Visitors who enter the new Quzhou Chenpi Science and Innovation Industrial Park – located in Qujiang district, Quzhou, Zhejiang province – can see workers skillfully and even artfully peeling tangerines.

Quzhou chenpi is essentially dried, aged tangerine peel, which has long been a premium medicinal ingredient distributed nationwide. In fact, Quzhou's chenpi industry boasts a rich recorded history of over 1,400 years in cultivation and processing.

The industrial park boasts a 9,300-square-meter production center, staffed with 24 technicians, equipped with six production lines and 12 peeling and drying machines. It also features a storage center capable of holding 4,000 metric tons of chenpi.

Products derived from chenpi go on show at the Quzhou Chenpi Science and Innovation Industrial Park. [Photo/Tide News]

With a total investment of 150 million yuan ($20.63 million) and covering about 17,000 square meters, the park has established various functional areas. These include two primary processing lines, five advanced processing lines, an exhibition hall, a R&D center, a testing and inspection center, and a smart storage center.

The industrial park aims to create a comprehensive service system for the chenpi industry covering industry standards, planting, protecting, processing, storing, testing, certifying, and researching its history.

Moreover, the new industrial park will focus on the medicinal and wellness potential of tangerines and develop the chenpi industry into a key pillar for rural vitalization.