Shucheng County is under the jurisdiction of Liuan City of Anhui Province, with a long history of camellia oleifera cultivation. According to the country records, Shucheng camellia oleifera was planted before liberation, from 1950s-1960s and from 2010 till now was the peak period of camellia oleifera cultivation. Shucheng County is located in the northeast foot of Dabie Mountains, mostly hilly and hilly land, abundant rainfall, deep soil, rich organic matter and slightly acidic soil, which provides unique conditions for Shucheng camellia oleifera growth.

Shucheng camellia oleifera features thin skin, medium and uniform fruit size and high oil content. Camellia oleifera oil is rich in nutrition, it is regarded that long-term Shucheng camellia oleifera consumption can play a role in reducing blood lipids, softening blood vessels, stabilizing blood pressure. So it is known as "Oriental Olive Oil".

Shucheng County is a key poverty-stricken county in China. Through the implementation of the protection of geographical indication products, there are more than 400,000 households totaled 150,000 farmers engaged in Shucheng camellia oleifera cultivation in the protected area of 15 townships and towns. It involves about 100,000 people living in poverty, and the per capita income of the poor has increased by about 1,000 yuan. Shucheng camellia oleifera has promoted the development of local characteristic economy and helped the local people get rid of poverty and become rich.

According to statistics, at present the planting area is about 308,000 mu, the annual yield of camellia oleifera seeds is about 19,250 tons, and the annual output value is about 400 million yuan. Shucheng camellia oleifera products sales cover Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei and other domestic places and are exported to Japan, Southeast Asia. The annual export earnings exceed US$1 million. (Courtesy of the IP Protection Department of CNIPA and Anhui IP Office)