Where are China's top ten peach-producing regions? A complete overview of the country's main peach-growing areas

Peaches are a fruit that many people love to eat, and right now is the peak season when peaches flood the market, so you can basically find all kinds of peaches at fruit stalls. China is rich in peaches, with high-quality growing regions widely distributed and an extremely diverse range of varieties. Below, let's take stock of China's top ten peach-producing regions.

1. Yanling yellow peach

Yanling yellow peach, also known as high-mountain yellow peach, is famed worldwide for being fragrant, crisp and sweet, and is a nationally protected geographical indication product. It grows deep in the mountains of Yanling County, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, at an average altitude of 400-1400 m, and is a purely natural, pollution-free health fruit. In 2011, Yanling County was named "China's Hometown of High-Quality Yellow Peaches."

2. Fenghua honeypeach

Fenghua honey peach is a specialty of Fenghua District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, a Chinese national geographical indication product, and also one of China's four traditional famous premium peaches. Fenghua honey peaches ripen from late July to early August each year; the flesh is fine and soft, very juicy, sweet and aromatic.

3. Yangshan honey peach

Yangshan honey peach is a specialty of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, with a cultivation history of nearly seventy years, produced in Yangshan Town, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China's famous peach hometown. Main characteristics: large fruit, rich aroma, juicy and sweet, melting in the mouth, and so on.

4. Longquanyi honey peach

Longquanyi District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, is one of the country's three major honey peach production bases. Longquanyi honey peaches are called "the number one peach under heaven" for their large fruit, excellent quality and gorgeous appearance. In 2008, Longquanyi honey peaches were successfully selected as "Olympic recommended fruit."

5. Feicheng Buddha peach

Fei peach, also known as Buddha peach, is mainly grown in Feicheng, Shandong. It is praised as "the crown of all peaches" for its large size, delicious taste and rich nutrition. Feicheng peach has several varieties including red-fleshed, white-fleshed, large-tip, willow-leaf, fragrant peach and sour peach, with red-fleshed being the most common.

6. Dali County flat nectarine

Dali County flat nectarine comes from Dali County, Shaanxi, and has the tenderness of a honey peach, the crispness of a yellow peach, the bright sheen of a nectarine, and the shape of a flat peach. This four-in-one peach is the flat nectarine.

7. Shihezi flat peach

The flat peach orchard of the 143rd Regiment in Shihezi, Xinjiang, has long enjoyed the reputation of "hometown of flat peaches." The flat peaches produced there are a representative among the fruits and vegetables Xinjiang has produced through the ages, and their flavor and nutritional value rival those of Korla fragrant pear and Turpan grapes.

8. Fengxian yellow peach

Fengxian yellow peach is a specialty of Fengxian District, Shanghai, with more than 30 years of cultivation and development history. In 2009 it was designated an "Expo specially supplied fruit," and in 2010 it was approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision as a "geographical indication protected product."

9. Pinggu large peach

Pinggu large peach is produced in Pinggu District, Beijing, known as "China's peach hometown." As early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, Pinggu large peaches already had the legend of being a royal tribute peach. The fruit is round, large, with a round-pointed tip, firm and crisp flesh, few fibers, sweet flavor and strong aroma.

10. Lianping eagle-beak honey peach

Lianping eagle-beak honey peach is a specialty of Lianping County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province. The flesh is white, with a red tinge near the pit, and the pit does not come free. The fruit is crisp and refreshing with a honey-sweet taste, and helps replenish qi and blood and nourish yin and promote body fluids.

That concludes our full roundup of China's top ten peach-producing regions. As you can see, each region has its own specialty peach varieties, and the flavors differ greatly. We wonder whether your hometown is among the top ten peach-producing regions? Feel free to leave a comment and discuss.

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