Shuiquan Winter Peaches

Shuiquan Winter Peaches

　　Shuiquan Winter Peaches are a specialty of Shuiquan Town, Shanting District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. The Shuiquan Winter Peaches from Shanting are known for their excellent qualities such as good coloration, high sugar content, resistance to cracking, late ripening, and suitability for storage and transportation.

　　Peaches are one of the major fruit categories in China, typically ripening and hitting the market in summer and autumn. In contrast, northern winter peaches are usually harvested and marketed in mid to late November, renowned for their small pits, tender flesh, sweet and crisp taste. They are a rare and precious variety among peaches. Winter peaches have a crisp texture with a certain degree of sweetness, making them very delicious and a favorite among people throughout history.

　　Most of the winter peaches produced in Shuiquan Town are sold to supermarkets and stores in more than 10 major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenyang. As of now, the planting area of winter peaches in Shuiquan Town has expanded to over 10,000 mu, with 7,000 mu entering the peak fruit-bearing period, yielding more than 15 million kilograms of winter peaches annually.

　　A new variety of winter peach was discovered and carefully selected over many years at the planting base of Tiankeng Winter Peach Cooperative. It features good coloration, high sugar content, resistance to cracking, late ripening, and suitability for storage and transportation. Its ripening period falls between Cold Dew and Beginning of Winter, lasting about a month, which perfectly fills the gap in the fruit market during the peak season of autumn harvest tourism. This variety has promising market potential and high promotional value. It has been officially named “Hanlu Hong” (Cold Dew Red).