EconomyInFocus | China's "hometown of lychees" sees bumper harvest
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-06-07 20:28:15
A farmer selects newly harvested lychees in Yalong Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
MAOMING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in the lush landscapes of southwestern Guangdong Province, Gaozhou of Maoming City is known as a "hometown of lychees" in China.
Maoming is China's largest lychee production base with a planting area of approximately 1.42 million mu (about 94,667 hectares) and an annual output that accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country's total in 2024. Beyond supplying domestic markets, Maoming lychee is exported worldwide, reaching countries including Russia, Australia, Thailand and Japan.
Farmers carry newly harvested lychees in Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A farmer picks lychees at a lychee garden in Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)Lychees to be delivered are seen at a fruit and vegetable cooperative in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A farmer promotes lychees through livestreams at an ecological garden in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)An aerial drone panoramic photo taken on May 19, 2025 shows lychee gardens in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)An aerial drone photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows a farmer picking lychees at a lychee garden in Genzi Town, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A farmer shows newly picked lychees at a lychee garden in Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)Farmers select lychees in Yalong Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A farmer picks lychees at a lychee garden in Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)Lychees are seen on a tree at a forestry in Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A farmer picks lychees at a lychee garden in Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)A vendor purchases lychees in Yalong Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)A drone photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows farmers picking lychees at a lychee garden in Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)■
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