茉莉之乡茉莉香：中国横州的百亿花香产业
在中国广西，有一座浪漫的小城：每年4-10月，无边无际的茉莉花田里，洁白胜雪的花蕾点缀碧绿田畴，芬芳馥郁，香飘满城。这就是有着"中国茉莉之乡"美誉的南宁横州——全中国80%以上的茉莉花和茉莉花茶均来自这里。
In Guangxi, China, there lies a romantic small town: from April to October each year, endless jasmine fields are dotted with snow-white buds amidst lush greenery, filling the air with intoxicating fragrance. This is Hengzhou, Nanning - hailed as "China's Jasmine Capital", producing over 80% of the country's jasmine flowers and jasmine tea.
从两捆乘船而至的茉莉花苗，到如今的百亿元大产业，几十载光阴如梭。一朵花，凝聚着几代花农、茶人、茶商的心血，也成就了这座南方小城的变迁。
From two bundles of jasmine seedlings arriving by boat to today's billion-yuan industry, decades have passed in a flash. A single flower embodies the hard work of generations of flower farmers, tea masters, and merchants, transforming this southern town.
横州茉莉花产业数据：
• 种植面积：13.1万亩
• 鲜花产量：10.3万吨/年
• 总产值：162.9亿元
• 带动就业：34万花农
Hengzhou Jasmine Industry Data:
• Planting area: 131,000 mu (≈8,733 hectares)
• Fresh flower output: 103,000 tons/year
• Total output value: 16.29 billion yuan
• Employment created: 340,000 flower farmers
茉莉花茶制作工艺是中国传统技艺的瑰宝。全球茉莉花茶生产9成基本都在中国，而横州茉莉花茶以其"窨得茉莉无上味，列作人间第一香"的品质享誉世界。
The jasmine tea production process is a gem of Chinese traditional craftsmanship. China produces about 90% of the world's jasmine tea, with Hengzhou jasmine tea renowned globally for its supreme quality - "imbued with the unparalleled fragrance of jasmine, ranked as the finest aroma in the world".
如今，横州茉莉花产业已从单一的茶叶加工扩展到精油、面膜、香薰等衍生产品，产业链不断延伸。通过举办"世界茉莉花大会"，横州不断提升茉莉花国际知名度，产品远销日本、东南亚等地。
Today, Hengzhou's jasmine industry has expanded from simple tea processing to include derivative products like essential oils, facial masks, and aromatherapy items, continuously extending its industrial chain. Through hosting the "World Jasmine Conference", Hengzhou keeps enhancing the global reputation of its jasmine, with products exported to Japan, Southeast Asia and beyond.
这座"中国茉莉之乡"正以茉莉花全球集散中心、国家现代农业产业园等为载体，让茉莉香飘得更"长"更"远"，续写着中国茉莉产业的新篇章。
This "Jasmine Capital of China" is using platforms like the Global Jasmine Distribution Center and the National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park to make the jasmine fragrance travel "longer" and "farther", writing a new chapter for China's jasmine industry.
