Zaozhuang
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| Zaozhuang | |
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| 枣庄 (Zǎozhuāng); Yi County (峄县); Yihsien | |
| HistoricalCannabis last recorded here in 1985 | |
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| Baodugu peak in Shanting District, Zaozhuang | |
| Geography | |
| Country | China |
| Province/State | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zaozhuang |
| Coordinates | 34.92, 117.39 |
| Landscape | |
| Area | 4,600 km² |
| Terrain | Plain and low hills of southern Shandong, from Tengzhou to the old Yi County; approximately the city of Zaozhuang |
| Growing history | |
| Grown | 1917[2]–1985[1] |
| Earlier names | Yihsien; Yi County; Teng County |
| Documentation | |
| Appellations | 0 |
| Accessions | 1 |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | none documented yet |
Zaozhuang (枣庄) is a historical hemp growing area of southern Shandong, China, drawn on the city of Zaozhuang, which took the place of Yi County (峄县) in 1960.[3] Hemp has a long history there. Its main producing places were Dawu, Gangtou, Jisuo and Yizhuang, and by 1985 its planting had shrunk to 1,700 mu (about 113 hectares).[1] In 1917 hemp was grown for rope at Yihsien, the county town of Yi County, on rich black soil and often under irrigation.[2]
Hemp for rope
The Rev. R. G. Coonradt sent hemp seed from Yihsien to the United States Department of Agriculture, which received it on 1 June 1917 for its Office of Fiber Investigations. His note with the seed reads: "The hemp is planted here in March, in rich, black soil, and often irrigated. From the fiber taken from the outside of the stalk our best rope is made."[2] The department numbered the lot plant introduction 44804 (NPG-CHN-SHD-0019170001).[4] The old county town of Yihsien is now Yicheng District of Zaozhuang.[3]
Decline
The Zaozhuang yearbook of 2006 puts the decline of hemp down to plastics and chemical fibres: as they replaced many hemp products, hemp found few buyers and less of it was planted. In 1985 hemp was planted on only 1,700 mu, with a total output of 260,000 jin (about 130 tonnes).[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "第二节 麻" [Section 2: Fibre crops]. 枣庄年鉴（2006） [Zaozhuang yearbook (2006)] (in 中文). 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2026 – via 山东地情档案.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bureau of Plant Industry (1922). Inventory of seeds and plants imported by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1917 (PDF) (Report). Washington: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 71. No. 51.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 枣庄市卫生健康委员会 (25 December 2023). 枣庄市妇幼保健院：七秩芳华 爱泽妇幼 [Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Hospital: seventy years] (in 中文). Retrieved 29 October 2026.
- ↑ "PI 44804, Cannabis sativa L." GRIN-Global. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 27 October 2026.