,000 yuan per household.
At the greenhouse of Guangdong Silverland's South Chinese medicine base in Qianfeng Town, Yuncheng District, rows of Thin Evodia, Radix Ilicis Asprellae, Shinyleaf Pricklyash Root, Murraya Exotica, and other South Chinese medicine seedlings are thriving. A dozen villagers are busy with transplanting and potting tasks, underscoring the industry's grassroots vitality. (Photo: Yunfu Fabu)
Renowned as the "hometown of South China Medicine," Yunfu boasts 1,152 medicinal plant species, accounting for 10.33% of China's total and 44.31% of Guangdong Province's total.
The city's cultivation area for South Chinese medicine now spans 1.356 million mu (90,400 hectares), covering 58 specialty varieties ranging from Cablin Patchouli Herb and Morinda Root to Cassia Bark. With 15 seed and seedling breeding centers established, the city produces over 100 million high-quality seedlings per year, establishing itself as a leading supplier of medicinal herb seedlings in South China.
Editor | Hong Ting (intern), Liu Lingzhi, James, Shen He
