Abstract: ‘Yanjing’was selected from the seedlings of wild chestnut in Yanshan Mountain. It is a close planting chestnut cultivar. It has excellent characteristics such as high yield，good quality and resistance to barren. The average nut weight is 9.0 g. There are 2.4 nuts in every developed prickly bur. The nut skin is dark brown and looks beautiful. The flesh is yellow，sticky，fragrant and sweet，with a total sugar content of 15.2%，starch content of 46.1%，fats content of 2.11%，and protein content of 5.02%. The trees are adaptable to growing conditions and form female flowers easily. It ripens in mid-September in Hebei area.

Key words: chestnut, cultivar