Qixia Red Fuji Apples

Qixia Red Fuji Apples

　　Qixia Red Fuji Apples are a specialty of Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong Province. They are widely recognized for their bright color, large and well-shaped fruits, smooth skin, thin peel with crisp flesh, sweet and fragrant taste, and juicy, refreshing flavor.

　　Qixia is one of China’s main production areas for high-quality Red Fuji apples, covering a cultivation area of 650,000 mu with an annual output surpassing 1.2 billion kilograms. To ensure the variety and quality of the apples, the city has established extensive collaborations with domestic universities and research institutions. It has also implemented the “Three-Level Leadership Model Orchard” and “Science and Technology Demonstration Orchard” projects at the municipal, township, and village levels, encouraging public participation in creating high-quality and branded produce. The region has promoted over 20 advanced management techniques, including formula fertilization, ground cover with grass under the trees, and laying reflective films. It has widely adopted bioengineering technologies and implemented a green food certification system. Experts and scholars from Japan, the United States, the Netherlands, and other countries have been invited to provide on-site guidance for the production of pollution-free fruit. The city has been designated by the Ministry of Agriculture of China as one of the first “National Demonstration Cities for Pollution-Free Apple Production Bases” and among the first pilot counties (cities) for the “National Apple Disease-Free Zone Project.” It has successively carried out initiatives such as the “Pollution-Free Apple Base Creation Project,” the “Pesticide-Residue-Free Safe Fruit Base Creation Project,” and the “Non-Designated Animal Disease-Free Zone Construction Project.” Over 200 villages and 80 enterprises in the city have obtained green food certifications, with the rate of high-quality fruit exceeding 90%. These apples are not only sold across China but also exported to more than 30 countries and regions, including Malaysia, the United States, Russia, and Hong Kong.