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Basic Introduction to Fangshan Millstone PersimmonThe Zhangfang Town of Fangshan District covers a total area of 152.4 square kilometers, with a total of 7,138 households and 21,031 people. The advantageous conditions of the warm area at the foot of the mountains have created ideal natural conditions for the development of the local forestry and fruit industry. As the leading town of China's millstone persimmon industry and Beijing's only specialized millstone persimmon town, Zhangfang Town has the largest area, highest yield, and best quality of persimmons, epitomizing the achievements of industrialized development in China's millstone persimmon homeland. Since 1998, it has been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance as a millstone persimmon production base. Subsequently, it was named by higher-level departments as Beijing's millstone persimmon specialized town, standardized millstone persimmon production base, and advanced unit of agricultural standardization in Fangshan District. The persimmon products were rated as green food by the National Green Food Center and recognized as "Famous Fruit of China" by the China Fruit Products Circulation Association.According to the Beijing Fruit Tree History (Fangshan District), it is recorded that the local residents of Dayugou Village passed down the tradition that there were persimmon trees…