Qingyuan Kiwifruit

Qingyuan Kiwifruit

　　   Qingyuan kiwifruit is a specialty of Qingyuan County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province. Qingyuan County is one of the original birthplaces of kiwifruit, where artificial cultivation and utilization began over 300 years ago.

　　   Commonly known as "vine pear," kiwifruit grows wild throughout Qingyuan County, especially abundant in valley slopes and shrublands at altitudes of 600 to 1,300 meters, with an annual production of about 300 tons. In 1982, the Qingyuan County Agricultural Science Institute established an artificial cultivation base at Pengqiao, introducing high-quality varieties such as New Zealand’s “Hayward,” from which the early-yielding and high-output new variety “Qingyuan Qiucui” was selected and cultivated. By 1992, the kiwifruit cultivation area in Qingyuan County had reached 5,250 mu, with a yield of 1,000 tons, processed into kiwifruit juice, kiwifruit beverages, kiwifruit fruit wine, and kiwifruit preserves for sale.