Fruit and Preserved Fruits

Last updated 2026-11-15 — Chaozhou is a fruit paradise in the south, offering a dazzling array of seasonal fruits. Chaozhou oranges are especially famous. A wide variety of fruits are available as the seasons change. In spring, there are loquats, bayberries, green plums, peaches, and plums; in summer, lychees, pineapples, mangoes, and sand pears; in autumn, longans, starfruit, pomelos, persimmons, and guavas; in winter, olives, oranges, tangerines, and bananas. The various preserved fruits made from Chaozhou’s fresh produce are distinctive in both content and packaging. In addition, the city produces over 50 types of preserved fruits, including licorice olives, green plums, dried plums, preserved plums, spiced plums, candied starfruit, mango preserves, honey mangoes, preserved peach strips, honey peach strips, orange cakes, honey oranges, and several types of dried tangerine peel.