Changying Nectarines

Changying Nectarines

　　Changying nectarines are a specialty of Changying Town, Taikang County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province. The town has vigorously developed nectarine production, successfully registered the "Huashou" brand of nectarines, and established the prestigious title of "China's Hometown of Nectarines – Changying."

　　Changying Town in Taikang County is widely known as the "Mountain of Flowers and Fruits" in eastern Henan. In 1994, after learning that the Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences had developed early-maturing, high-quality nectarine varieties, the town took the lead in establishing a 150-acre nectarine development demonstration zone across six administrative villages including Huicheng Temple and Neigang. It also jointly set up a nursery base for over 20 nectarine varieties such as Shuguang, Huaguang, and Yanguang with the Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute. In collaboration with Henan Agricultural University, they founded an off-campus college-level horticulture program, training 208 horticultural management specialists, providing strong technical support for nectarine production.

　　The Changying Town government established a nectarine development company, setting up 24 nectarine production base villages and 6 service companies across the town, offering farmers a full range of services in production, sales, and technology, thus pursuing an industrialized production path. In 1997, the town jointly developed and introduced top-tier domestic non-toxic greenhouse nectarine cultivation technology with the Fruit Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, building a 120-acre greenhouse nectarine demonstration garden. This achieved income in the very first year of establishment, with a single greenhouse yielding over 10,000 yuan in output value.

　　To expand sales, the Changying Town government built a 40-acre fruit trading market, established the Greenhouse Nectarine Co., Ltd., registered the "Huashou" brand, and implemented branded packaging for nectarines, engaging in online trading. Over 1,200 fruit brokers from the town were active in more than 20 large and medium-sized cities nationwide, opening up the domestic market. In 2000, the town’s nectarines were exported to countries and regions including Russia via transshipment trade through Heilongjiang. By 2001, the town’s nectarine cultivation had expanded to 17,000 acres, with over 4,000 acres dedicated to greenhouse nectarines. In May 2001, Changying was officially named "China's Hometown of Nectarines – Changying" by the Organizing Committee of the China Specialties Hometown Promotion and Publicity Campaign.