Shixing county has a long history of cultivating Shiitake mushrooms. According to the county record, more than a hundred years ago, this county had already cultivated Shiitake mushroom.
At present, this county based on the local forest resource, market and technology to create a Shiitake mushroom industry pattern with researching, producing, processing and sale. With the development of Shiitake industry, Shixing Shitake has been sold to the markets all of China. It also has been exported to overseas markets.