About KuShui:
The city flower of LanZhou is Kushui Rose (KuShui is a geographical name). The rose which is yielded in KuShui is the best rose in China, so it is called “Rose of Kushuh”. KuShui is located in LanZhou, Gansu Province where has the biggest rose manufacturing base in China. And the vast majority of Essential Oils Exporter in comes here.
Rose of Kushuh:
The planting history of Rose of Kushuh in YongDeng County has been over 200 years. According to historical records, during Tao Kuang period in Qing Dynasty, in KuShui LiYaogou village of YongDeng (now: XiaXingou village), a scholar whose family name was Wang took back some clumps of roses from XiAn when he returned from the exam in Beijing. He planted and appreciated them in his own garden. Because they were very suitable for the environments such as local soil and climate, the roses grew vigorously whose foliage was lush, fragrance was overflowing and attracted people. They got people’s deep affection, more and more people wanted to plant them, so it spread from mouth to mouth, every family raced to plant them using the method of taking their branches. Only a few years later, each family was surrounded intensively with the roses around the houses and courtyards. Later the roses developed into ridges and channel banks, mainly based on appreciating them, and then they were gradually expanded to neighboring areas. Because rose was first introduced and planted in YongDeng County and was cultivated in the long run with Kushui as one representative area, through people’s continuous breeding, the rose ultimately became the local variety, therefore customarily people call it “Rose of Kushuh”. Rose of Kushuh is known to the world with its charming fragrance and occupies a decisive position in the country. The roses and rose oil from YongDeng, LanZhou City account for more than 50% of the national total amount, oil yield rate is over 4/10000 which are both higher than the national average level, so YongDeng.
The planting history of Rose of Kushuh is long; the essential oil which is extracted from rose oil can compete with the rose essence from Bulgaria which is the world’s famous rose-producing country. In the thirties of Twentieth Century, TianJin Winery’s rose wine which was made of Roses of Kushuh got a silver medal in Panama Exhibition. Since then, Rose of Kushuh has been popular both at home and abroad.
Role & Value of Kushuh Rose:
The planting history of Rose of Kushuh has been almost 200 years. “Rose of Kushuh” with Asia’s unique fragrance type which is yielded due to local special natural factors such as soil, water, climate, etc belongs to one of two rose types in China. This kind of rose has unique and pure fragrance type, its oil content is high, its leaves are widely used for food additives, medical purpose and wine-making purpose. The rose oil which is extracted from the leaves is used to make advanced spices and high-end cosmetics. Its resistibility, flower production volume and oil content can compete with Bulgarian roses’ which have a long standing reputation internationally
About KuShui:
The city flower of LanZhou is Kushui Rose (KuShui is a geographical name). The rose which is yielded in KuShui is the best rose in China, so it is called “Rose of Kushuh”. KuShui is located in LanZhou, Gansu Province where has the biggest rose manufacturing base in China. And the vast majority of rose oil in China comes here.
Rose of Kushuh:
The planting history of Rose of Kushuh in YongDeng County has been over 200 years. According to historical records, during Tao Kuang period in Qing Dynasty, in KuShui LiYaogou village of YongDeng (now: XiaXingou village), a scholar whose family name was Wang took back some clumps of roses from XiAn when he returned from the exam in Beijing. He planted and appreciated them in his own garden. Because they were very suitable for the environments such as local soil and climate, the roses grew vigorously whose foliage was lush, fragrance was overflowing and attracted people. They got people’s deep affection, more and more people wanted to plant them, so it spread from mouth to mouth, every family raced to plant them using the method of taking their branches. Only a few years later, each family was surrounded intensively with the roses around the houses and courtyards. Later the roses developed into ridges and channel banks, mainly based on appreciating them, and then they were gradually expanded to neighboring areas. Because rose was first introduced and planted in YongDeng County and was cultivated in the long run with Kushui as one representative area, through people’s continuous breeding, the rose ultimately became the local variety, therefore customarily people call it “Rose of Kushuh”. Rose of Kushuh is known to the world with its charming fragrance and occupies a decisive position in the country. The roses and rose oil from YongDeng, LanZhou City account for more than 50% of the national total amount, oil yield rate is over 4/10000 which are both higher than the national average level, so YongDeng, in LanZhou City is known as “Hometown of Rose” in China.
The planting history of Rose of Kushuh is long; the essential oil which is extracted from rose oil can compete with the rose essence from Bulgaria which is the world’s famous rose-producing country. In the thirties of Twentieth Century, TianJin Winery’s rose wine which was made of Roses of Kushuh got a silver medal in Panama Exhibition. Since then, Rose of Kushuh has been popular both at home and abroad.
