BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Located at Yinan County of Linyi City in east China's Shandong Province, Hutou Town has been growing apples for more than 60 years. In recent years, the town has promoted new fertilizer technologies for cultivating apples, and launched multiple measures to promote the high-quality development of the apple industry. More than 4,000 acres of apple planting lands (about 2.67 square kilometers) have become major income source of local farmers in Hutou Town.
Photo shows a farmer of afruit and vegetable planting professional cooperatives in Yinan County of Linyi City in east China's Shandong Province picking apples on October 27. (Photo from China News Service, taken by Du Yubao)
Photos show a farmer of a fruit and vegetable planting professional cooperative in Yinan County of Linyi City in east China's Shandong Province, picking printed apples on October 27.(Photo from China News Service, taken by Yin Jun)
Photo shows farmers at a fruit and vegetable planting professional cooperative in Yinan County, Linyi Cityin Shandong Province packaging printed apples on October 27. (Photo from China News Service, taken by Yin Jun)
(Edited by Bao Nuomin with Xinhua Silk Road, baonuomin@xinhua.org)