Anning Red Pear

Anning Red Pear

The Anning Red Pear is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　The “Anning Red Pear” is known for its large, well-shaped fruit, sweet and tangy flavor, juicy and rich taste, thin yet thick flesh, vibrant skin color, and excellent overall quality. It boasts characteristics such as crispness, crunchiness, and excellent storability and transportability. The unique local climate and soil conditions contribute to the distinctive qualities of the “Anning Red Pear.”

　　Thanks to its unique geographical location and subtropical plateau cool climate, Anning City is particularly suitable for the growth of red pears. The red pears in Anning have fine, tender, and crispy flesh, are extremely juicy, have a well-balanced sweet and sour taste, and are rich in various vitamins, resulting in an outstanding taste that makes them highly favored by consumers in the market. Currently, Anning Red Pears are sold not only locally and across major cities nationwide but also exported to regions like Hong Kong and Macau, as well as countries such as New Zealand.

　　The Anning Municipal Government has made red pear production a strategic priority for building an agricultural brand, introducing a series of supportive policies. These include attracting red pear processing and sales enterprises, constructing 60 micro cold storage facilities for red pears, and adding new red pear juice and fruit vinegar processing projects. The government also supports the development of two red pear production and sales associations, with each town forming specialized service teams to provide unified timing, requirements, and standards for technical guidance and services related to red pear management. Regular supervision, guidance, and inspections are carried out. Relying on the 3,000-mu export-oriented standardized production demonstration base built by the “Dian Zhi Hong” Red Pear Company, the city has driven the development of the entire red pear industry. To date, the city has developed over 20,000 mu of red pears, mainly early-maturing varieties (95-2), mid-season varieties such as Meiren Su (No. 32) and Mantianhong (No. 35). The industry has achieved standardization in base construction, planting, packaging, and sales, along with a unified marketing approach in terms of pricing, packaging, and quality standards, creating a win-win situation for both growers and marketing organizations. At last year’s “China Fruit Hometown” award ceremony and national fruit industry experience exchange, promotion, and commendation meeting held in Beijing, Anning City was honored with the title of “China’s Hometown of Red Pears.” The “Dian Zhi Hong” Red Pear received green food certification from China’s Ministry of Agriculture. Liu Xinwen, head of the Tea, Mulberry, and Fruit Station at the city’s Agriculture Bureau, explained: “Last year, Anning City produced 6,000 tons of red pears, generating an output value of 30 million yuan. This year, the city’s red pear production will exceed 7,000 tons, with an output value reaching 38 million yuan. Among this, over 1,000 mu of early-maturing varieties yielded a total of more than 1,300 tons, which has now been mostly sold. The currently concentrated harvest consists of mid-season varieties covering 13,000 mu, with a total expected yield of over 5,000 tons. Due to the significant improvement in fruit quality this year compared to last year, the wholesale price of red pears in orchards has risen from an average of 4 yuan per kilogram last year to 5–6 yuan this year.”

　　Anning City’s Bajie Town, with a red pear planting area of 6,850 mu, is undoubtedly the main production area of Anning Red Pears. This year, the town implemented bagging for 6.4 million red pears, with the mid-season variety alone expected to yield a total of over 1,200 tons. Zhang Heng, a red pear grower, said: “Bagged red pears are free from pollution, look clean and attractive, and have improved quality, which naturally allows them to fetch a better price. I planted 15 mu of bagged red pears and have already sold one-third of them. I estimate this year’s total income will be 40,000 yuan, an increase of over 7,000 yuan compared to last year.” In Xianjie Town, reporters learned that 2,253 fruit farmers in the town planted red pears on 4,154 mu of land. This includes 1,320 mu of early-maturing variety (95-2) red pears, which feature pale yellow skin, tender white flesh, and a honey-sweet taste, with an expected yield of 1,626 tons; 2,573 mu of mid-season varieties (Meiren Su and Mantianhong), characterized by their vibrant color, beautiful appearance, tender texture, and sweet-sour flavor, expected to yield 3,396 tons; and 1,600 mu of late-maturing red pear varieties (Hongyun No. 1) as well as early-maturing, Yunxiang, and Huanghua varieties, with an expected yield of 1,500 tons.

　　　　The original natural geographical range of the “Anning Red Pear” is situated between 102°10′–102°37′ east longitude and 24°31′–25°06′ north latitude, covering a total area of 1,313 square kilometers. The administrative divisions include eight subdistricts: Lianran, Jinfang, Bajie, Wenquan, Qinglong, Lupi, Caopu, Taiping, and Xianjie.