Jiukeng Peaches

Jiukeng Peaches

　　　Product Name: Jiukeng Peaches

　　Place of Origin: Lishui

　　Product Features: Medium to large fruit size, bright color, attractive appearance, crisp flesh, sweet taste,

　　Product Introduction: With medium to large fruit size, bright color, attractive appearance, crisp flesh, sweet taste, and rich aroma, these are high-quality autumn hard peaches.

　　Product History:　Jiukeng is a small mountain village in Liancheng Town, Liandu District. The Jiukeng Peach cultivation area spans from an altitude of 200 meters up to over 1,100 meters, forming a multi-level, three-dimensional planting layout. The village has become widely known as a prosperous place due to the development of peach cultivation. When Li Changjiang, former Vice Governor of Zhejiang Provincial Government, visited Jiukeng Village, which had escaped poverty through peach farming, he called it a "paradise on earth." In 1998, Fei Xiaotong, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, personally inspected Jiukeng Village and happily inscribed the name "Jiukeng Peaches." The Liandu District government carefully summarized the village’s experience and organized two high-quality peach evaluation events in August 2000 and 2001, which promoted the development of Jiukeng Peaches. The district now has over 15,000 mu of peach orchards, with an annual yield of 8,000 tons, and production is expected to double in the coming years. Peaches have become the second most important fruit crop in Liandu District. Currently, there are 35 contiguous peach-growing bases covering more than 100 mu each, 7 villages with over 400 mu, and 3 bases exceeding 1,000 mu, making Jiukeng Peaches an important pathway to prosperity for farmers in the semi-mountainous areas of Liandu. Due to varying altitudes, the ripening period of the peaches is correspondingly delayed. By using a combination of early-, mid-, and late-season varieties and cultivating at different altitudes—high, medium, and low—the ripening season of Jiukeng Peaches extends from July all the way to October, providing a fresh fruit supply period of over three months. Additionally, autumn hard peaches are more resistant to storage and transportation, making them suitable for export to larger cities such as Wenzhou and Fuzhou. This helps stagger peak and off-peak market seasons, offering promising economic returns.