Shandong Welsh onion is produced in Zhangqiu District of Heather. Shandong Welsh onion has been planted for 2700 years, and it is famous for its "high, big, crisp, white and sweet" all over the country. It was named "the king of onions" by Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty. In recent years, Zhangqiu Welsh Onion has won many honors, such as "China Famous Brand Agricultural Products", China Well-known Trademark, and China Top 100 Agricultural Products Regional Public Brand, which has become an important symbol of Zhangqiu's agricultural civilization. The annual China Zhangqiu Welsh Onion Cultural Tourism Festival has been held for 18 years.

The origin of Shandong onion

Shandong people like to eat green onions, which is related to history, customs and eating habits. It's called summer onion, also called shallot, and it's native to the Central Plains. Legend has it that Shennong discovered it when he tasted a hundred herbs. The green onions we are talking about now are actually winter onions, also called shallots, which were introduced from Shanrong, Shandong Province.

According to historical records, Shanrong is a nomadic people who mainly hunt and graze. However, with the change of history, Shanrong people gradually began to farm with nomadism. Shanrong used to grow onion and Rong Rong, which is very famous in Saibei. Winter onions are today's green onions. "Record of Jehol in Chaogang" contains: Rong Lu, also known as Hudou, grows in the mountains, is rich in soil in the north, and is the first ripe in the hundred valleys.