Core industry

By VCG Published: Dec 25, 2025 09:42 PM

Workers sort apples on an intelligent assembly line at a fruit processing factory in Linyi county, North China's Shanxi Province, on December 25, 2025. Linyi county has 700,000 mu (46,667 hectares) of apple orchards, making the fruit industry a pillar of the local economy. Photo: VCG

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A fruit farmer harvests apple pears at a local farm in Zhangye, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, which is ...